Who is the Microsoft - Xbox Elite Series 2 Core for?
Solid mid-pack game controller. The 74.7 score lands in B-tier (68-77) — competent across the board with one or two specs holding it back from a higher tier.
Right buy if pricing matters and the trade-offs the formula penalizes don't affect how you use the device. Worth comparing against the A-tier picks in our best game controllers list.
Mars Score is computed from 8 measured specs against the transparent formula for the game controllers category. No editorial picks, no paid placement.
Pros and cons at a glance
No spec lands in the top quartile of the category normalization window. Strengths sit in untracked specs (build quality, ecosystem, etc.) rather than weighted axes.
- ▼Hall-effect sticks — not supported.
Pros are specs scoring ≥75% of the category normalization range. Cons are ≤35%. Derived from the Mars Score formula — no hand-curated lists.
At a glance
- Hall-effect sticks
- false
- Back paddles
- false
- Battery
- 40h
- Wireless
- true
All specifications
Feedback
- Hall-effect sticks
- false
- Haptic feedback
- false
- Adaptive triggers
- false
Design
- Back paddles
- false
- Weight
- 345 g
- Battery
- 40 h
Compatibility
- Platforms
- Xbox,PC
- Wireless
- true
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