Elite 2 Warranty

They recently extended the warranty for elite 2 to one year. https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/hardware-network/controller/elite-controller-series-2-warranty . maybe this will help

Warranties cover a like for like replacement if required under that warranty so as far as I know, yes, if you send an Elite series 2 in for replacement you will receive an Elite series 2 back.

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You can buy controllers with extended warranty fyi but they cost a lot more

Stealth ultra comes with 3 year warranty but costs 259 but has a lot more features then the elite 2 and fully user repairable with parts found on fixit

The elite 2 can be 129-200 bucks but 2 year warranty has a few things different but not as big as the stealth technology jump

The 1st wlite yes the elite 2 only comes with 5 months warranty.