Microsoft is giving Xbox 360 Elite consumers something they should’ve had when they bought the machine: a free data transfer cable. TG Daily reports that complaints from consumers who had trouble transferring data from their old 360 to the Elite model convinced Microsoft to offer free transfer cables to those who request one.

According to the report on TG Daily, Microsoft didn’t include a transfer cable with the Elite because it was marketing the newer console to those who didn’t have one of the two base models. But when some game enthusiasts bought the Elite as an upgrade, users lost the ability to play media files and Xbox Live Arcade titles on the Xbox 360 Elite because of Microsoft’s strict digital rights management. Users can apply for a free cable by downloading a PDF form available on the official Xbox Web site.

Source: TG Daily