Backbone’s New Death Stranding 2 Controller Looks Like It Came Straight From The Game's World

Darryn Bonthuys
10/30/2025

Backbone has announced a new limited-edition smartphone controller, inspired by Death Stranding 2: On the Beach. Developed in collaboration with Kojima Productions and PlayStation, the Backbone One: Death Stranding 2 Edition controller is priced at $160 and it'll be limited to 1,350 units. Preorders open on November 6 at Best Buy, the Kojima Productions Store, and Backbone's own site.Built on the same model as the PlayStation-inspired version of the Backbone One, this controller features design cues to make it look like it came straight out of Death Stranding 2 and it comes packaged inside of a collectible--and numbered--Pelican case. The controller draws from the colors of Sam Porter Bridges' world and Drawbridge, and it has transparent windows on the front so that you can see the inner workings of this device.Backbone One: Death Stranding 2 EditionGallery Like other Backbone One controllers, the "Gen 2" version has a reshaped D-pad and magnetic adapters that allow you to fit it to your phone without needing to remove its protective cover if it's standard-sized. Applying one of these to an Android or iPhone essentially turns the device into a handheld gaming console, as they have all the inputs you'd expect from a modern controller, like analog sticks, face and shoulder buttons, triggers, and more. When not in use, the controller folds up to take less space.Continue Reading at GameSpot...

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