As you are traipsing by means of the early goings of Contact of Duty: Contemporary Warfare, note the debris in the London electronics shop. In this canon, Activision has released a console, and its controller is the most jacked-up take on a twin analog gamepad that you can think about.
Meet the “Actibase,” which comes with a wireless controller, HDMI and AC energy cables. Infinity Ward mocked up a console kiosk for the electronics shop level, and so it required a piece of hardware to match the appear. It is doubtful that console partners Microsoft or Sony would want their merch shot up (a great deal significantly less presented subsequent to a slew of dead bodies, which are off camera in our screenshots right here).
Polygon screenshot by means of Infinity Ward/Activision
The packaging appears to show screenshots from previous Contact of Duty games (that seems to be Infinite Warfare at far left, and at far appropriate, Contact of Duty Dog from Ghosts, each Infinity Ward joints). But verify out this decidedly unfunky controller.
Polygon screenshot by means of Infinity Ward/Activision
Initially of all, the un-ergonomic layout of the face buttons is a great deal worse than their roman numeralizing. Subsequent, appear at that D-pad. Protected to say this is not the console for the fighting games neighborhood. Speaking of ergonomics, how about the console’s massive energy button, just begging a curious household pet to disconnect you mid-match.
Polygon screenshot by means of Infinity Ward/Activision
Activision was 1 of the very first third-celebration console publishers, going back pretty much 40 years now, but never ever has the firm had hardware ambitions. If the Actibase is any indication, it should really remain that way. Good destructible prop for an energetic shootout, but with only 120 GB aboard, it could hold perhaps Contemporary Warfare and couple of arcade titles. SMH.
Contact of Duty: Contemporary Warfare is out there now on PlayStation four, Xbox 1 and Windows Computer.