The controllers have black handles that make the colors pop, and new Chroma D-pads and back paddles that add a nice finishing touch. Because the Cipher series is part of the design lab ...

Xbox Elite Controller Series 2 gamepads are notoriously issue-prone, particularly with the bumpers. Thankfully, fixing them ...

The most notable feature is Scuf's first ever Hall Effect thumbsticks. Not only do they glide smoothly, but you can rest ...

For around $50, this gamepad features all the traditional buttons, triggers, and sticks of an Xbox controller, plus two extra back buttons ... while four extra rear paddles can change the function ...

The controller has Hall-Effect sticks, something Xbox has yet to implement in its own controllers. It includes four remappable back paddles with three onboard profiles to change at will.