Summary
Other than implementing features like adaptive triggers and haptic feedback, it’s difficult to make a controller stand out after many gamers have been using them for 30 years or more.PlayStation’s Spider-Man 2 DualSensedid pretty well in setting itself apart, as didXbox’s furry Sonic controllers, even if they never went on sale. Peripheral creators Hyperkin are experts in making controllers that stand out, and they’ve managed to do it again by unveiling a new range that includes a controller that looks like a hot dog.
There are three controllers in Hyperkin’s new collection - all of them limited edition and all with cases that you’ll need to buy separately if you want them. Hyperkin teased it had an announcement to make by sharing a photo of some hot dogs with a big jug of Kool-Aid, adding that the first two people to guess who it was collaborating with next would win a prize. No idea if anyone managed it, but I’m assuming the prize is one of the three new controllers revealed.
The three controllers have all been created through official team-ups with food brands. The hot dog controller brought to you by cold cut company Oscar Meyer, the red and green controller with roosters on it is a collab with Huy Fong’s sriracha, and the last, but certainly not least, controller is an official Kool-Aid accessory. All three have been made with the Nintendo Switch in mind, but are all also compatible with PC and mobile.
The three controllers are $39.99 each and are available nowthrough Hyperkin’s siteas well as Amazon. Those who keep up with Hyperkin’s offerings might not be all that surprised by this rather random new set of collab controllers. Hyperkin announced it was working with Heinz on video game accessories in 2022. Heinz owns both Oscar Meyer and Kool-Aid (thanks,Nintendo Life).
Hyperkin Oscar Meyer Hot Dog Controller
Hyperkin has created a collection of controllers with food and drink themes in collaboration with popular brands. Its hot dog controller is an Oscar Meyer team-up, compatible with Nintendo Switch, PC, and mobile.
A couple of Hyperkin’s future projects have already been revealed, both of them ambitious but neither with release dates attached for now.An Xbox controller based on the DuchesS designfor the original console compatible with theXbox OneandSeries X|Sis in the works. It has also revealeda handheld Sega Genesiswhich will run the console’s original cartridges.
