Microsoft Now Selling Replacements Parts for Xbox Controllers in North America - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 04 September 2023 / 2,342 Views
Microsoft is now selling replacement parts for its Xbox controllers in North America on the Microsoft Store.
Replacement parts are available for the standard Xbox Wireless Controller and the Xbox Elite Series 2 Wireless Controller.
The parts that can be replaced include the input PCBA, PCBA and motor assembly, the top case, and the buttons.
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That's good. But, replacement parts are already readily available from third party vendors. I don't have a ton of experience with this, but I have changed the parts on controllers before. In the he experience I do have, I have not found third party parts to be of lower quality than the OEM stuff.
That is a great initiative.
Yeah, to me it's a no-brainer:
- relatively few people will bother to do it so very little controller revenue is lost,
- those that do take advantage of it will hugely value it,
- it's an easy PR win.
Man, if only the big four (Sega) would do this for all their consoles, handheld or otherwise. Nothing worse than an old Genesis of PS1 controller with dead buttons due to the rubber pads underneath wearing down.
