Microsoft's pink / blue Xbox 360 controllers on sale in US

Although we knew that Japan would be getting a new pair of pastel-ed Xbox 360 controllers, there's good news for those camped out in America, too. Starting today, US consumers can snatch up each of the colored controllers for $49.99 apiece, which are indeed of the wireless variety. Thankfully, this blue looks a tad more masculine than the prior version we saw, and if you're still in doubt, check out a few more angles after the jump.

Read - Blue Xbox 360 Controller
Read - Pink Xbox 360 Controller

[AshR @ Oct 2nd 2007 9:11PM]

Cos a blue and pink controler would look great in the lounge?

[Z @ Oct 2nd 2007 9:18PM]

Finally a controller to go with people who wear pink ties...

[Dylan K @ Oct 2nd 2007 9:24PM]

I'm not exactly expecting these to be the hot items of the year. :\ Dull colors IMO.

[Sy @ Oct 2nd 2007 9:25PM]

Nice going Microsoft. You have alienated all the girl gamers by dumbing down them with colors and turned off all the male gamers in one shot.

[Lt_Ladle @ Oct 3rd 2007 12:06AM]

as a straight male, i think id actually enjoy playing with tje pink one given a choice. Adds a little BA imo ;)

[bob e @ Oct 2nd 2007 9:37PM]

i think the standard 'whiteys' are fine myself.

but then some people like a little color in their lives...

[Tim Ficke @ Oct 2nd 2007 9:44PM]

Actually i like the white most because its the same color as the xbox

[Zer0beaT @ Oct 2nd 2007 9:49PM]

My girlfriend likes the pink one alot. Some women (she's 25) actually like "girly" things go figure!

[Zer0beaT @ Oct 2nd 2007 9:53PM]

My girlfriend likes the pink one a whole lot. I guess some females actually like girly things. She's 25 btw.

[Shibathedog @ Oct 2nd 2007 9:54PM]

...of all the random ass colors

[kneeyogi @ Oct 2nd 2007 10:02PM]

I think this makes perfect sense.
Unlike adults who prefer "clean" colors like white/black/silver, kids (think pre-teen) would probably prefer "fun" colors like blue/pink/orange/green.
Why this is any different from having 6 different colors of N64s and GCs is beyond me.

[Mr. Vage @ Oct 2nd 2007 10:44PM]

Have you forgotten where you are? Here at Engadget, one must only have pure hate for Microsoft.

[Michael La Framboise @ Oct 2nd 2007 10:03PM]

Just when you thought it couldn't get uglier then those Halo 3 controllers...

[HenDawg58 @ Oct 2nd 2007 10:08PM]

Why did they release these lame colors? Also the Halo Special Edition controllers with the pictures all over them are ugly, too. I want to know when I can get my hands on 2 of those olive green controllers that came with the Halo Edition XBox360!

[Michael La Framboise @ Oct 2nd 2007 10:17PM]

Theres a bunch of those green ones on eBay - try your luck there; they usually go for 80-100 bucks from what I've seen.

[HenDawg58 @ Oct 2nd 2007 10:43PM]

Thanks. I had looked on there a few weeks ago but never thought about looking again.

I wonder if Microsoft is planning on selling them separately. I guess I will just buy one from ebay now.

[oshean @ Oct 2nd 2007 11:58PM]

Pink when I turn out the light.

[Blech @ Oct 3rd 2007 8:32AM]

Blech.

[Scooby03 @ Oct 3rd 2007 11:41AM]

In the words of alan partridge "Flatley my dear, I don't Riverdance... give a damn"

[The ZeroCorpse @ Oct 3rd 2007 10:48PM]

So now they have:

White
Black
Olive Drab (Halo 3)
Blue
Pastel Pink
Yellow (Extremely limited Simpsons edition)

And yet they're still way overpriced.

Don't get me wrong. I love my 360, but I absolutely hate that MS has made the wireless tech in-house only, and have killed the third-party controller market. No competition means the price will ALWAYS be high, and that plain sucks.

I know. I can get a cheapass wired controller, but who wants wired these days?