In an effort to promote the release of Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty for Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft partnered with a craftsman to create a working Xbox controller made out of the mineral jade.
In a new mini-documentary video from Microsoft, we get a closer look at designer Andy Chi’s process, which involves sourcing the jade, cutting it with CNC machinery, and also using hand-polishing techniques dating back hundreds of years. In the video, Chi also discusses how working with jade isn’t such a simple thing and how he had to restart multiple times after finding cracks.
To be clear, this is a real controller that actually works, not something like the Xbox console made of sugar. Check out the video below to see how it all came together.