Tom Warren

is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years.

Hours after a smaller Xbox Cloud Gaming controller appeared online, Brazil’s Anatel regulator has also accidentally published images of what appears to be Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox Elite 3 controller. Tecnoblog has posted images that show the successor to the Elite 2 controller, with an interchangeable D-Pad, paddles, and two new mysterious buttons.

The Elite 3 controller design appears to be more refined this time, with the addition of two new scroll wheels at the bottom that could be related to controller adjustments or a new input method for games like Microsoft Flight Simulator .

The Elite 3 will also have a new pair button that can switch between a local mode or cloud mode to connect directly to Xbox Cloud Gaming servers.…