Current-gen controllers are pretty expensive as the tech used to create them continues to advance. You don’t need to pay through the nose to get something pretty cool though, especially if you do your gaming onXboxorNintendo Switch. PDP revealed the first designs in its new Realmz range this week atGamescom, and now theSonicones, which include figures of some of the series' characters encased inside, are available to pre-order.
There are currently two options available, both featuring characters from Sonic, and both come in versions that are compatible with either the Switch or your Xbox console. The Green Hill Zone controller has the iconic level in the background with a Sonic figurine encased in the controller’s left grip. On the opposite side is a Chopper, the mechanical fish that have been leaping out of Green Hill’s lush blue waters in an attempt to thwart Sonic since the very first game.
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If Sonic’s not your jam, then there’s a Tails version of the controller available to pre-order right now too. Featuring a Tails figure in place of Sonic, and the Chopper image switched out for a Crabmeat, the other Sonic-themed controller puts the sidekick in Seaside Hill Zone rather than Green Hill. Both controllers are $40 throughthe PDP websiteand various other retailers, releasing in December but available for pre-order through the links below. There’s also a Knuckles controller in the collection, but pre-orders don’t seem to be live for the echidna version just yet.
Sonic Green Hill Zone PDP REALMz Controller
PDP’s REALMz controllers are officially licensed and each contains a collectible figurine. The Sonic one has the hedgehog in the left grip and a Green Hill Zone motif across the rest of the controller.
If you’re not a Sonic fan, other than having to see me for a list of 20 reasons why you really should be, PDP will be adding a couple of other designs to the Realmz collection in the future.Pikminwill be one of them, offering fans of the series the perfect controller on which to playPikmin 4. The Pikmin controller will have a red Pikmin figure in the grip, and yellow and blue Pikmin as a part of its leafy green design.
Tails Seaside Hill Zone PDP REALMz Controller
There are three controllers currently available as part of PDP’s REALMz Sonic collection. This controller features a collectible Tails figure in the left grip and has a Seaside Hill Zone motif across the rest of the controller.
PDP has also teamed with Hasbro to make an Optimus Prime version of the controller. No images of theTransformerscontroller have been revealed just yet, but it will apparently be available to pre-order in October. Pre-orders for the Pikmin controller will be available sometime this winter.
