How do you make something that’s already great even better? If you’re Nacon, the answer seems to be partnering with Microsoft to create a controller that’s both cutting edge and utterly nostalgic. The RXU 360 Anniversary Edition takes their premier pro controller and matches it to the Xbox 360’s colourway, with a further batch of memory-tickling easter eggs to find as well. For a certain type – or age – of gamer, this could well be the controller of your dreams.
The Nacon Revolution X Unlimited was one of our favourite controllers of 2025. Frankly, it’s an absolute beast, and if you’re sitting on the Xbox or PC side of the fence, there are few other pro controllers we’d recommend as highly. Just as Gamesir have stepped up their range of G7 Pro controllers, Nacon have gone back to the factory and put together a controller that’s perfectly timed for the Xbox 360’s twentieth anniversary, bridging the gap between one of the most important console launches of the 21st Century, while leaning into cutting edge controller tech.
The RXU Anniversary Edition is designed to hit you right in the nostalgia. If you were there at the start of the 360-era – I picked mine up from a Gamestation midnight launch – then the white and grey colourway will bring back a flood of gaming memories. While I won’t wonder too hard about why we no longer have Project Gotham Racing, or consider whether Kameo was actually any good, every inch of the 360 Anniversary has been painstakingly tuned to match that original 360 controller, at least in terms of general aesthetics.
That white and grey colourway is then matched to a searingly bright face button line up, with the green, red, blue and yellow pattern – shared with the Super Nintendo, and the Sega Dreamcast – reminding you of a time where gaming giants other than Nintendo could still be playful.
My favourite nod to the 360, though, has to be found on the Revolution X Unlimited’s screen. The LCD screen – handy for on-the-fly setting changes – features the Xbox 360’s iconic ‘Blades’, the original UI. I, and many others, am still happy to argue that it was the best UI the 360 had, but then, I don’t work for Microsoft, and might like to pretend that the last 15 years of development on the Metro UI has been a figment of my imagination. The only shame is that the further options within it don’t swipe across through the different blades.
The right analogue stick also emulates the Xbox 360’s trademark power button, with the luminous green LED ring completing things perfectly. There’s even a nod to something that Microsoft would probably prefer to forget, with the terrifying Red Ring of Death represented when you put the RXU on charge, though thankfully without needing you to wrap it up in towels and shove into your oven. Perhaps this is Nacon making sure that Microsoft and Xbox learn from the past? We’ll have to wait for Project Helix before we can properly comment.
On top of all this, the Nacon Revolution X Unlimited remains an incredible pro controller. Between the onboard screen and tuning options, trigger lockouts, mechanical buttons, additional pro inputs, Hall Effect sticks, ultra-low latency (1ms wired and 2ms wireless on PC), hard case, charging cradle, and a wealth of customisation options, including alternate weights, stick tops and D-pads, this is one of the most generous pro controller packages on the market today.
That generosity does come at a premium. The Revolution X Unlimited Anniversary Edition comes in at £179.90 in the UK – though that does match the pricing for the vanilla RXU controller. The Gamesir G7 Pro Wuchang Edition is certainly a more cost-effective, and equally eye-catching solution, but the solidity of the RXU, and the range of attachments, cannot be beaten. Add in the utterly affecting 360 Anniversary skin, and you’ve got a controller that you’ll love picking up, each and every time you play.
