ssuberlex posted Xbox Elite 3 leaked prototype photos that appear to show an unreleased Microsoft controller with a tiny built-in screen. The photos also point to hardware details that Microsoft had not shown before, including accessible screws and a removable battery compartment.
ssuberlex and OfferUp
The Redditor said the controller cost $200 on OfferUp. ssuberlex also wrote, "It does not pair with an Xbox nor with a cable. Just the red light blinking but doesn’t do any thing wired or wireless".
That line matters because it places a prototype in a buyer’s hands while the device still behaves like a test unit, not a retail pad. The same photos show four rear paddles, new scroll wheels, a different detachable D-pad design, a carrying case, and clicky triggers when locked to the hair-trigger position.
Microsoft and Xbox
One image appears to show the screen displaying the little XCloud rocket ship next to an Xbox Series X. Another shows a URL that leads to a Microsoft cloud resource the author does not have permission to view. The battery compartment also appears to include a QR code that likely points to a repair page, along with Torx T6 screws.
The controller and its removable 5.8 watt-hour battery both carry NOT FOR SALE labels, and the shell includes placeholder ID numbers for several regulatory bodies. That combination suggests Microsoft built the unit to be traceable and serviceable, even though it was never meant to leave the development path.
Tom Warren on later this year
Tom Warren said his sources believe the controller is still coming later this year. For readers waiting on Microsoft’s next Elite pad, the useful takeaway is simple: the design is already visible in the wild, but the company has not shown the finished product itself.
The unanswered question is how a prototype with NOT FOR SALE labels ended up on OfferUp in the first place.
