Xbox Elite Controller Series 3 | Release Date, Price, Features With the release of the Xbox Series X|S console family, fans are wondering when an Xbox Elite Controller Series 3 will debut. Given how hard Microsoft is pushing the new consoles, one would think there’d be a premium gamepad to go along with them. So, will the new Xbox Core Controller get an Elite Series 3 variation sometime soon? Xbox Elite Controller Series 3 release date So far, Microsoft hasn’t announced any plans for an Xbox Elite Controller Series 3. The Elite Series 2 was released on November 4, 2019, so it’s just a little over a year old as of writing. It’s unlikely that we’ll see an Elite Series 3 within the next couple of years because the Elite Series 2 works just as well on the Xbox Series X|S consoles as it did with the Xbox One.