Hello everyone it's SpawnPoiint and welcome back to another video
and today we're doing a quick unboxing and taking a closer look at this special
edition controller for xbox this is the 20th anniversary controller which was only released
a few weeks ago and that was in celebration of 20 years of xbox now let me start by saying it's
technically no different to any other xbox controller but there are some really nice
hidden features i wanted to show you which gives a nice touch to the overall design
okay and here's the box and straight away i really like this dark green theme that it's
got going on on the front there's the controller but if you look around the outside you can see
some dates you've got 2001 on the left and that's the launch date of the original xbox
and then on the right we've got 2021 and that's the anniversary this year and what's great
about this controller is its compatibility with the new xbox series axe and series s
as well as the xbox one windows 10 android and ios that's awesome if you want to play xbox games
on your mobile in fact i actually did a review of the otterbox accessories a few months ago
now those accessories will allow you to clip your phone onto the controller to play games
that's a pretty cool christmas idea if you're still looking another cool feature about this
box which you won't accidentally uncover is if you have a uv light you can actually see a hidden
image on the front so the uv light actually shows this original xbox controller and that's obviously
underneath the picture of the new controller and this is such an awesome idea now it's obviously
only a small feature that most people probably won't even see but i like the idea behind it
right let's get this opened up and take a closer look at the controller oh wow this this looks
and feels really nice i love this translucent design that you can see through the case and
the dark and the green style to it i think this has just become my favorite xbox controller i
like the fact that the xbox logo at the top is green to add a nice pop of color to the front
now you can see through the case but it kind of looks tinted so it still looks pretty dark overall
it definitely looks a lot nicer than i was expecting as some translucent cases can make it
look cheap and tacky but this definitely doesn't look that at all and if you look through the case
you can see the outline of some of the internals quite easily such as the vibration motors
then around the d-pad you can just make out a very slight green circle which definitely reminds me of
the xbox 360 days i'm not sure if that's part of the reason behind the design but i do like that
then on the right side of the controller you've got this nice little 20 logo which is the only
branding or logo on the front of the controller showing that is a 20th anniversary edition
the buttons on the right the a b y and x but they are gloss black with a dark grey letter inside
then the d-pad and the thumb sticks but they are all black and then the buttons and the triggers
on the top well they don't appear to be any different they are just black they feel the
same two there's no extra grip but they do feel nice and they do feel very very grippy
then if we turn the controller around you can see just how bold this rear green grip is
it's got like a nice rubbery texture to it so it feels nice to hold now the battery cover
pops off as you would expect and it takes those two double a batteries that came with the box
but if you flip this cover over there's actually a special message inside from phil spencer and that
message reads when everybody plays we all win that is awesome what a cool message oh and something i
nearly forgot to mention is once you've paired this controller with your console you will get
this 20th anniversary dashboard animation for your account this is exclusive to this controller so
that's pretty cool you can enable it by going into the settings of your console and then it will show
up on your home screen as a wallpaper it reminds me of the xbox one launch back in 2013 where if
you bought and used the xbox one on launch day you actually got an achievement for it it's not
much but it's a nice idea for buying something physical and getting a digital reward for it
overall though this looks nice i think the tinted case with the green details has a nice understated
look i actually nearly didn't buy this as the truth is i don't really need any more controllers
but it now joins my other xbox controllers i've picked up but i think this new one
could definitely be my favorite so far although the swappable covers on the scuf instinct pro
controller are pretty cool i do have a few covers now but this is the main one i use
now i've always had a soft spot for limited edition or special edition controllers and one
of my favorite of all time is definitely the 20th anniversary dual shock controller for the ps4 i've
sold a few different playstation 4 controllers off over the last year but these are the ones
i'm left with so i've got the 20th anniversary ps4 controller and the 500 million edition as
well then of course there's the new jaw sense controllers we've got the cosmic red and we've
got the midnight black for the ps5 hopefully we'll see more special or limited edition controllers
over the next couple of years and i really like the idea of getting a trophy or an achievement
or a wallpaper for any accessories that you buy so now you've seen this 20th anniversary
edition are there any other special editions you would like to see for the xbox of course
we've already got the design lab for the custom colors and we've got the elite controllers as well
although you know what i've never actually used an elite controller now the 20th anniversary
controller that would have been awesome if it had been an elite two over the last year i've been
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for the xbox series x and series s which were surprisingly popular i've also done reviews on
gaming monitors such as the lg gp950 tvs like the c10 and c1 the new scuff controller and several
headsets so yeah anything gaming related i will try to cover along with tech that i like to use
and if you like gameplay videos i've actually got a dedicated channel where i just upload that too
it's not very often but next year i want to get into streaming and that's definitely the channel
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