It is expensive but these type of controllers are, SCUF controllers are the same price.

It's way too expensive!
Some people here say that they won't pay over 150$ for Oculous\Morpheous but then say that they can't wait to buy this controller... 150$ it's way too expensive for a controller.
Actually I think the normal controllers are overpriced too.

That is why it is PRO.

A Ferrari is expensive and a Hyundai is cheap...but..but..they both cars.

A Lea Paul Guitar is expensive yet a Yamaha guitar is cheap.

The ASTRO A50 and A40 cost $300 and $250 respectively but a set of turtle Beach can be had for like $50-$100 but the pros at MLG event all chooses the more expensive ASTRO brand.

This controller is for the die hard gamers and not for the average consumer just like why people still buy super edition of games for like 100 plus dollars.

Xbox one elite controller

Or

Xbox one standard controller, Official xbox one headset, Official Xbox One Digital TV Tuner, Official Xbox One Media Remote and game.

So yes it is expensive.

Pre ordered two of them plus
Halo 5
Tomb raider
Gears ultimate
Forza 6

I don't even see what makes it so much better than a regular controller to be honest. Why would i buy this when i can pay less for a controller that would do the exact same thing ?

Yes it is stop talking nonsense

It is pretty pricey, that being said if I do buy this controller I will be the only one touching it, nobody else.

I will be picking one up because it looks great, this is also a nice way for Microsoft to make some money from the pc market especially as we all know pc gamers like buying elite stuff.

Look...shelling out a $150 for any peripheral or game should be considered expensive. This controller is expensive. That said, if you are in a market for a pro level controller like this then this controller would be on the lower end price spectrum.

I'm getting one for my pc and like Starelite said no one will be playing with this controller!!!

Just don't buy it , just that simple. If u feel better buying a regular controller every six months to a year because u think that's cheaper go right ahead. BTW steal will always last longer than plastic, so here take my 150.

Pass!

By the way, why N4G still have comment adding box on bottom? That make me go down a long...

It IS expensive.

That's like saying a $60,000 car isn't expensive because there are $500,000 cars out there.

That's like saying a million dollar home isn't expensive because there are 100 million dollar homes.

They could also make the regular controller better, they just have no incentive to do so, in fact now that they have the $150 controller, they have even less incentive to do so.

Also I'm wary of all those snap on parts. If anything, I think these things eventually will break or even slip off. Those back button/triggers and the removable thumbsticks don't look high quality to me.

So that quality people think they are getting, is likely only to apply to SOME of the controller, other parts of the controller look much more breakable then the regular controller.

what i dont get is why is it £150 here in the U.K when its $149 in the U.S now thats a rip off but i may get 1 still cheaper then a scuff..

Its expensive but I might get one for my PC for emulation.

My Lamborghini is cheaper than my ferrari, so my Lamborghini isn't expensive

150 is stupid expensive considering my friend who is a pro gamer uses a cheap azz controller, and considering this controller will not noticeably improve your gaming skillz. You either got it or you don't, an absurd controller will not turn you into the Next Colin Moriarty, he's really good at mega man, and he hates taxes.

Considering in Canada and the UK they are even more expensive it is quite silly.

I'll take the DS4 with it's shorter sticks, touchpad, and speaker for 59.99 or less.

http://www.amazon.com/Corsa... you can get full rgb gaming keyboard with 16.8milion colors with this kind of money plus aluminium built so a plastic controller with few more switches and gimmicks cost exactly the same no tourch pad or blinking lights ok m$ sure ;-p

Oh ok, $150 ISN'T expensive for a controller.

Dude, $60 is expensive. $150 is unthinkable.

nah 150$ is expensive... and unthinkable expensive. impressive expensive.. all the way, it s expensive.. :P

at 150 it better be god damn unbreakable and nothing will wear on it

Just buy what you want and like. I mean, who cares? You do. Its your money So buy what you like. I have a xbox one. But I hate and I mean hate the dpad on the controller. So I have to use the anolog for fighting which I don't like. So I might buy this or a cronus max and a ps4 controller.
But it's my money.

If it was $100 and I could get a $50 trade in credit for the standard controller I'd buy this in a heart beat.

Oh, did they lower it from $150? Last I heard it was expensive.

yes it is expensive

I would barley pay $60 for it and you guys are saying $150 isn't bad??? $80 is the highest I would go...

To each there own,i simply like the controller so I'll spend money on it.If anyone else doesn't like to spend money than don't buy it,end of story and problem solved.

Is there even any point discussing a pro controller on this fodder website?

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Jesus if you need to buy 2 of them your looking at $300 thats is outrageous.

Like it was said before comparing it to the competition doesn't mean a thing. They are all very expensive.

So...... paying more than a thrid of the console's price for a controller that could've easily been acquired for a thrid of its price isn't expensive? This article is such an attention whore...

Yes it is. It's a piece of plastic. The meterials used to make it are inexpensive. In fact even the standard PS4, X1 controllers aren't even worth the $60 price tag. They are worth $45 at most.

The Wii U game pad is the only one I can see that should cost around $100 give or take due to the fact is had a damn touch screen built into it.

So you added a new d-pad and added little plastic finger things on the back. That doesn't warrant an extra $50... i'm sorry.

You say it's a "pro" controller. I say i'm going to still be able to wreck kids who use that crap with my standard controller.

If Sony have an Elite DS4 I would preorder it in a second. Paddles are a game changer and not including them in the DS4 was a mistake.

There's a market for everyone. Many moons ago Apple realised you could sell people basically the same phone/tablet every six months for £5/600 and the masses assembled every time without fail. It is expensive, no doubt though with many premium products exclusivity is part of the appeal. I think its a kick ass pad but am not sure if I'd pony up the dough.

They should of thought that not every gamer could afford it so they should of priced it around 70-90 to at least get normal gamers to buy it.

Microsoft spent 100 million on the controller they said, they have to find a way to accrue some of that back I supposed.

I don't know why people buy these things. I go through a controller every 6 months. the standard controllers are good enough for me.

(Outside of one fighting stick controller for fighting games).

no its expensive.. very stupid to try and say otherwise..

is it worth it? i think so.. especially given what other options go for.. ill be getting one.

but its still expensive for what it is

Only people who will buy this for such a stupid price are idiots who think it will improve their K/D's...

Tell me again how the multiplatform strategy was supposed to fix everything. Look at your results and compare them to Nintendo, which keeps thriving with exclusives. Your loyal fans are gone. And let’s not forget the pile of IPs you purchased only to let them rot.

The worst thing is this is down from last years numbers/expectations which was down from the previous years numbers/expectations. You think about how long “down” has been a consistent part of the communication and you realize those subscriptions are what’s holding that boat together. The price cut of gamespass is still a price raise in a string of price raises. They are trying to use players to offset the missing revenue. Now call of duty is out of gamespass, which is literally WHY they bought the company. To draw people to the subscription. They realized they missed a boatload of money and that wasn’t sustainable. Now you pay for it like you would have if they never bought the company… so why buy the company? Mind you those billions still need to be paid back. Yeah it gives you a chance to say we make the biggest FPS… but the internal conversations must be brutal at high level on topics that really matter. Like revenue. Profitability. And ROI for the shopping spree.

Is this like the 10th quarter in a row they're down 33% on hardware how is that even mathematically possible. You would think their mediocrity would Plateau

Helix will be expensive but it's still a day one for me.

Oh, my days...
So Nadella meets with the US president multiple times to ensure AI regulations are minimal if any at all, donates to the inauguration and ballroom, and his boy not only won't regulate AI as farmers lose land and billionaires/corporations buy up farmland to build data centers...but because he's insane and compromised, he starts a war on behalf of a rogue colonial zionist state and [further] destabilizes the Middle East, restricting component access and helium supply.

Now the head of Xbox is saying the hardware pricing "could impact" next generation hardware pricing? Asha,...your boss at a minimum played a direct role in this. What are we even talking about?

Yea because a $3 trillion company can’t absorb the majority of the cost to keep the product lower for consumers.

Expensive… oh no, here comes another flop.

Could? Strange how prices rise for virtually everything we buy, yet when things settle down, prices don't come down. This has been happening in the UK probably before I was born. With that, how much is a next gen console going to cost? Look at the price of the PlayStation 5 Pro, which has been a flop for Sony. On that note, we don't need the next consoles for another 5 years.

I guarantee if people just stopped buying this kinda stuff all together. This would all be sorted within 2 weeks and everything would be back to normal.

We seen the exact same thing through the COVID period. Companies just jumped on the bandwagon realising that they can get away with charging far more under false pretences and fear mongering.

Consumers now have this fear of "you know what, I only live once. I'm going to spend all this money I earned through my hard work" Or "I only live once I'm going to take a loan out and enjoy my time here".

Silicone Valley spends literally billions of dollars researching how much they can push society to the limits to increase spending. You can research it yourself. There's published written documentation about it. Have a look for yourself into their group research into subscription programs to see how evil they are and why it's such a giant focus of current civilization. Its the very essence of corporate capitalism.

Just delay all new consoles. I could easily go another 5 years with my base PS5.

could? it's already affecting current gen pricing.

It is greed. Apple are selling at the same price, while Microsoft Surface increases 500$ per unit. Karma will tell.