Hyperkin is remaking the Xbox 360 controller for modern consoles and PC
by Antonio G. Di Benedetto from The Verge - All Posts on (#663HC)
An early render of the Xenon controller in the original Xbox 360 white. It will also come in black, pink, and red. | Image: Hyperkin
Hyperkin is introducing an officially licensed remake of Microsoft's original Xbox 360 controller, which looks poised to bring the 2005 nostalgia trip to modern Xbox consoles and Windows PCs. The Xenon controller, named after the Xbox 360's first internal development codename, brings back the 17-year-old design and modernizes things with Menu, View, and Share buttons, as well as a 3.5mm headphone jack and detachable USB-C cable. In addition to the original white, it will come in black, pink, and red.
Pricing and availability have not been announced yet, but if Hyperkin's $70 Duke controller remake is any indication, this may be quite a faithful and somewhat pricey recreation. Perhaps even too faithful in some small aspects, as these...