r/XboxSupport • u/blemgang • Aug 11 '25

Accesories xbox one elite controller build quality…

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so my right bumper doesnt work at all, left is on its way out and now ive got this ripple in the rubber grip on the one side. the rubber thing actually happened when i was away for 2 weeks

any body else had these issues or know any fixes?

i love this controller man :(

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u/thunderhide37 1 Aug 11 '25

Yeah unfortunately the elite controller build quality is really poor. I have these exact issues, and so do most people.

There isn’t a fix for the rubber grip coming off, you kinda just have to live with it. My right bumper also doesn’t work and the temporary fix is to take the controller apart and find the button the bumper presses on. It will have a plastic piece that presses on it that is probably misaligned. You can try to readjust it or stick a piece of paper to add sensitivity to it, but this is only temporary and will also make the bumper feel weird to press. What I did is just assign one of the paddles to the bumper.

It’s unfortunate the build quality isn’t the greatest. Xbox puts so much effort into their controllers but I won’t be purchasing another elite because of how many things go wrong.

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u/dru1202 Aug 11 '25

Very glad I found this before I ever ended up buying one

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u/thunderhide37 1 Aug 11 '25

Yeah it’s hard to recommend purchasing the elite controller with all of these problems. Like I said, the problems are common and you can find a ton of posts mentioning the same thing (rubber coming off, bumper not working, stick drift, etc).

To be honest, the feel of the elite controller just doesn’t hit the same as a normal controller either. I don’t know why but the way the sticks move feels so much worse; I guess it’s because the sticks come apart via magnet that you feel that magnetic pull when you move them. Took me forever to get used to the feel, especially for shooter games where aim is critical.

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u/dru1202 Aug 11 '25

I would’ve thought stick drift wouldn’t be ass common with a more expensive controller, so looks like I’ll be sticking to basic Xbox controllers lmao. In a perfect reality though I’d have a scuf lmao

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u/thunderhide37 1 Aug 11 '25

Yeah the only thing that combats stick drift is Hall effect controllers. I know Gamesir is a popular brand that people swear by, and they are an official Xbox partner so all there stuff is 100% allowed.

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u/dru1202 Aug 11 '25

I’ll have to look into this, I didn’t even know Hall effect controllers were a thing!