Leaked images reveal Xbox Elite 3 controller with mysterious new buttons
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FollowSee All TechLeaked images reveal Xbox Elite 3 controller with mysterious new buttonsThe Elite 3 controller appears to have new scroll wheel buttons, a removable battery, and a cloud mode button. The Elite 3 controller appears to have new scroll wheel buttons, a removable battery, and a cloud mode button. by Tom Warren Tom WarrenSenior CorrespondentPosts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.
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FollowSee All by Tom WarrenMay 14, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC Image: Tecnoblog Tom Warren Tom WarrenPosts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. FollowSee All by Tom Warren is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Hours after a smaller Xbox Cloud Gaming controller appeared online, Brazil’s Anatel regulator has also accidentally published images of what appears to be Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox Elite 3 controller.
Tecnoblog has posted images that show the successor to the Elite 2 controller, with an interchangeable D-Pad, paddles, and two new mysterious buttons. The Elite 3 controller design appears to be more refined this time, with the addition of two new scroll wheels at the bottom that could be related to controller adjustments or a new input method for games like Microsoft Flight Simulator. The D-Pad on the Elite 3 is slightly refined.
Image: TecnoblogThe Elite 3 appears to have two new scroll wheel buttons. Image: TecnoblogHow the new cloud mode works on Xbox controllers. Image: TecnoblogA removable battery can be found on the Elite 3 controller.
Industry Implications
Image: TecnoblogThe Elite 3 will also have a new pair button that can switch between a local mode or cloud mode to connect directly to Xbox Cloud Gaming servers. In cloud mode this should improve the latency for cloud streaming games, and it’s something that will also be available on the smaller Xbox controller that leaked earlier today. Microsoft also appears to be moving to a removable rechargeable battery in the Xbox Elite 3 controller, as the filings at Anatel indicate this updated controller has a smaller (1,528mAh) removable battery compared to the Elite 2 (2,050mAh).
It’s not clear when Microsoft plans to release these new Xbox controllers, but given they’re leaking at regulators I wouldn’t be surprised to see them get announced at the upcoming Xbox showcase in June. Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates. Tom Warren Tom WarrenSenior CorrespondentPosts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.
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