The saga of the Starfield Xbox controller has been occurring for months, however we now have our greatest affirmation but that the modern retro-sci-fi-styled gamepad is doubtlessly actual and coming this summer season. It would simply be my favorite-looking Xbox Sequence X/S controller but.
The particular version peripheral was first noticed again in April through pictures uploaded to Imgur that appeared linked to a consumer in China, presumably somebody near the manufacturing or delivery operation answerable for making it. Then in late Could, dataminer and product leaker dataminer billbil-kun reported that the Starfield controller could be priced at $80 and introduced alongside a similarly-themed headset on the June 11 Xbox Showcase (through VGC).
That brings us to June 2, when a picture of a completed, boxed unit appeared on Reddit and was later shared on Twitter by Xbox gaming information account Idle Sloth.
Some followers are nonetheless skeptical that it’d all be an elaborate pretend, partially as a result of it simply appears too rattling good. On the identical time, Microsoft has a historical past of going all out on particular controller designs for its blockbuster exclusives. The Forza Horizon 5 restricted version gamepad was particularly impressed and I’m nonetheless kicking myself that I by no means purchased one.
I’m not going to make the identical mistake with the Starfield one. It’s a lot subtler and I really like the gray flight UI overlay and retro rainbow colorway. As I wrote on Twitter, it doesn’t matter if Biden restarts pupil mortgage funds or my youngsters want new sneakers—I’m discovering room within the price range. I’m additionally curious to see if the matching headset has an analogous aesthetic.
Starfield, in the meantime, arrives on September 6. Except it will get delayed once more, after all.
Replace 6/2/2023 2:57 p.m. ET: Some extra photos of the field the controller is available in have seemingly leaked, together with descriptions on the again.
