The 8 Best Xbox remotes (2023 reviews)

The pdp xbox remote's high-end materials makes sure that it ages well with use. The media remote helps you take control of your xbox with everything you need, right at your fingertips. It comes with the same overall design with the Xbox aesthetics, and overall looks nice. It has the xbox button so it can turn your console off and on. The motion detection turns the back lights on the buttons which helps to see them with the lights off. It's quite compact and light.

The fit, finish and thoughtfulness of design for even the included Xbox controller is way better than for this remote. It's a soft rubber touch that makes it easy to tell when you're on a button and when you've pushed a button. The feel of the buttons is nice.

Why We Like This:

Works wonders for days just watching tv and not playing games
More fumbling for the right button on the controller to pause your movie
Made life easier and xbox more practical
Nice to have a backlit remote for media usage

Best for Series S console: 8bitdo Xbox Remote

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8Bitdo has been making great remote for years, thanks to a combination of clever design and appropriate materials. The remote is very light and small. It's a handy feature in a dark room. It's almost 100% backlit, the volume is responsive and works off the xBox settings (not one of the learning remotes), and is a good deal. The plastic shell is quality, dense material, and the discrete buttons are solid plastic with a solid click. The remote signal can easily get blocked by furniture, so keep that in mind if you keep your console pushed back inside an entertainment center/shelf.

The remote control only works for the Xbox. It's made with a nice white finish. The sensor light control is good for the dark but not sure how long battery will last with the backlight always coming on with the slightest movement.

Why We Like This:

Nice clicky buttons and good weight for its size
Wake your xbox instantly with the dedicated home button
Good investment for long term

Best with all Xbox ones: Nyko Xbox Remote

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Not everyone likes to purchase remote for their daily usage, but the nyko xbox remote would be an anomoly. It is like a normal remote for your television. It fits in the palm of your hand and all buttons are within a thumbs reach. It is easy to use, good battery life, and everything works like it should. It is great for saving battery on your controllers when watching netflix.

The Xbox One console has the IR receiver, the Kinect has the IR Blaster. The keys are lit more brightly than the branded remote. This remote works well navigating through menus and is very easy to select the items needed. It is "always on" in the same manner that a typical TV remote is always on.

Why We Like This:

Much easier than trying to navigate with the game controller
Improve the experience of using the xbox to watch movies and shows
Buttons are easy to see and spaced out
Just a basic remote for tv, movies, dvd's/blue-rays and more

Best Media Remote: Nargos Xbox Remote

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We would, of course, be remiss if we didn't mention nargos xbox remote for daily purpose. The 8bitdo media remote is a solid remote. It works exactly as you'd expect, and is nice to use when you just want to use the Xbox for media and don't want to grab a full controller for that. It uses it to connect to the Xbox and the Xbox passes the CEC commands through to the TV. The backlight is motion activated too, and it works at even the slightest touch, so never are you left there in the dark looking for a light, or just pressing blindly and hoping for the best.

It's an infrared remote but it's powerful enough you don't have to point it at the device every time.

Why We Like This:

Great for watching netflix, disney plus, hulu, ect
Lot of satisfied buyers

Best sight type: VINABTY Xbox Remote

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Vinabty offers a variety of remote for personal choice and yet maintaining quality in all the variants.

Why We Like This:

Delivers what they promise
New and hot release

Best for redeeming codes: Insignia Xbox Remote

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The insignia xbox remote is the best convenient remote on the market today. If you run your cable or antenna thru your Xbox, it's perfect because of its guide and dual menu buttons. It operates like a standard remote. The remote has it's quirks as the keyboard or media functions will lock up every once in awhile, you need to pull out the batteries when it does this but it's features outweigh it's quirkyness. It's motion activated which means that one side or the other will only work if it is lit up.

The keyboard works great for typing codes in and searching very easily once you get the hang on the keyboard being split. There is a dongle that you plug into the side (or back if you're not smart) of your xBone.

Why We Like This:

Good media remote with keyboard built in
Good brand reputation

Best inexpensive Remote: gen Xbox Remote

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This simple, yet powerful remote is designed to help you listen, watch and switch among experiences instantly. It is good as an actual xbox one controller. The one guide buttons provides one-touch, quick access to your favorite tv shows and movies through the xbox program guide. It's good as an actual xbox one controller.

This media remote lets you control video playback for the blu-ray movies and streaming video on xbox one. It's a good inexpensive remote however it needs to be directly pointed at the xbox one to work. It is for xbox one owners who want to control their tv and entertainment at the touch of a button via a familiar remote.

Why We Like This:

Good investment for long term
One of the new comers and featured product

Best easy to use: Ubay Xbox Remote

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If you are searching for a satisfactory remote for your daily usage, you cannot go wrong with the ubay xbox remote. There is no need for a manual on this type of remote, simply put 2 AAA batteries and its good to go. It is easy to use to install batteries and use that's it. It has volume, channel change button/rocker w/mute button. The cover slides off for easy battery installation, then point at your system and press the buttons and boom it works. The remote also has a feature that when you pick it up the keypad backlighting comes on automatically making nighttime usage seamless. It lights up every use completely.

It is compatible with xbox xbox one, xbox series x, and xbox series preprogrammed. It comes in a plastic sleeve box.

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