Microsoft is planning to launch “Sebile,” its new Xbox controller, in May this year, according to new comments that The Verge’s Tom Warren shared during a recent XboxEra stream. The controller was originally unveiled as part of the FTC v. Microsoft leak from September 2023.
Key features:
- Bluetooth 5.2
- Rechargeable and swappable battery
- New modular thumbsticks
- Improved longevity
- Precision haptic feedback
- Accelerometer
- Quieter buttons and thumbsticks
- Lift to wake
The new controller codenamed ‘Sebille’ is expected to launch on May 24th
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The new controller, codenamed Sebile, is set to be announced early next year for $69.99 and will include an accelerometer which should let you merely lift it to wake the gamepad. It has a two-tone color scheme and will support a direct connection to cloud, Bluetooth 5.2, and a presumably updated “Xbox Wireless 2” connection. Microsoft also lists “precision haptic feedback” and “VCA haptics double as speakers” as specs for the controller. It will also have quieter buttons and thumbsticks, a rechargeable and swappable battery, and modular thumbsticks.