Starfield Controller looks legit, will absolutely cost my money

The saga of starfield Xbox controller It’s been going on for months, but now we have our best confirmation yet that the sleek, retro sci-fi gamepad may be real and launching this summer. It could just be mine favorite looking Xbox Series X/S Controller still.

The special edition peripheral was the first discovered in April about uploaded photos Imgur

this appeared to be linked to a user in China, possibly someone close to the manufacturing or shipping company responsible for manufacturing. Then, at the end of May, the dataminer and product leaker dataminer billbil-kun reported that the starfield The controller would cost $80 and would be announced alongside a similarly themed headset at the Xbox Showcase on June 11 (above VGC).

That brings us to June 2nd, where a picture of a finished, boxed unit can be seen appeared on Reddit and was later shared on Twitter

from Xbox Gaming News account Idle Sloth.

Some fans are still skeptical that it could be an elaborate fake, in part because it just looks too good. At the same time, Microsoft has always relied on special controller designs for its blockbuster exclusive products. The Forza Horizon 5 Limited Edition gamepad was particularly inspired and I still resent the fact that I never bought one.

I won’t make the same mistake starfield one. It’s much more subtle and I love the gray Flight UI overlay and the retro rainbow color scheme. As I wrote on Twitter, it doesn’t matter if Biden resumes student loan payments or my kids need new sneakers — I’ll find room in the budget. I’m also curious to see if the matching headset has a similar aesthetic.

starfieldis now coming on September 6th. Unless it will be delayed againNaturally.

Update 6/2/2023 2:57pm ET: A few more images of the packaging that the controller comes in have apparently been leaked, including descriptions on the back.