LOS ANGELES — When it comes to game controllers, Microsoft's Xbox One controller is easily the best one. It's so close to perfection that Oculus VR is bundling one with every consumer version of the Oculus Rift.

I had a chance to try out Microsoft's new $150 Elite wireless controller for Xbox One, and it's incredible. The attention to detail is top-notch.

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The Elite is still mostly made out of plastic, but its modular parts (i.e. the analog sticks, D-pads and backside paddles) all have a premium feel to them since they're made out of metal. As any hardcore gamer who abuses their controller in fighting and first-person shooter games can attest, better build quality — especially on these parts — will lead to fewer busted controllers.

What's more, the modular pieces attach and detach magnetically (see below); it's a snazzy feature, although I worry the magnetism will weaken over time.

Every Elite controller comes with three pairs of analog sticks that each have different heights: There's the standard Xbox One analogs with the recessed top and textured edges on which your thumbs rest, a pair that resemble the PlayStation 2/PlayStation 3's DualShock sticks and a really tall pair. I tried all three, and they felt great (not that I was expecting anything less).

All the swappable pieces you get with the Xbox One Elite controller.

The back paddles are also really high quality, and they can be assigned to replicate other buttons via an app. I've tested third-party game controllers that tried this backside paddle design, but none of them felt as good as the Elite's. And you don't need to press hard at all; just tap them with your ring or pinky fingers. Well done, Microsoft!

Xbox One Elite controller's mappable backside paddles. Image: Mashable, Raymond Wong

The new polygonal D-pad cover feels pretty solid, too, although I didn't get to try it with any fighting games.

The Elite controller "naked" without any of its swappable bits in. Image: Mashable, Raymond Wong

That said, I would've liked to see mechanical buttons on the Elite controller that are far clickier, a feature Razer's Sabertooth Xbox controller has. The Elite's ABXY buttons didn't feel like much of an improvement over that of the regular Xbox One controller.

So, is the Elite controller worth the $150? I'd say yes — if you take your gaming really, really seriously.

There is one thing that worries me, though: Gamers using the Elite controller will definitely have a competitive edge with mappable paddles, since they won't ever have to take their fingers off of the analog sticks. As a result, this could really change the dynamics of online multiplayer gaming.