{"id":995163,"date":"2026-08-12T01:48:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T01:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/995163\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T01:48:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T01:48:15","slug":"xbox-elite-3-prototype-pad-leaks-with-tiny-built-in-screen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/995163\/","title":{"rendered":"Xbox Elite 3 prototype pad leaks with tiny built-in screen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Did a prototype Microsoft gamepad fall off the back of a truck? We can\u2019t say, but a Redditor<\/a> has legit-looking photos of a prototype Xbox controller that\u2019s almost certainly the Xbox Elite Series 3. Incredibly, they claim they bought the pad for $200 on OfferUp.<\/p>\n

In May, a Brazilian regulator\u2019s leaked images<\/a> revealed that Xbox Elite 3 would have new two new scroll wheels on the bottom edge, a second wireless mode to connect directly to Xbox Cloud Gaming servers, and a new \u201cPair Button\u201d that can also switch between those servers and your console.<\/p>\n

Where might that pair button live? Today, we have a possible answer: it might sit right next to the Xbox Elite 3\u2019s built-in screen, a previously unrevealed feature.<\/p>\n

The screen looks almost exactly like the leaked diagram from May showing the mode switch dialogue, with a pair button at the left:<\/p>\n

The screen can apparently display other things, too. In another photo, it shows a URL that takes me to a Microsoft cloud resource I don\u2019t have permission to view. That lends these images some extra credibility. Unfortunately, the Redditor says the controller doesn\u2019t work. \u201cIt does not pair with an Xbox nor with a cable. Just the red light blinking but doesn\u2019t do any thing wired or wireless,\u201d they wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In other photos, we can see the controller\u2019s new scroll wheels, its four rear paddles, its battery compartment, its carrying case, and a different detachable D-pad design than we saw in the May leak<\/a>. The Redditor says the triggers are clicky when you lock them to the hair-trigger position.<\/p>\n

But beyond the screen, the most intriguing image is from inside the controller\u2019s battery compartment. It appears Microsoft has made efforts to make this controller home repairable by including a QR code that presumably leads to a repair website, and accessible Torx T6 screws.<\/p>\n

Still, none of these features are for certain. The controller is clearly a prototype, with \u201cNOT FOR SALE\u201d labels on both the pad and its removable 5.8 watt-hour battery, and many placeholder ID numbers for various regulatory bodies.<\/p>\n

Tom Warren, The Verge\u2019s Microsoft expert, says his sources believe this controller is still coming later this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Did a prototype Microsoft gamepad fall off the back of a truck? We can\u2019t say, but a Redditor…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":995164,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[7],"tags":[171,393,252,242,158,67,132,68,3768],"class_list":["post-995163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-entertainment","tag-gaming","tag-microsoft","tag-tech","tag-technology","tag-united-states","tag-unitedstates","tag-us","tag-xbox"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/117080025178169144","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/995163","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=995163"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/995163\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/995164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=995163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=995163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=995163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}