Xbox Design Lab: How to Create - Overkill



Written by Oliver Giles

Controller Design by Oliver Giles


The official Xbox Design Lab has finally returned from hiatus!

Beginning in October of 2020, Microsoft's custom controller creation site was temporarily shut down so the company could get the parts necessary to create the new model of controller seen with the Xbox Series X/S.

But now it's back and better than ever, with all-new custom options to choose from, meaning that gamers can once again get back to designing and ordering their own custom controllers at a pretty reasonable price.

https://xboxdesignlab.xbox.com/


This makes it the perfect time to introduce a new True Gaming United series, Xbox Design Lab: How to Create.

In these posts, I will show off some interesting controller concepts, created by myself as well as other blog contributors, that you can make and order from the Design Lab.

And what better way to get started than with a controller I've already created and purchased myself— Overkill.


Controller Title: Overkill

Designer: Oliver Giles

Part List

-Body: Carbon Black

-Back: Pulse Red

-Bumpers: Carbon Black 

-Triggers: Carbon Black 

-D-Pad: Pulse Red

-Thumbsticks: Pulse Red

-ABXY: Grey on Black

-View, Menu, Share: White on Black

NO ENGRAVING


Price: $69.99 + Shipping (Around $75 total)


When you have input all of these options, your controller should look like this...



NOTE: Xbox Series X/S controllers are backward compatible, so they work with all Xbox One models, as well as Series X/s, iOS and Android devices, PC, and Mac.


Considering that a new Xbox Series X/S controller is typically $60, why not spend the extra $10 to create your own? That's what I did, and it turned out incredible. Just place the order, and within a week, your custom controller arrives at your door fully built, no assembly required.

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