Death Stranding: Director’s Cut is coming to Apple devices on January 30, and one of the best phone controllers around is getting a limited edition version to celebrate. The Backbone One controller has a design inspired by Death strandingand comes with a free App Store code for the game, which can be redeemed on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. According to a page on the Backbone site where the controller is no longer listed, the package will cost $125 when it goes on sale on January 30 at 8 PM ET.
The yellow and transparent design of the controller is reminiscent of the exclusive DualShock 4 controller that came out when the game first debuted on PS4 in 2019. While Backbone was clearly inspired by the shade of the BB pod, I can’t help but look at it and think of pee.
The Backbone One snaps around your smartphone for power and turns it into a pretty convincing portable gaming console once installed. It has all the buttons and triggers that console controllers should make The one from Death Stranding complex controls a lot easier. Unlike the regular Backbone One, which only worked with iPhones with a Lightning port, the Death stranding version works with USB-C, so iPhone 15 owners and Android users can both use it.
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There are a lot of strange elements in it Death stranding: the energy drinks, the advertising for Ride with Norman Reedus, the thumb-sucking baby in someone’s throat. (The list continues.) Some of the most fascinating fixations, however, were about peeing and pooping. You can weaponize both and turn them into grenades that actually make sense in terms of the game’s story. If you’re still reading this, then this might be the controller for you.
Death Stranding: Director’s Cut releases on January 31 for Apple devices.