The Xbox and PC controller I hold dearest is enjoying a big old price cut this Prime Day

The Thrustmaster eSwap X pro controller on a green background with white big savings text
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The springtime sales are coming good for gaming peripherals and deals, and one of my favorite Xbox and PC controllers is discounted right now.

There is an absolutely wild price on one variant in the UK. The racing game-focused XR Pro Forza Horizon 5 Edition of the eSwap X Pro controller is down to a frankly ridiculous £74.99 at Amazon (was £173.66).

This bags you the controller itself as well as the driving-focused racing wheel module, and as a whole represents awesome value for money. If you can overlook the design and the extra module, then this is a great price just to get the controller for.

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In the US, the slightly newer model, the Thrustmaster eSwap X2 controller, is down a near-record-low price of $139.99 at Amazon (was $179.99) - it's the lowest price since March so represents great value.

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Not in the US? Scroll down for the best deals in your region. And if you're after more deals this month, check out our full Amazon Spring Sale hub.

Today's best Thrustmaster PC and Xbox controller deals

Thrustmaster eSwap XR Pro Forza Horizon Edition controller
Thrustmaster eSwap XR Pro Forza Horizon Edition controller: was £174.38 now £74.99 at Amazon

UK shoppers can save an unholy amount of cash on the Forza Horizon 5 variant of the X Pro controller. For this price, you get all of the game pad's modular goodness and other features, and get a driving wheel module thrown in. For just 75 quid, if you can tolerate the design, this is an absolute bargain. Somehow this isn't quite a lowest price - but that was only about 70p lower, so I think you can be safe and have no buyer's regret here!

Price check: £159 at Currys

US price: $199.99 at Amazon

Thrustmaster eSwap X2 Pro controller
Thrustmaster eSwap X2 Pro controller: was $179.99 now $139.99 at Amazon

This is the lowest price on the controller since March, and even though it's not a lowest ever still represents a decent value proposition for what is a super Xbox and PC pad.

Price check: was $179.99 now $139.99 at Best Buy | was $204.99 now $163.83 at Target

UK price: £131.60 at Amazon

These deals are super savings on what I think is one of the best Xbox controllers and best PC controllers that anyone can buy right now. My particular soft spot for this line of controllers comes from the fact that it was the first controller I could use on an Xbox console - the modules allowed me to change the layout to a symmetrical one (which I require), and thus I finally had a pad that played nicely with my different hands.

I reviewed the original for sister site GamesRadar+ way back when and also reviewed the newer Thrustmaster eSwap X2 - the above US deal - for TechRadar Gaming in 2023, too, and I loved that controller as well as the original. It's still the only Xbox controller I'll use. We're looking forward to trying out the newly announced X2 H.E. controller in the line now, too.

More of today's best Prime Day deals in the UK

More of today's best Prime Day deals in the US

If you're not in the US or looking to keep your options open, then check out the latest and lowest prices on the Thrustmaster eSwap X2 below, wherever you are in the world.

Rob Dwiar
Managing Editor, TechRadar Gaming

Rob is the Managing Editor of TechRadar Gaming, a video games journalist, critic, editor, and writer, and has years of experience gained from multiple publications. Prior to being TechRadar Gaming's Managing Editor, he was TRG's Deputy Editor, and a longstanding member of GamesRadar+, being the Commissioning Editor for Hardware there for years, while also squeezing in a short stint as Gaming Editor at WePC just before joining TechRadar Gaming. He is also a writer on tech, gaming hardware, and video games but also gardens and landscapes, and has written about the virtual landscapes of games for years.

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