The latest controller from SteelSeries takes part of the Stratus product segment and was designed to operate on wireless via dongle, connect to Bluetooth devices, but can also function in wired mode, while charging. The Duo is shipped inside a compact cardboard enclosure, with the usual SteelSeries box art:
The right side of the packaging does show a side view of the controller:
On the opposite, we will get to see possible connection setups, depending on the hardware we are working with, but also some technical specifications:
On the back, SteelSeries does show some of the product main features, in multiple languages:
The inner enclosure is similar to the one we have seen along with SteelSeries mice, in all-black color, but with the Rise Up motto on the top cover:
The controller sits secure inside plenty of foam material, along with the 2.4GHz WiFi dongle:
The box contents does also include the USB charging/data cable and the documentation:
The guide does offer enough information, so the user will be familiar with the gamepad before the first actual setup:
The data/charge cable is microUSB and does not feature braiding:
Stratus Duo does hold a similar design to Playstation controllers, but holds Xbox compatibility so tons of games are playable with it, especially on PC. From the top, we can spot the 8-way directional pad, the Back/Select button, a Player Indicator LED (which also shows Bluetooth connectivity status and Battery charging status), the central Home button, a Forward/Start button, the usual A/B/X/Y buttons and also the dual analog joysticks: