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Sea Of Thieves Xbox One Controller Glows In The Dark, Comes With DLC And More

The cool-looking controller is priced at $75 and launches early next month.

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As it does with most of its big new releases, Microsoft is launching a limited-edition Xbox One controller for its swashbuckling pirate action/adventure game Sea of Thieves. The nice-looking controller has a deep purple translucent design, with a skull in the middle that glows in the dark. The gamepad also sports "laser-etched barnacles, while one of the triggers sports a golden colour.

Additionally, it comes with the "Ferryman Clothing Set" DLC, along with 14-day trials for Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass. It launches on February 6. This is of course the newer-model controller, so it has Bluetooth support for use with Windows 10 PC and tablets. In terms of consoles, it supports Xbox One, Xbox One S, and Xbox One X.

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You can pre-order one here on Microsoft's website.

The controller launches on February 6, which is more than a month before Sea of Thieves hits shelves on March 20 for Xbox One and PC. Developer Rare recently revealed more details about how the game's progression system works. A beautiful Sea of Thieves art book from Dark Horse is also slated to release in early 2018.

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They say you're getting free dlc with the controller, but you're actually paying for the dlc with that price. The best thing on some of the newer controllers is the rubber textured grip on the back. I bought that blue Tech controller when I bought my X and it's so much more comfortable than the regular hard plastic controllers. It's right where your fingers grab the controller on the back. Makes a huge difference!

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Pretty disappointed for $79.75 it did not include a rechargeable battery. Other than that the controller looks amazing.

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Microsoft comes out with a lot of cool controllers. I need to trade in some of my old black ones for these.

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I always found it funny that companies release glow in the dark and backlit accessories, then have a disclaimer that says, "always play in a well lit room." That said, the controller looks nice, and the game looks like it will be a lot of fun. Glad to see XB1 getting at least a few exclusives.

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Neat controller, wish I had a need for one.

You know, shouldn't we have more info on Sea of Thieves by now if it's coming in March? hmm

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@MAXTHUNDER99: Dark purple and green.

Dark purple probably for a dark sea theme and green for that ''cursed'' look.

Probably the green wouldn't have stood out as well on blue, I can't think of many better color schemes.

I'd also like to note that sexual orientation isn't directly related to liking colors. Gay people just don't care as much about the stigma attached to liking colors as far as I know. Anyone scared of wearing a pink shirt should be questioning why it scares them.

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@DarkAztaroth: What sea do you know that is purple from the game? Green is a cursed look? Okay then. I like the right and left trigger buttons being gold and the could have had the back top buttons be like a pearlescent white. The buttons could have been jewel colours - so, red=ruby,blue=sapphire, white=diamond and green=emerald. Had the controller with blue waves with white caps and a pirate treasure chest floating in the waves.

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@MAXTHUNDER99: That would have been kind of too colorful no ?

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@DarkAztaroth: I don't wear Pink because I personally don't like all pink on my clothing, but a highlight or color in a picture is okay. Rich purples are nice though and mixed with that green is appealing to me personally.

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@thelostscribe: How many pirates have you seen through history wearing anything pink? I only said that it looks gay because the Turquoise looks like glitter/sparkles.

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@MAXTHUNDER99: Eh, your original comment does not appear and I can't really remember what the pink was referencing. Either way, your complaint seems juvenile, not sure why I even commented lol.

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@thelostscribe: I never even mentioned pink. I just simply said that the controller is not really pirate theme and referred to most pirates being notoriously gay. I never said their was anything wrong with being gay or liking those colours.

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I've been waiting for another XB1 controller. It's been too long.

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That looks like someone was playing games while eating Space Cheetosâ„¢.

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It shouldnt cost more than a regular controller. It's advertising a game. Cool look though.

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@joshrmeyer: then it would look like a controller custom designed by Sony, http://images.pushsquare.com/news/2017/08/sonys_scored_an_own_goal_with_this_ugly_limited_edition_ps4_controller/attachment/0/original.jpg

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@tibua: Lol... Never seen that one. I think it's cool though when a company is trying to advertise their game with controllers or random trinkets. I'm not sure how much added cost there is, but I wouldn't think much. I don't care much for an entire console representing one game, but a controller is kinda cool. This one and that monster Hunter PS4 ones are hot.

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It looks cool, but not worth buying a controller for. I don’t nsed another controller.

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It looks cool, but it's friggin' $75. I remember when different colored controllers were the same price.

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@superklyph: It's glow in the dark and comes with DLC. While digital content technically costs them nothing to sell, they could argue value on their end. Then the glow in the dark stuff is obviously an additional cost factor that no one could argue against.

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@mcnichoj: Yeah that's legit, but this console gen you're generally expected to pay more money for a different colored plastic on your controller - not just this one.

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@superklyph: Related note: Not just for console. Also plugs directly into PC / laptop. Ex: Most indie shooters and platformers on Steam work wonderfully with a XO controller; just get a nice braided USB-to-microUSB cable.

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@Pyrosa: True. This is a very convenient feature and especially good for using with Steam Link.

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That's a good-looking design! I have more custom controllers than I can use at the moment though.

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Microsoft knows how to do re-skins very well, this is an example of it. Though it's not exclusive to the controller It'd be better if the costume was part of the game.

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That skull should be the Xbox button. Missed opportunity there

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@chiefwiggum16: Hehe.

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@chiefwiggum16: Exactly!

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One thing Xbox can do is make some nice controllers. They had a trash year for games lol but always got they controller game on point. I c it's already sold out

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Alright! I always wanted a controller that looks like somebody used the spraypaint brush from MSPaint on it!

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