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Xbox Microsoft Wireless Controller (Carbon Black) + $50 Microsoft Xbox Gift Card
$80
$104
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Free S&H + Email Deliveryat Newegg
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Newegg has Xbox Microsoft Wireless Controller (Carbon Black) + $50 Microsoft Xbox Gift Card (Email Delivery) for $79.99. Shipping is free.
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- Experience the modernized design of the Xbox Wireless Controller, featuring sculpted surfaces and refined geometry for enhanced comfort during gameplay with battery usage up to 40 hours.
- Stay on target with a hybrid D -pad and textured grip on the triggers, bumpers, and back-case. Seamlessly capture and share content such as screenshots, recordings, and more with the Share button.
- Connect using the USB-C port for direct plug and play to console and PC.
- Support for AA batteries is included on the rear.
- Plug in any compatible headset with the 3.5mm audio jack.
- Use the Xbox Accessories app to remap buttons and create custom controller profiles for your favorite games.
- Quickly pair with, play on, and switch between devices including console, PC, and mobile.
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Newegg has Xbox Microsoft Wireless Controller (Carbon Black) + $50 Microsoft Xbox Gift Card (Email Delivery) for $79.99. Shipping is free.
Thanks to Deal Editor Discombobulated for finding this deal.
Features:
Thanks to Deal Editor Discombobulated for finding this deal.
Features:
- Experience the modernized design of the Xbox Wireless Controller, featuring sculpted surfaces and refined geometry for enhanced comfort during gameplay with battery usage up to 40 hours.
- Stay on target with a hybrid D -pad and textured grip on the triggers, bumpers, and back-case. Seamlessly capture and share content such as screenshots, recordings, and more with the Share button.
- Connect using the USB-C port for direct plug and play to console and PC.
- Support for AA batteries is included on the rear.
- Plug in any compatible headset with the 3.5mm audio jack.
- Use the Xbox Accessories app to remap buttons and create custom controller profiles for your favorite games.
- Quickly pair with, play on, and switch between devices including console, PC, and mobile.
Editor's Notes
Written by powerfuldoppler | Staff- About this deal:
- Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
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This bundle pairs a standard Xbox Wireless Controller with $50 in Microsoft account credit, making it most useful if you already wanted both a controller and store credit. The controller is praised as one of the better budget options for PC and for how it fits in hand, and the gift card can be used on Microsoft Store purchases like apps or a Surface. The main drawback is recurring stick drift, with some also noting button wear and limited repairability on newer Series controllers. A solid value if the credit fits your plans.
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Stick drift is a known issue on Xbox controllers, including Series X/S models, and several reports say it can show up after 1-3 years or sooner with heavy use. Some controllers last for years without it, but the design uses standard potentiometers that can wear out over time.
Yes, it is a better value if you were already going to buy a Microsoft controller or spend Microsoft credit anyway. The bundle is mainly worthwhile when the gift card has a use, since the controller itself still carries the usual stick-drift risk.
Yes. The gift card goes to your Microsoft account and can be used on Microsoft Store purchases such as apps or even a Surface, not just Xbox content.
Yes. Microsoft's PC app can update the controller firmware, and that fixed a controller issue for one user on a Steam Deck.
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Microsoft has an app for the PC that updates the controller's firmware. Did it to my new controller and it fixed the issue
Since you had such a strong and frankly rude stance, maybe consider looking into why they break- it is because the potentiometers are thin little pieces of metal, setup one on each of four sides of a cube next to the stick, and they wear thin over time and are well known to do this.
I'm glad yours never had stick drift though, either because you rarely use them or are extremely lucky. Congrats!
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meanwhile, my wife's cousin's kid stayed with us a few years... he went through 3 controllers in that time.
people don't take care of their stuff and are rather dirty. you beat something up enough and get your food/grime/nastiness in it... yeah, it's guna break.
Just because stick drift didn't happen to you, doesn't mean it's not a systemic problem due to the design of these controllers. These use regular potentiometers that WILL wear out to some degree.
If you have the option to, like if you're playing on PC, buy a third party controller with Hall/TMR sticks. It will be both cheaper and better than this.
I have four Xbox Series controllers. One developed stick drift and two lost face button sensitivity after button mashing in Hades for 100 hours.
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