Best Buy’s Black Friday sale may be filled with plenty of goodies, but never forget its Deal of the Day page. For today only, that includes a $40 price drop for the red Xbox Elite Series 2 Core wireless controller, bringing it down to $99.99. It’s a good discount for a solid controller, just a bit higher than the lowest price ever, according to the price tracker CamelCamelCamel.
Save $40 on Red Xbox Elite Series 2 Core Wireless Controller at Best Buy
Elite Series 2 Core Wireless Controller for Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, PCs, and Cloud-Enabled Devices – Red
As for why you might want the Elite Series 2 Core Wireless Controller, it features adjustable-tension thumbsticks, a wrap-around rubberized grip so you can keep a firm hold on it, and shorter hair trigger locks for quick firing in your favorite games. It even offers up to 40 hours of rechargeable battery life, so you can keep playing for ages before it needs to be powered up again. In our review, we thought it had some handy tweaks to the formula but that it was priced higher than it should be, due to some issues with sticky buttons at times. Despite that, we still think it’s one of the best Xbox controllers around.
While this sale only lasts for today, Xbox still has plenty of other discounts worth exploring in Black Friday sales. In our roundup of Xbox’s 2025 Black Friday sale, we’ve gathered up some of the best discounts available right now on video games, hardware, and more. There’s sure to be plenty more popping up as the week goes on, too.
To keep up with what’s on sale where and when, as well as upcoming deals, keep an eye on our breakdown of this year’s Black Friday.
Hannah Hoolihan is a freelancer who writes with the guides and commerce teams here at IGN.
