I’m a big fan of both controllers and the Earth since the first make some games more comfortable to play, and the latter is the place where I keep all my stuff. Microsoft has just announced a new special edition controller made with the upcoming Earth Day in mind. It’s called the Remix Special Edition as reclaimed and recycled materials were used in its construction. To really drive home that recycled look, it’s also pretty ugly and reminds me of Australian recycling wheelie bins. 

The dull green monstrosity is made up of one-third regrind and reclaimed materials—regrind in this case refers to leftover Xbox One controller parts turned back into raw material. It also features reclaimed materials recycled from things like CDs and headlights. The controllers also come packed with the rechargeable battery pack, which I wish we saw more often.

It’s a nice effort, but feels like things that should be standard practice, especially for the construction of leisure devi…