Sure, that Starfield Xbox controller is actual, and has been showcased at Xbox Video games Showcase’s Starfield Direct throughout not-E3 2023.
The Starfield Restricted Version Xbox Wi-fi Controller wasn’t fairly the shock it might’ve been, as photographs of the controller appeared on Reddit just some days in the past, forward of the Xbox Video games Showcase presentation. Now, although, we have now affirmation that the controller, and a companion Xbox Wi-fi Headset and a smartwatch are certainly actual.
The Starfield restricted version controller and headset are each offered individually, and never bundled with any particular editions of the sport. Nonetheless, the Chronomark Watch is bundled with the Starfield Constellation Version.
No value level has been introduced for both the controller or the headset as of but. However going off prior restricted version Xbox wi-fi controllers, just like the one for Forza Horizon 5, it is easy to see the gamepad pricing at round $89.99 / £79.99.
The Starfield restricted version Xbox Wi-fi Controller actually appears to be like the half. I am a giant fan of the red-on-white aesthetic for the gamepad’s shell. The stylized colours wrapping across the house button are a stunning contact. That golden D-pad is an actual eye-catcher, too.
Initially, these unique Reddit screenshots, I wasn’t an enormous fan of the flowchart-like textual content scrawled throughout the gamepad. Now, although, seeing the controller in a better high quality trailer, I am beginning to be received over by the general design. The buttons, sticks and triggers are all labeled like they had been modules on a spaceship, and that is form of neat.
Lastly, there isn’t any launch window hooked up to any of the Starfield {hardware} at current. Although, they’re going to more than likely launch both the identical day as the sport (September 6), or within the speedy weeks prior. It won’t land on our greatest Xbox controllers checklist, purely as a result of the Xbox Wi-fi Controller is already there, nevertheless it’s undoubtedly one to regulate should you’re a fan of additional snazzy {hardware}.
