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Microsoft has announced Xbox Design Lab has added the Cipher Series, which are transparent Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 as new options. Also now available on Xbox Design Lab are two ...

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New transparent shells called the Cipher Series are being added to Xbox Design Lab. The Cipher Series are available for use with Xbox Elite Wireless Series 2 controllers, letting players customize ...

It seems that Microsoft has been paying attention to all of those millennial nostalgia-bait posts about translucent iMacs and PlayStation DualShock controllers that go viral on social media, as it’s ...

Update, Aug. 6, 2025 — The Xbox Design Lab is back online, meaning players can once again customize their own controllers. The lab is expanding later this year, with the limited edition DOOM and ...

Microsoft announced the Xbox Design Lab back in 2016, allowing fans to create Xbox controllers with customized skins based on their own designs. The program has been quite popular in the past decade ...

Microsoft has unveiled new controllers based on The Outer Worlds 2, which can be purchased at the Xbox Design Lab just a few weeks before the game hits store shelves. The Xbox Design Lab controller ...