Microsoft just announced a game controller made entirely out of chocolate. It’s about time, right? But wait a minute….is such a thing functional? Sadly, no. And alas, even if it was, it would quickly melt in your lap and create a sticky mess. Be careful what you wish for, I guess.
The chocolate controller’s true purpose is to promote a movie — Warner Bros‘ Wonka, due out later this year. The question of whether or not a prequel to the beloved 1971 classic is necessary is best left for an article about the film itself. This is about a chocolate XBox.
But it’s not a commercial product — you won’t find it under the tree, even if you’ve been good. The only way you can get the chocolate XBox controller is to win a contest, just like Charlie Bucket had to do to get inside Wonka’s factory. Entry requires following the official XBox account on Twitter and retweeting the post hyping the contest. This means the Veruca Salts of the world should start making hundreds of fake accounts now to stuff the odds in their favor.
The winner will not only get the edible controller wrapped in gold foil, but an XBox Series X with a Wonka design on the shell, an additional, non-chocolate controller that works, and five pieces of candy, each themed around video gaming:
You have until December 14 to enter, and potentially win. But if you do, this isn’t the type of thing you can save and let appreciate in value. Chocolate goes bad eventually. You’re gonna have to eat your prize.
