Just over three years after Microsoft debuted the (and a month after ), the corporate is now serving to gamers absolutely customise the look of the gamepad. You can personalize practically each exterior a part of the peripheral within the .

Players can select totally different colours for the physique, again case, D-pad, bumpers, triggers, thumbsticks, buttons and, for the primary time within the Design Lab, the thumbstick base and ring. Other customization choices embody a selection between a cross-shaped or faceted D-pad and a laser-engraved message of as much as 16 characters on the rear.

What’s extra, you can swap in numerous parts. You would possibly choose to have metallic paddles or thumbsticks with totally different sizes and styles. The thumbsticks even have adjustable rigidity. In addition, you’ll be able to remap the buttons and alter the colour of the button mild within the Xbox Accessories app. Microsoft says the controller has as much as 40 hours of battery life on a single cost and it ought to simply pair with an Xbox console or Windows PC, in addition to smartphones and tablets.

An Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 that you just customise in Design Lab will begin at $150. You can even purchase customized accent packs. A bundle of the controller and all Elite parts will run you $210. You’ll be capable of customise an Elite Series 2 controller in any market where Design Lab is available, together with the US, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand and different nations in Europe and Asia Pacific.