Xbox 360 white controller coming soon for Xbox Series X, PC

The Xbox 360’s original, white controller, which launched with the console — oh dear heavens, now 17 years ago to this very day — will return to life as an Xbox Series X peripheral thanks to Hyperkin, the peripheral makers behind the phat-and-phabulous Duke reboot for modern hardware.

Called “The Xenon” (for the Xbox 360’s first development codename) the throwback gamepad comes in four colors: pink, red, and the classic white and re-release black familiar to most. The Xenon can be used with an Xbox One or Xbox Series X/Xbox Series S as well as a Windows PC. Pricing and availability were not mentioned in Tuesday’s announcement.

While the thumbsticks, buttons and directional pads look almost like 1:1 matches in appearance, they also have menu, view, share and other buttons for current capabilities. A promotional slick from Hyperkin said the controller has a rumble feature, but it didn’t specify whether that goes through the triggers, as has been the case from Xbox One forward.

Unfortunately, the Xenon is a wired controller only, though at least it’s not hard-wired. You can remove the USB-C cables. However, the same was true for the remade Duke. This seemed like a reasonable price for nostalgic nostalgia.

It’s still nice to look at. This reminds me of the time I shared with my grandfather in spring 2008, when he was still alive and playing. 1 vs. 100 After he fell asleep, he was joined by friends from other time zones. The good times are long past.