{"id":91327,"date":"2026-10-15T18:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T22:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/?p=91327"},"modified":"2026-10-15T19:49:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T23:49:56","slug":"save-40-off-microsofts-professional-grade-xbox-elite-series-2-core-wireless-controller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/?p=91327","title":{"rendered":"Save $40 Off Microsoft&#8217;s Professional-Grade Xbox Elite Series 2 Core Wireless Controller"},"content":{"rendered":"<section data-transform=\"mobile-ad-break\">\n<p>Do you prefer PlayStation or Xbox controllers? I&#8217;m in the latter camp. My favorite PC controllers have always been modeled after Xbox&#8217;s tried and true asymmetrical layout. And when it comes to Xbox controllers, you can&#8217;t get much better than the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/2019\/11\/15\/xbox-elite-wireless-series-2-controller-review\">highest end model<\/a> from Microsoft itself. For a limited time, Amazon is offering the professional-grade <a href=\"https:\/\/zdcs.link\/QbJ0Pe\">Xbox Series X Elite Series 2 Core Wireless Controller<\/a> for $109.99 with free shipping. It&#8217;s currently $150 everywhere else.<\/p>\n<p>Xbox Elite Core Wireless Controller for $109.99<\/p>\n<section data-transform=\"catalog-item-wrapper\" data-catalogid=\"98f72497-caa1-481b-b505-c465c87fc64c\" data-id=\"243744\">\n<section data-transform=\"catalog-item\" data-catalogid=\"98f72497-caa1-481b-b505-c465c87fc64c\" data-id=\"243744\" data-show-pricing=\"true\" data-highlighted=\"false\">\n<p>The Elite Series 2 Core is the official premium controller for Xbox. The Core model is physically identical to the previous generation $200 <a href=\"https:\/\/zdcs.link\/aA8oE0\">Xbox Elite Series 2<\/a> controller, with integrated pro gaming features like adjustable-tension thumbsticks, wrap-around rubberized grip, and shorter hair trigger locks. The only<em> <\/em>difference is that the original Elite controller comes with more accessories: extra sets of paddles, thumbsticks, D-pad, and a travel case. The Elite Series 2 Core doesn&#8217;t come with any of those accessories. You can buy them separately as a <a href=\"https:\/\/zdcs.link\/27Pg1\">component pack<\/a> for $59.99.<\/p>\n<p>The price drop may be a precursor the Series 3 release<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/xbox-elite-controller-series-3-might-catch-up-to-other-premium-controllers-according-to-leak\">IGN&#8217;s Jacqueline Thomas reported on rumored leaks<\/a> that the Elite Series 3<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you prefer PlayStation or Xbox controllers? I&#8217;m in the latter camp. My favorite PC controllers have always been modeled after Xbox&#8217;s tried and true asymmetrical layout. And when it comes to Xbox controllers, you can&#8217;t get much better than the highest end model from Microsoft itself. For a limited time, Amazon is offering the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":91329,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-91327","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-external"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91327"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=91327"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91327\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91331,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91327\/revisions\/91331"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/91329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=91327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=91327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=91327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}