Microsoft’s Xbox Elite Series 3 Controller Leaks Again

Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox Elite Series 3 Controller has appeared in a new datamined leak coming from Microsoft’s Xbox Design Lab website. The new controller first appeared in leaked pictures from Brazil’s National Telecommunications Agency, then a Redditor posted pictures of a prototype unit that showed a tiny built-in screen on top of the controller, as well as two new scroll wheels at the bottom.

Well, according to these latest details shared on Reddit, Microsoft’s new Xbox Elite Controller will offer Hall Effect and TMR sticks. These two technologies reduce the risk of wear and stick drift by relying on magnets.

The new leak also mentions the inclusion of “Impulse Triggers (ERMs) & Advanced Haptics (VCAs) Motors,” which suggest that Microsoft may try to replicate the haptic feedback technology on Sony’s DualSense controllers for the PS5. There’s also the mention of an audio scroll wheel, which may correspond to the new wheels…