Xbox One Elite Wireless Controller

Have you ever wanted to game with the precision of a professional gamer but your not willing, or able, to put in the 8 to 10 hours a day to practice. I've often wondered what I would have to do to easily overtake my online competitors in a matching making game on Halo, Destiny or Call of Duty. There has to be something that is slowing my reaction time down and is there a way I can speed it up.

I've researched some on this subject and the truth is there is a huge design flaw in the controllers we've been using and the common gamer is unaware of it. I know I wasn't aware of when I first found out. The problem resides in the fact that your right thumb have to leave the thumb stick to hit one of the 4 important action buttons to the right side of the controller. While your tapping that jump button or trying to reload or switch weapons or even leaving the prone position, that ohhhh so important thumb stick used to aim your weapon at your opponent is left completely naked. This may sound like it's not enough time to make a difference in the competitive nature of gaming but the fact is every second counts and professional gamers know this. That's one of the reasons professionals tend to use Wired controllers instead of wireless. Wired controllers are a fraction of a second faster in response time than that of a wireless controller.

A perfect gaming controller would allow you to hit the jump button while turning to aim your barrel at the enemy your hailstorm of bullets are intended for.

The proper way to hold your controller is also important. You should have both thumbs on their intended sticks, your index fingers on the bumpers and your middle fingers on the triggers.
The perfect controller would allow your fingers to stay that way by having the 4 action buttons on the back of the controller for jumping, crouching, reloading and swapping your weapons.

Third party controllers and add-on devices have been built that move the 4 action buttons to the back of your controller so you can use your ring and pinkie fingers instead of lifting up your right thumb, however, most of these devices have either not worked as intended or were only marketed towards the more intense gamer.

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Microsoft One Elite Wireless Controller

Microsoft has just announced a new Xbox One controller called the Elite Wireless Controller that does exactly what I was talking about above... It turns you into a professional gamer.  It has 4 interchangeable stainless steel paddles on the back of the controller that allow you to program their sensitivity and action so you can leave your thumbs where they were intended.

"Users also have full customization of thumbstick sensitivity and minimum/max levels for the controller's top triggers. These settings, along with button mapping, are handled through a standalone app that will be released for Xbox One and Windows 10. Microsoft says your controller preferences are stored in the cloud, and the gamepad itself can carry around two user profiles."

The Xbox One Elite Controller is prices at $149.99 and is scheduled to be sold at retailers in October.
Source TheVerge.com