An early render of the Xenon controller in the original Xbox 360 white. It will also come in black, pink, and red. | Image: Hyperkin

Hyperkin is introducing an officially licensed remake of Microsoftā€™s original Xbox 360 controller, which looks poised to bring the 2005 nostalgia trip to modern Xbox consoles and Windows PCs. The Xenon controller, named after the Xbox 360ā€™s first internal development codename, brings back the 17-year-old design and modernizes things with Menu, View, and Share buttons, as well as a 3.5mm headphone jack and detachable USB-C cable. In addition to the original white, it will come in black, pink, and red.

Pricing and availability have not been announced yet, but if Hyperkinā€™s $70 Duke controller remake is any indication, this may be quite a faithful and somewhat pricey recreation. Perhaps even too faithful in some small aspects, as these early renders show a D-pad that has the same left lean as the originals. Personally, I used to sand the inner left wall of the D-pad surround on my Xbox 360 controllers to give a left directional press a little more room. Weā€™ll see what the actual controller is like upon release, though I can say with confidence that contrary to the Duke, the Xenon may be a controller you may actually enjoy using and not just displaying on your shelf for the sake of nostalgia.

Image: Hyperkin
Early product info and colors for the Hyperkin Xenon.

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
An original Xbox 360 controller for comparison, which came in wireless or wired versions. The remake is only wired.

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