See Games Differently
See Games Differently
Custom
Mike Fahey
In my never-ending quest to make my consoles and controllers look uniquely pretty, I turn to Colorware, the company that’s been painting game hardware for two decades. They do custom colour Joy-Cons for $US150 ($254) and special limited edition designs for $US200 ($338), which look and feel amazing.
Modern video games are almost entirely played on black, plastic boxes. The Xbox One, PS4, and even the Switch sans colourful Joy-Con are non-discrete electronics designed to be as visually unobtrusive as possible. Form can be as important as function, though, and I like a little bit of colour and…
During E3 earlier this month, Microsoft announced a host of new options for its Xbox Design Lab custom controllers, including new colours, metallic finishes and rubberised grips. I used those to make this. It turned out pretty nice, no?
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