- Hey guys, Andru Edwards here, editor-in-chief
of www.gearlive.com and if you're into console gaming, it's
pretty much widely accepted that the Xbox One Elite wireless
controller is at the pinnacle of the controller game.
There really hasn't been anything has high end over on the
PlayStation side of things.
Definitely not on the Wii U side of things,
and so Microsoft's got that customizable, high quality
controller market pretty much on lock.
Now, I recently released a video taking a look at the custom
Gears of War 4 Xbox One S, the first custom version
of the Xbox One S console.
Now, you may not know this, but Microsoft also just released
for the very first time ever, custom version of the Xbox One
Elite wireless controller in the Gears of War 4 version.
So, since I was able to get my hands on one of these, these
are very hard to find, I figured I'd open it up, give you
a look at what the Gears of War 4 specific version
of the wireless elite controller looks like, and tell you
if I think it's worth it.
Let's get to it.
I already brought you a look at the custom Gears of War 4
special edition Xbox One console and I'll leave a link
to that video in the description below in case you missed
it, but there's another cool piece of Gears related special
edition hardware coming out of Microsoft, and it's the Gears
of War 4 Xbox One Elite wireless controller.
Now, Microsoft has done special edition versions of it's
consoles and controllers from major game releases before,
but this is the first time that they've done a dedicated
version of the Xbox One Elite controller.
This is the premium hardware that is the pinnacle of what a
controller should be and is matched up with a premium price
as well.
Opening up the box, the first thing we see is the crimson
pouch with a Gears of War gun right on front.
Before you open that up though to reveal that Elite
controller hotness, lets take a look at what else
is in the box.
Here you can see you also get a code that allows you
to download an exclusive in-game emblem, as well as three
gear packs for Gears of War 4.
There's a quick setup guide that shows you everything you
can do with the Elite controller and a small box that houses
a pair of AA batteries and the high quality
micro USB charge cable.
The USB cable is braided to avoid tangling and as you can
see, it sports that same blood red color that the rest
of this package is adorned in, and now let's check out
the Gears of War themed Elite controller itself.
Right away, you can see that the design on here is similar
to the standard gears controller that's included with
the special edition Xbox One S console, but this one's
actually a deeper shade of crimson red.
You have that signature, laser-etched claw mark going right
over the center of the face of the controller along
with some blood spattered in there for good measure.
The skull omen is on the left hand controller grip and the
whole thing has that distressed artwork.
I think it looks really, really cool.
Another nice touch is the D-pad disk, which has iconography
showing the different weapon classes.
Around back you see the paddles, one of the things that set
this controller apart from the standard version, and as you
can see there's the phoenix omen on the back battery cover
as well, and the textured black controller grips that add
to the battled, weathered design.
Now, being that this is an Xbox One Elite controller,
the two thumb-sticks on front and the D-pad are swappable
and you can remove any or all of the rear paddles as well.
You can save up to two controller configurations right
to the controller and swapping out the different pieces is
super easy thanks to the power of magnets.
You just pull off the custom D-pad or the thumbsticks
that you want to swap and replace them with the others.
On the controller, you have two standard thumbsticks
and the faceted D-pad.
Inside the pouch you'll find two additional tall controllers
and two dome controllers along with a standard shaped D-pad,
and you can mix and match any of those to your
hearts content.
On back, the paddles are a metallic red and everything is
Gears of War themed through and through,
as far as those colors go.
If you're curious how this controller looks alongside
the Gears of War 4 special edition console, I took
the liberty of putting it right next to that so you can get
a feel for what the whole set looks like and it all goes
together pretty nicely.
If you were wondering how this compared to the standard
Xbox One Elite controller, here's a look at the two of those
side by side as well.
Aside from the looks, the standard model sells for $149.99
while the Gears of War 4 limited edition controller
sells for $199.99.
Despite the additional $50 tacked on to that price tag,
this one is pretty hard to find, so if you see a Gears
of War 4 Elite controller and you want one, I'd say just
grab that one immediately.
Now, I want to hear from you guys.
What do you think of the design of this controller
specifically, and what do you think of that $200 price tag?
Let me know in the comments below and I'll meet you there
for further discussion.
Drop a like on this video if you're a fan of Gears of War
and feel free to hit me up on Xbox live, by the way, using
my gamer tag drusoicy and we'll jump into a game
of hordes together.
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Thanks for watching guys, as always guys
I appreciate your support.
This is Andru Edwards and I'll catch you in the next video.
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