8BitDo Rare 40th Anniversary Xbox Wireless Controller Is Steeply Discounted

8BitDo Ultimate 3-Mode Wireless Controller: Rare 40th Anniversary Edition

$72 (was $90) | For Xbox, PC, Apple, Android

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Xbox and PC gamers can save big on 8BitDo’s first wireless controller for Xbox Series X|S. The 8BitDo Ultimate 3-Mode Rare 40th Anniversary Edition is on sale for $72 (was $90) at Amazon. Officially licensed by Microsoft, this special version of the Ultimate 3-Mode also comes with a matching charging dock, a metal D-pad, Hall Effect sticks, and remappable back buttons. Released in August in celebration of Rare Limited, the controller has a striking blue-and-gold color scheme with symbols and artwork nodding to the Microsoft-owned studio’s storied history. Though best known today as the studio behind Sea of Thieves, Rare has a back catalog of classics like Donkey Kong Country, GoldenEye 007, Banjo-Kazooie, Conker, and Perfect Dark.

The only other time the controller has been discounted was during Black Friday, and that deal sold out before the sale expired. 8BitDo’s Ultimate 3-Mode Rare 40th Anniversary Edition Controller is a great alternative to Microsoft’s Xbox Elite Series 2 Controller, which is on sale for $135 (was $200). The controller works wirelessly on Xbox consoles, PC, Apple devices, Android, and Steam Deck.

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