Did you recently buy a brand-new Xbox controller, only to find that it didn't come with any batteries? Microsoft has confirmed (via X) that a limited number of controllers have erroneously shipped ...

The Xbox Wireless Gaming Controller is Microsoft’s current standard gamepad, updated in 2025 with a hybrid D-pad, a Share ...

TL;DR: Microsoft mistakenly shipped some Xbox Wireless controllers without AA batteries since December 2025 but will now include batteries with all future controllers. Affected customers can claim a ...

This deal is weird. It’s a $500 Lenovo laptop at Best Buy with 16GB of RAM, plus a year of Microsoft (Office) 365, a year of Game Pass Ultimate, and a free Xbox controller. It feels like something ...

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Elvis Shida is a Tech/Hardware Writer from Kenya. He has been building PCs for a decade and is keenly interested in motherboards, monitors, and gaming TVs. When not building PCs or writing about ...

An Xbox Wireless Controller in front of an Xbox Series S package - Pedro Truffi/Getty Images Did you recently buy a brand-new Xbox controller, only to find that it didn't come with any batteries?