Poll: What's Your Favourite Special Edition Xbox Series X|S Controller So Far?

I never really got the FH5 color scheme & what it has to do with the franchise. Halo Infinite I get. The other games are patterns and gradients. Any idea here? I remember seeing similar imagery in the trailers but dont associate the colors with Forza in general. Not saying it looks bad either.

Got the FH5 one for Christmas in 2021 from my brother. Love it.

A lot of those are cool but 20th anniversary is the only one I liked enough to buy even if I had no use for it. Also bought the matching charger.

I would have to pick the series Core controller and least it adds things effecting play, especially thumb stick tensioning and better grip.

Now I don't know if this is a somewhat unpopular opinion but I really hate the asymmetrical design. I play a lot of 2d games and it is unpractical. That said I love the grip in the Series controller but the dpad is just bad, I really prefer the One controller due to this.

I love the Aqua Shift design. Even the simple blue controller has a color that I lie a lot!

The FH5 one. Unfortunately a few months ago I spilt coffee over mine and the buttons haven’t been the same since 🙁

I like the FH5 special edition controllers and we use two of them. In particular I like the softer backs of the handgrips which make it much more comfy compared wuth standard one. They look pretty funky too!

Shout out to my new xim nexus, which is dead comfy and giving me excellent gyro control.

@belmont I'm not a fan of the Series controller neither, similar reasons. Dpad is too clicky, asymmetrical design not what my hands are used to I guess..
But man, that FH5 controller is a thing of beauty. (I don't have one, I've made my own shell out of few neon green and black parts)

FH5 is the absolute best controller I've ever used.

Until Microsoft gives me an Elite V3 with hall effect sensors to prevent stick drift, AND a a fully translucent green shell imma stick with my Elite Series 2.

I have the 20th anniversary controller and love it. I also bought a broken Forza Horizon 5 controller to repair but unfortunately couldn't get it to work. I even tried calling some local game/repair shops and they've all been booked and won't take any repairs at the moment lol.

That said, my brother has the Halo Elite 2 controller and that is probably my favorite but it's very close.

@belmont than you should maybe get the 8Bitdo Pro 2 Wired Controller.
I bought that because I absolutely understand what you mean.
For many games, the Standard controller is super. But fighting games, 2D control games or games like Resident Evil Code Veronica or Silent Hill 2, the D pad is a pain.

I chose the 20th anniversary one.
I wanted it so bad, that I payed a little more because I was too late.

@Nintendo4Sonic I was looking at this controller actually. It is Xbox verified right? So it should work in all Xbox systems and Windows 11? It is asymmetrical but it is closer to what I want...

@belmont as far as I know, it works perfectly with XBox One, PC and XBox Series X.
And i saw that it's also configurable.
I don't have mine yet, I hope it arrives tomorrow.

The Project Scarlett Controller takes the cake for me. I'm very fortunate to have one!

@InterceptorAlpha I bought all the replacement parts, thanks to your previous inspiration, but I haven't put it all together yet.

@Kilamanjaro The Horizon games have always had a lot of bold and bright colors, especially when you drive to the festival grounds.

@belmont Still a better D-Pad than the one on the 360 controller.

@InterceptorAlpha wait, is that a pic of your controller?

Wish I had bought that elite halo controller when it was released .

I went with the 20th Anniversary in the end, but it was a close thing with the Forza Horizon one. They're all pretty good though, the Halo Infinite one was nice too.

My personal favourite special edition Xbox controller is still the Cyberpunk 2077 one, although that was for the One consoles not Series.

I haven't got any of these, but I've seen a few in person at least. I'd have to agree that the 20th Anniversary wins with the Forza 5 coming a very close second. One of those choices that depends on mood as one is muted, and the other vibrant.

Though I'm going to get the new Stellar Shift one with my MS points as the 20th Anniversary is long out of stock.

My fave Xbox controller ever is the XBone Sea of thieves one. Dark translucent purple, glow in the dark skull, one golden trigger. Perfection! Plus it came with some cool in-game stuff. Sadly they sell for a Pirate Captain's ransom today; particularly with a valid code.

I recently bought a shock blue coloured controller. Purely because it screams Sega vibes. Who wouldn't want that?! 🤷‍♂️

@Lanmanna I'll take that. Makes sense.

Definitely the Forza edition for me, because of those grips and the look. Always been my go-to since I bought it for my Series X. Next would have to be the Lunar Shift, I got that for my goldrush edition One X, it's probably the best controller to go with it that I have seen.

@Scummbuddy Whenever you do get around to it, if you run into any issues, lemme know and I'll try to help.

@Lanmanna yep! If you think that's fun, you should see my Switch. Made it match my old Gameboy Color and N64 controller. A bit more work since it needed things like a heat gun, but worth it.

I’ve got the Anniversary one and the Forza one.

I wanted the halo console but missed out.

All three controllers are lovely.

@Kilamanjaro it’s the paint festival thing from the game. The powered paint they throw about.

@Stocksy that makes sense. Just find it weird from a branding perspective, like if they showed that color scheme to 10 random Xbox gamers would they know which game it's associated with? (obviously now, yes, it's super beloved and it looks great). It kind of reminded me the game Rage 2. Like the Halo controller and Xbox 20th it's quite clear the brand association. Anyway, hope they double down on the color scheme for future Forza Horizon box art. I'm associating it now with the game & love the yellow lol