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That weird 007: First Light PS5 controller design is deliberate, IOI art director explains

Eurogamer.net·Chris Tapsell·6 months ago
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"It's not a straight-up gun barrel."

Image credit: IOI / Eurogamer

Remember a couple of weeks ago when the internet got unusually annoyed (or maybe not that unusually) about the design of 007: First Light's limited edition DualSense PS5 controller?

Well, sorry to remind you if you didn't. In brief: developer IO Interactive revealed a fancy controller earlier this month , featuring a gold-all-over paint job and a central 007 motif, with lines reaching out from a central circle.

Here's First Light's Rules of Spycraft trailer. Watch on YouTube

The pushback was immediate and enjoyably ridiculous.…

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