Over the years, both iterations of Microsoft's Xbox Elite Controller have had pretty widespread reliability issues - that's not to say that every user will experience this sort of thing, but it's certainly more likely than it is with normal Xbox controllers. As a result, Amazon's new warning system that alerts shoppers about frequently-returned items has been added to the Xbox Elite Series 2.
This interesting discovery was first posted about by the folks over at Windows Central, and we've since hopped onto Amazon UK to verify this finding. And, yep, we're seeing a big 'frequently returned item' tag on the listing - with further instructions to "check the product details and customer reviews to learn more about this item".
We think this is a pretty good addition to the site from Amazon, to be honest. Regardless of the product's nature, shoppers should know if things are deemed generally unreliable before purchasing. Back in 2022, when Microsoft released a new version of the Elite Series 2, we saw plenty of complaints about quality control, so it's clearly an ongoing issue with the controller even multiple years after its release.
Having said all of this, we'd still like Microsoft to iterate on the design and one day release an Xbox Elite Series 3 Controller - preferably with these reliability issues sorted out. We're not holding our breath on this becoming a reality anytime soon, but we did ponder the thought of another Xbox Elite Controller recently here at Pure Xbox.