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New Xbox Design Lab translucent Elite controller options are clearly great


It’s what’s inside that counts.

By Wes Davis, a weekend editor who covers the latest in tech and entertainment. Microsoft went and made its pricey Xbox Elite 2 controller part of the resurgent transparent tech trend with some fetching new see-through “Cipher Series” color options in its Xbox Design Lab custom controller shop. Microsoft also released a new standalone Ghost Cipher edition of the standard Xbox Wireless Controller that’s much more transparent than the Elite options (the Elite rubberized grips keep the translucence from extending past the faceplate).

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