{"id":90739,"date":"2026-10-06T19:17:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T11:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=90739"},"modified":"2026-10-06T19:17:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T11:17:01","slug":"xbox-elite-controller-3-specs-leak-via-xboxs-own-design-lab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=90739","title":{"rendered":"Xbox Elite Controller 3 Specs Leak Via Xbox&#8217;s Own Design Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"subtitle\">It may offer a choice of Hall-effect or TMS joysticks and will use voice-coil haptics.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"slide-key image-holder gallery-image-holder credit-image-wrap  lead-image-holder\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2278466\/xbox-elite-controller-3-spec-leak\/\" data-post-title=\"Xbox Elite Controller 3 specs leak via Xbox's own Design Lab\" data-slide-num=\"0\" data-post-id=\"2278466\">\n<picture id=\"pe5d562df4c5768c0bd1079b1823bd809\">&#13;<source media=\"(min-width: 429px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/img\/gallery\/xbox-elite-controller-3-specs-leak-via-xboxs-own-design-lab\/intro-1791279408.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\">&#13;<source media=\"(max-width: 428px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/img\/gallery\/xbox-elite-controller-3-specs-leak-via-xboxs-own-design-lab\/intro-1791279408.sm.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\">&#13;<br \/>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"gallery-image \" src=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/img\/gallery\/xbox-elite-controller-3-specs-leak-via-xboxs-own-design-lab\/intro-1791279408.jpg\" data-slide-url=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2278466\/xbox-elite-controller-3-spec-leak\/\" data-post-id=\"2278466\" data-slide-num=\"0\" data-slide-title=\"Xbox Elite Controller 3 specs leak via Xbox's own Design Lab: \" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" alt=\"The Xbox logo shown from the corner of an Xbox Series X\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n                    <\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n                    <span class=\"gallery-image-credit\">Engadget<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"columns-holder \">\n<p>Xbox&#8217;s Elite Controller Series 2 came out seven years ago\u00a0but a new one is finally about to replace it, judging by recent leaks. Now, Redditor\u00a0<span dir=\"auto\">u\/esketitethan<\/span> has dug up the product&#8217;s major features directly from Microsoft by poring through the Xbox Design Lab&#8217;s backend. The leak revealed that the controller (codenamed Edessa) will offer Hall-effect and TMR sticks, advanced haptics, a dedicated audio scroll wheel and much more.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Xbox Design Lab is Microsoft&#8217;s online tool that lets gamers customize their Elite Series 2 and other controllers. &#8220;There are configuration records and 16 actual 3D component models in the backend used by Xbox Design Lab,&#8221; the leaker wrote. &#8220;The controller is codenamed Edessa, linked to an accessory\/customization product called Beatrice.&#8221; The sources are listed in the post, but appear to have since been removed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The last Elite controller used potentiometer analog sticks that can drift, but it looks like the Elite Controller 3 model will use Hall-effect and TMR sticks &#8220;suggesting a choice of magnetic sensing technology and stick resistance,&#8221;\u00a0the leaker said. Haptics will also be upgraded with advanced haptics (VCAs) motors, meaning it could use voice-coil haptics and trigger vibration like PS5 DualSense controllers, rather than rumble motors as before.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Other key features include performance D-pads with &#8220;standard, cross and grippy\/faceted choices,&#8221; a dedicated audio scroll wheel, faceplate options (&#8220;metal, anmed designs, extensive colors and engraving&#8221;), low-friction\/silent sticks, more paddle designs (&#8220;standard, classic and doublewide paddles&#8221;) and 27 mapped topper and paddle configurations. There are four SKU combinations, including &#8220;Elite Complete&#8221; and &#8220;Elite Base,&#8221; both with and without motors.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Take this leak with a big grain of salt, especially since the source files aren&#8217;t there to be seen anymore. Some Reddit users in the post were skeptical that Microsoft would build its own drift-free Hall-effect joysticks, while others derided the continuing lack of a built-in gyro. We should know pretty soon, as the earlier leaks (and accidental sale of a seemingly real device) suggest that the Elite Controller 3 could be launching soon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2278466\/xbox-elite-controller-3-spec-leak\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It may offer a choice of Hall-effect or TMS joysticks and will use voice-coil haptics. &#13;&#13;&#13; &#13; Engadget Xbox&#8217;s Elite Controller Series 2 came out&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":90740,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[5235,443,3166,10052,4092,3583,162,6728],"class_list":["post-90739","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-gadgets-reviews","tag-controller","tag-design","tag-elite","tag-lab","tag-leak","tag-specs","tag-xbox","tag-xboxs","wpcat-32-id"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90739","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=90739"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90739\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/90740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=90739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=90739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=90739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}