Microsoft has made a fancy Xbox controller out of actual Jade to commemorate Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty coming to the console.
Xbox posted a video showcasing the creation of the controller, which required Jade craftsman Andy Chi to forge the gamepad using specialist equipment.
“If I can make a very exquisite jade product as a jade worker, and people will preserve it for a long time or permanently, I could think of nothing to be prouder of,” Chi said ahead of the project.
Making the first jade video game controller in the world came with difficulties, of course. Chi separated the controller’s shell into eight pieces, but after spending almost a week cutting two of them, he discovered cracks. “From my mistake I started many, many times,” he said.
Chi also had to make sure the jade surface was still comfortable for players to use and allowed for all the normal functionality one would expect from a gamepad. “When you press these directional buttons, we ensured the buttons do not come into contact with jade, but instead come into contact with plastic, so that it will not damage the jade during prolonged gameplay,” Chi said.
The jade controller isn’t for sale, joining the ranks of Xbox’s unique (and sometimes bizarre) one of a kind controllers, like the fluffy Sonic the Hedgehog ones it released last year.
Celebrating Earth Day in April, the company also announced an Xbox wireless controller “made partly” from reclaimed CDs, water jugs, and other Xbox controller parts.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll talk about The Witcher all day.
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