Was able to get a hands on with the elite controller today at the local Microsoft store. Let me say, it feels amazing. Just holding it and the grip on the controller just seems perfect for your hand. The interchangeable joysticks were nice even though I still preferred the short ones. The best part of the controller is definitely the triggers. The response time to the short trigger is very quick and to be quite honest, felt like a lot less strain on the hand. After playing shooters for a while, my hand will cramp up especially from the triggers. But this felt very nice. I was definitely sold on it. I was going to buy one but decided it's close enough to Christmas that I can get someone else to buy it for me.