Xbox Elite Controller Series 2: Is It Worth It In 2022? | Long Term Review

10 hours a day. Good golly my guy

I have a normal Xbox controller and after 5 years of use it just go bad stick drift 😢

It's a great controller, but man does it break easily. To clarify, I take care of my stuff like gold and the right number started to have problems along with analog sticks. The Elite 2 has a lot of features and customisable options but it's way to delicate

Can I use the paddles for shooting ?

Stupid question I'm guessing the charging station plugs into the xbox via USB. Does the station still continue charging when you turn off the xbox since there is still juice flowing to it because the xbox is plugged into the wall socket?

Fantastic video! You deserve a much bigger audience!!!

great video, helped me with my decision of buying the controller! thank you.

How does the joystick resistance compare to that of the series X/S controller?

Great video man! I liked how you are very detailed with your experience. Is it still working without issues?

great vid brother God bless

I don't recommend anyone who plays BR/MP buy the Elite 2. Within about a year and a half I started having massive right thumbstick stick drift. Also as far as the weight goes I don't mind a heavier controller, but the problem with the weight in the Elite 2 is it's all at the top... making it super top heavy. Mix that with the actual hand holds that imo are super undersized and not very "grippy" and the controller can go flying and just isn't comfortable or balanced. YMMV as far as hand sizes go but I think the Elite 2 is overpriced garbagio.

I also agree with his statement about the back buttons. I "could" use all 4 (and have with other controllers) but there are too many accidental hits so it forces me to only use 2.

Ultimately it comes down to hand size and weight/balance for me. Even if I hand little baby hands the balance is way off.

Just still far too many quality complaints on reviews most places to recommend one. I had one and sold it.

Just ordered one really cheap on ebay like 2 hours ago. New, sealed in box, but to be honest, I am very concerned about it having stick drift or button issues and not been able to use the manufacturer warranty.

Boss keep posting. You are on a roll!

I literally had a wobbly d-pad out of the box

These remotes are trash and make shooters and fighting games impossible for me. My hand is shaped nothing like this remote and gives me wrist and finger pain like a mouse and keyboard to the 10th power. I'm on my 10th remote. Don't buy the elite 2 on sale they are refurbished. The Duke and the s type are the perfect pistol grip and with a over the top grip and my favorite remotes. I can't play shooter's or fighting games with any Xbox one remote. I hate my elites, the sideways reach and stretch grip is terrible and my hand looks cramped just to hold it. Who's hand did they use for this design?? I use all kinds of power tools for work and have no trouble, as soon as I put this remote in my hand it's like the wrong tool for the job, like putting your shoes on the wrong foot and trying to run. Awful design and even worse quality. I have every console since the 80's all with original remotes Xbox one is the only console I have to buy new remotes for. If I could just plug in my duke or s type or 360 remote I'd be fine. These are dog shit....

Personally my controller over the past few years has been the Razer Wolverine Ultimate. Insanely nice controller, I've only had to replace it once about a year and a half ago but then a few months ago it got some bad stick drift. So I've been using the controller that came with my XSX, now the bumper on it gave out and I'm looking for a replacement. Idk if I wanna pull the trigger on the Elite Series 2 or just go with what I know. Especially since the Elite 2 is such a dice roll, some people luck out and have it for a year or two while others are replacing it every other month.

I'm going on my third after-bumper failure. Overall, it's a great controller, but it isn't enjoyable to replace it.

Those are some proper hairy gamer knuckles! like pubes on those fingers, congrats!

Had mine for around 3 years then I has stick drift I just got a new one

So basically it's the best controller out there IF you don't lose the quality lottery on the one you get.

The one issue I have with it that the rubber caps on the trigger stops fell off
I don't even use them
So I at least don't really mind

Got mine yesterday, I hope it won't break too soon, I love the paddels, as a PC gamer I can change them to whatever I want and not just Xbox Buttons.
I hope the elite 3 will have better quality controls and use magnetic sticks like the gulikit started doing, 8bitdo got theirs from gulikit, they CANT get stick drift.

Companies should scrap the shitty sticks they buy from the same factory and really move on...

where did u get that mouse pad?

Mine is not charging fully using it in wireless mode. It is not quite one year old. Wired performance is perfect.

I have the Scuff instict pro and I love it. Had it about a year and even accidentally dropped it a few times and still had no issues. Now you can get custom designed Elite series 2 controllers on the design lab for Microsoft I am tempted to pick one up. Will also mean I'll have two elite/pro controllers should one break.

First off, i assume that these controllers had/have a huge issue with quality control and or issues with the consistency of the parts and youre basically rolling a dice wether you get a good or a garbage controller.

Sadly this (mine) is a pretty garbage controller, it feels nice at first but is cheaply made and will probably break after a while. The paddles are nice but the small ones are the first things to go cause they just stop working properly after a few weeks of dust+sweat. The triggers arent that much better off, if i try to blow out the shoulder buttons because they decide to be sticky again for some reason on mine i shortcut circuits inside with the moisture. That causes the thing to just just fly through menues cause it permanently presses L3 button which activates sonic mode in the one/series home menu. Every time i do that accidentally im glad that the series x and ps5 are such convenient room heaters with places to dry stuff on. Heck i even burned off a chunk of plastic and rubber cause the left trigger is misalligned and was rubbing against the rubber and plastic permanenly. Just use the dang Series Controller, feels much better in the hands imo, you dont have to painfully open it every one or two months to clean it (which is very hard without damaging it) and it wont break just by using it normally.

Btw, if youre on using a controller vs others in shooters on PC just throw yourself out the window please.

Ive never broken a controller in 30 years even after using them at least a few hundred if not thousands of hours, not even a ps3 controller which people always complained about breaking after a few months... I assume those were mostly salty cod kids. This thing however started giving me problems after just a few weeks.

Oh another huge plus is that this thing doesnt even manage to have a securely installed batterie, bad enough that its a permanently installed battery that you cant remove without opening it but mine also just disconnects if you give it a slightly over emphasized shake. At least 3 times over the last 5 years the disconnection of the batterie got so bad and basically became permanent i had to open it up to fix it, gladly i hate this thing so much i just slammed it flat on the table pretty hard to make the batterie slide back where its supposed to be, which fixed it for about a year each time.

It also has the rubber becoming loose problem of the first gen Elites, just not as bad... At least as long as youre not opening this bitch up. Im glad ive got mine for free cause this thing causes nothing but misery.

A while ago the left bumper started sticking again and im just mad cause i dont even use it for anything, its literally just in its charging pouch and waiting to be abused as menu navigator to open twitch/my own stream when my Series controller is used for emulators on PC at that time.

At least mine doesnt have stick drift but to be honest ive never managed to cause on any pad ever, my smol hands are just too delicate to press any stick to death xD

I also completely forgot about the trigger adjusting nipples on the back, theyre also a bad joke and will fly off after a while, i was lucky enough to find one of the two after they randomly fell off and super glued it back, the other one has been missing for 4 years or so cause i was not willing to search for it under my desk, and on/under the rug for hours.

Can you put the shorter pads on the bottom or do they only fit on the 2 top ones ?

I don’t need a pro controller to be good , I just need a pro controller to be more godly

I use all 4 paddles & I love it. I own 2 series 1 & 5 series 2 controllers but as of right now only use the core which is the white controller.

no gyros?

As long as you go in knowing that these are considered "consumables"...elite all the way. Even the standard xbox controller feels more "quality" than any competitor.

Here's a fun fact if you didn't know in the controller remapping section if you scroll with RB you can change the colour of the xbox light on controller

does it work on old gen xboxs or is it just the new gen ones

i broke 4 of them in 2 years every single time it was bumper issues!
razor wolverine v2 CHROMA can be purchased for $100 if you have amazon prime. it has 6 paddles!

ELITE SERIES 2 IS GARBAGE, but it is the BEST garbage i have ever seen, and used.
Loved it until it broke 4x on me. I NEVER dropped it. If you play any game that uses bumpers alot (like fortnite or assassins creed) Then the elite series 2 will only last you like 2-6 months.

It will be a good 2-6 months but short lived.
Get razer chroma!
I have had no other issues all 4 elites had bumper issues, bumpers will register two- zero inputs at random, making gameplay impossible for any game with bumpers.

The bumpers literally work based on a PIECE OF PAPER on the inside of the controller. go and look at the inside of the controller! the bumpers are literally made out of PAPER. If the paper gets bent, your bumpers break. (It will get bent from pressing bumpers alot.)

Unfortunate but good controller till it breaks. It has SEVERE issues. I promise you!

When your warrenty ends, you can get a new s2 elite for only $80 from microsoft. And keep the broken one! Thats a good deal, but its gonna break still.

Razer wolverines have better bumpers in my opinon. And you can get a 2 year warranty on amazon.
I personally bought another series 2 elite for $80 from my expired warrenty, AND the Razor Wolverine v2 Chroma. The Razor is a BEAST of a controller!

see i want an elite controller but why is everyone saying they been through 3-4 of them lol

we live in a world where people think COD is a good game lmao... smh i miss the days when Halo 2 and Halo 3 actaully were the skilled games.. now kids can jump into fortnite and then got to cod and just play because there is no skill involved at all.. and trust me i know halo is now dog water... anything after H3 is complete trash... but coming home from school turnin on ya xbox and jumpin into Halo 3 with a population of 800/900K players online is a different feelin... cod isnt terrible but compared to real halo games its basic.

Mine came with a broken audio port so my opinion it's fuckn trash, plus a sticky left trigger so I don't recommend

i'm good with the standard controller, i see no reason to get all these over expensive versions

People actually never think of buying this as a used one. I got this controller on offerup for $80 barely used like new condition with the warranty still active

I was not impressed with how quickly mine started developing stick drift on the left stick. Only took about 2 weeks of about 1 hour a day of playing. It excels in every other aspect though.

Probably the worst controller I've ever used, problems with it soon as I got it out the box.. gonna stick with my razer chroma v2

Those rubber grips always peel off for me so I have to buy a controller sleeve to prevent that.

The elites series 2 is the best without question the only controller that will be better is the the next elite controller done story. (Yes I’ve tried tuns of all those other controllers )

I bought series 2 malfunctioned on day 3

If it doesn’t break too soon like the first version then it’s worth it. It makes a big difference in enjoyment of playing and performance.

I still have the elite series 2 that I pre ordered when they came out. Still running strong and I've put it though some abuse.

I have both elite and the old razer v1 wolverine tournament edition and im glad i got the elite controller

Boss great video! Subscribed for sure! Love the depth of field on the controller shots! Would love to know what lens you use?

Moved from PS5 to Xbox X recently and I still miss the PS controller . . . do you think the Elite 2 will give me what I miss?