Dragon Quest XI Gets a Very Unusual PS4 Controller

Equally gaming IP goes, Dragon Quest is huge. And then pop are the games in its home country of Japan, it is classed every bit the national game. There'south fifty-fifty an urban myth a law was passed in Japan banning the sale of new Dragon Quest games except on weekends and national holidays. Still, DQ release dates typically fall on a Saturday.

So it may come up as no surprise that the side by side iteration in the Dragon Quest series (Dragon Quest Eleven) is getting its own PS4 controller. And it'southward a very unusual game pad.

Only one image of the controller has been released so far, which you can see above sitting next to the graphic symbol it is modeled on: a Slime. However, that Slime is actually just some other angle of the same controller. Aye, this controller really is the shape of a Slime, with your fingers wrapping around its body and the buttons/thumb sticks on its base.

This isn't the first time a Dragon Quest game got its own controller, though. Square Enix did the same thing when the PlayStation two was Sony'southward focus. And that controller was also modeled on a Slime's body.

Here's the PS2 version to requite you some idea of what to expect:

Both the PS2 and PS4 versions of this controller don't look particularly comfortable to use for playing a game, particularly considering Dragon Quest games ordinarily require at least 60 hours to play through.

There's a skilful run a risk nigh consumers buying this PS4 controller will never use it. That'due south down to the price equally much as information technology is going to become a collector'south item. According to Kotaku, when the Dragon Quest Controller for PlayStation 4 is released alongside the game on July 29 in Japan, it volition cost 17,780 yen. That converts to around $160, which is more than than double what you'd look to pay for the actual game at full price!

Volition we get the PS4 Slime controller in the US and Europe? I would exist surprised if that happened, especially considering the price. What'due south more probable is a very limited Collector'southward Edition which could possibly include this controller.