Microsoft is bringing its Xbox Elite 2 controllers to the corporate’s Xbox Design Lab later this 12 months. Xbox house owners will be capable of order customized colour variants of the Xbox Elite 2 in the identical method they at the moment can for current Xbox Series S / X controllers.

“Player choice has always been at the core of the elite series design philosophy. That is why we’re also excited to announce that we will be bringing Elite Wireless Series 2 Controllers to Xbox Design Lab later this holiday,” explains Daniel Ruiz, senior advertising supervisor for Xbox equipment. “We’ll have more details to share at a later date.”

The announcement that Xbox Elite 2 controllers are coming to Design Lab arrives simply as Microsoft broadcasts a extra inexpensive Xbox Elite 2 Core controller. The Core mannequin is priced at $129.99 however doesn’t ship with the same old interchangeable parts. These need to be bought individually.

Microsoft hasn’t revealed which colour choices might be out there for the Xbox Elite 2 controllers within the Design Lab, however with the Core mannequin transport in a brand new white choice, it’s straightforward to think about this changing into the usual choice (with out the interchangeable parts).

Microsoft final up to date the Design Lab earlier this 12 months with new pastel colours — mushy pink, orange, inexperienced, and purple — in addition to new Camo Top instances with matching facet caps. Xbox Design Lab additionally presents metallic finishes and rubberized grips, and it permits gamers to customise nearly each a part of an Xbox controller. You can apply particular person colours to elements and even add printed textual content to a faceplate for an extra charge.