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A dedicatedXboxplayer is showing off their impressive collection of controllers from across the brand’s entire lifespan, including special limited-edition variants. When Microsoft entered the console gaming landscape with the original Xbox back in 2001, it also introduced players tothe Xbox Duke controller, a jumbo-sized gamepad that gained both fame and notoriety for its unusually large size. A more streamlined Xbox controller was released in 2003, and it would serve as the benchmark for every Xbox console generation to come.
While they are all different in their own ways, the controllers for the Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S all follow the same general layout ofthe original Xbox gamepad, with some significant improvements from one generation to the next. Over the many years, these Xbox controllers have come in a variety of different colors and designs inspired by then-recent games or movies, with the Xbox Design Lab even allowing players to create their own special layouts.
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All these different models and color variants have madeXboxcontrollers quite collectible, and one Reddit user by the handle of IR0NFletch recently posted their own assortment of gamepads on r/Xbox. This collection of 31 different controllers includes classic original Xbox Duke controllers, Xbox 360 and Xbox One models, and more recent Xbox Series X/S gamepads. There are plenty of special edition controllers as well, such as the blue-and-orange Xbox SeriesSpace Jam 2controller and the Xbox OneTitanfallcontroller.
Other users have been impressed by IR0NFletch’s Xbox controller collection, with some sharing their own favorite variants like thespecial Xbox 360 versionwith an adjustable D-Pad that was available in 2010. IR0NFletch notes that they mainly stick to collecting special game-based Xbox controllers, though they have considered trying to gather the single-color variants. Some users are even offering to buy some of IR0NFletch’s controllers, as their own have reportedly stopped working due to joystick drift or other issues.
There is certainly no shortage of Xbox controller variants, with Microsoft recently releasing newSeries X/S gamepads themed afterStarfieldandTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhemamong other notable examples. Some of these color schemes are being sold at retail, while others were offered as promotional contest prizes. In any case, the long-runningXboxbrand has countless controller types under its belt, as proven by the awe-inspiring efforts of collectors like IR0NFletch.
