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Microsoft is making an edible chocolate Xbox controller

A chocolate bar-themed Wonka Xbox is also on the way.

Donovan Erskine

November 13, 2023 6:48 AM

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We’ve seen plenty of whacky movie tie-in gaming products over the years, but a new collaboration between Microsoft and Warner Bros. Pictures is really going for the gold (wrapper). In celebration of the upcoming Wonka film, Microsoft has announced a pair of sweet products for its most devoted (or sugar-crazed) fans. Microsoft is giving away an edible chocolate Xbox controller, as well as a chocolate bar-themed Xbox Series X console.

Microsoft announced the new products in an Xbox Wire post this morning. Fresh out of the chocolate factory, a handful of lucky fans will get their hands (and mouths) on the first edible Xbox controller. Made out of 100% pure chocolate, the controller comes wrapped in a golden wrapper. There are also a handful of unique gaming-themed chocolate truffles that will be provided alongside the controller.

In addition to the controller, Microsoft is also offering a Wonka-themed Xbox Series X console. This special edition console may look like a chocolate bar, but Microsoft has emphasized that unlike the matching controller, the Wonka Xbox Series X is not edible. Here’s hoping nobody has to learn that the hard way.

Both the edible Xbox controller and chocolate bar Xbox Series X console are only available through a sweepstakes, which runs from November 13 to December 14, the day before the Timothee Chalamet-starring Wonka movie opens in theaters in the United States. The products will not be available for retail distribution. Microsoft has released some zany Xbox products for promotional purposes (including a pizza-scented controller in honor of TMNT: Mutant Mayhem), but an edible controller might take the chocolate cake.

Donovan Erskine

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Donovan is a young journalist from Maryland, who likes to game. His oldest gaming memory is playing Pajama Sam on his mom's desktop during weekends. Pokémon Emerald, Halo 2, and the original Star Wars Battlefront 2 were some of the most influential titles in awakening his love for video games. After interning for Shacknews throughout college, Donovan graduated from Bowie State University in 2020 with a major in broadcast journalism and joined the team full-time. He is a huge Scream nerd and film fanatic that will talk with you about movies and games all day. You can follow him on twitter @Donimals_