Xbox Stormcloud Vapor Special Edition controller is up for pre-orders now

Each controller comes with a unique pattern

Marco Wutz | Aug 1, 2023

Xbox Stormcloud Vapor Special Edition controller is up for pre-orders now /

Here’s something for your collection of controllers: Each Xbox Stormcloud Vapor Special Edition controller comes with its own unique pattern of whirling clouds imprinted on it.

Available from August 8, 2023, for $69.99, this new special edition of the regular Xbox Wireless Controller can now be pre-ordered over at the Microsoft Store. Held in a gray-blue color scheme, stormcloud patterns are visible on the entire surface of the input device. Microsoft promises that each controller will have an individual pattern so that none look 100% identical to each other.

Xbox Stormcloud Vapor Special Edition controllers on white background. — The Xbox Stormcloud Vapor Special Edition controller / Microsoft

Aside from that, this device comes with all the usual goodies: textured grip on the triggers, bumpers, and back-case, rubberized grips, the ability to map buttons, and Bluetooth connectivity to enable wireless play with the Xbox Series X|S, PC, and mobile devices. As usual, you can also connect a headset through the controller’s headset jack.

The controller can also be used while being connected to a device through a cable. Without one, Microsoft promises 40 hours of battery life while gaming.

Xbox Wireless Controllers are pretty solid pieces of technology with a wide range of uses. They are especially simple to set up on PC, making them a highly regarded choice on the platform.

The Xbox Stormcloud Vapor Special Edition is the latest stylized controller Microsoft is offering. Recent special editions of the hardware include a Porsche Edition, a Barbie Edition, and a TMNT Edition that includes a scent-dispenser, which sprays out the smell of pizza.

Published Aug 1, 2023

MARCO WUTZ

Marco Wutz is a writer from Parkstetten, Germany. He has a degree in Ancient History and a particular love for real-time and turn-based strategy games like StarCraft, Age of Empires, Total War, Age of Wonders, Crusader Kings, and Civilization as well as a soft spot for Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail. He began covering StarCraft 2 as a writer in 2011 for the largest German community around the game and hosted a live tournament on a stage at gamescom 2014 before he went on to work for Bonjwa, one of the country's biggest Twitch channels. He branched out to write in English in 2015 by joining tl.net, the global center of the StarCraft scene run by Team Liquid, which was nominated as the Best Coverage Website of the Year at the Esports Industry Awards in 2017. He worked as a translator on The Crusader Stands Watch, a biography in memory of Dennis "INTERNETHULK" Hawelka, and provided live coverage of many StarCraft 2 events on the social channels of tl.net as well as DreamHack, the world's largest gaming festival. From there, he transitioned into writing about the games industry in general after his graduation, joining GLHF, a content agency specializing in video games coverage for media partners across the globe, in 2021. He has also written for NGL.ONE, kicker, ComputerBild, USA Today's ForTheWin, The Sun, Men's Journal, and Parade. Email: marco.wutz@glhf.gg