Considering Purchasing An XBOX 360 Wireless Controller ?. The Multiple Colors Explained
Wired controllers are just available in white. On the other hand wireless controllers come in many distinctive colors such as:
Standard Controller Colors
White controllers are bundled with the Arcade console and they are also sold separately.
Black controllers come with the Elite to match the case,again these are also sold separately.
Dark Blue controllers were first released in October 2007 (USA only)
Light Blue controllers were released in October 2007 (Europe and Japan only)
Pink controllers were also released in October 2007.
Limited or Special Edition Controller Colors
Halo 3 ‘Spartan Green’ controllers were included with the Halo 3 Special Edition Xbox 360 systems released in September 2007.
Halo 3 Spartan “Limited Edition” controllers were first released in September 2007 and feature Halo 3 themed artwork from artist Todd McFarlane. The Spartan controller also included a Master Chief Figurine.
Halo 3 Covenant “Limited Edition” controllers were released in September 2007 and feature Halo 3 themed artwork from artist Todd McFarlane. The Covenant controller also included a different Master Chief figurine.
Red “Limited Edition” controllers were released in September 2008. The controller features ‘black accents’ with the D-Pad, analog sticks, triggers and parts of the casing all changed to black instead to the usual gray. It comes bundled with a Play & Charge Kit and a red rechargeable battery pack. The red controller is also included with the Limited Edition Resident Evil 360 Elite console first released in March 2009. As of October 2009, this controller is still available to buy, so it is unknown how limited it will be.
Green “Limited Edition” controllers were released in mid October 2008 in Europe, Asia, and Latin America. The green controller has a direction pad with 16-way functionality, instead of the 8-way direction pad used on all previous controllers. This controller was released alongside Pro Evolution Soccer 2009
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