It’s always interesting to see how fans of something use their talents to show their support for it. A fan of Ghost of Tsushima going by the user handle BlueEyed_Beth took a PS4 controller and gave it a custom paint job meant to represent the property. They then posted it on social media for the rest of the internet to potentially see.
The design BlueEyed_Beth used for the controller features the red maple leaves that are present at the grave of Jin Sakai’s father. The leaves really make their presence known during the Ghost of Tsushima’s ending, when Jin has to duel the last person in the world he would ever want to face. The right grip of the controller then features the Sakai family crest. The analog buttons are also red to match the leaves.
A few of the commenters of Beth’s post have pointed out that the controller also looks like it could be a Canadian symbol, and they’re not really wrong. The controller’s red and white coloring along with the maple leaves make it hard not to think about the Canadian flag when looking at it. If the Sakai family crest weren’t on the right grip, it would be a little hard to tell that the design represents Ghost of Tsushima.
Still, the paint job is very well done, and the fact that Beth took the time to do it at all shows that fans would love to see Sucker Punch create an official Ghost of Tsushima controller. The PS5 controller already has numerous fan designs based on various games and pop-culture properties, so an official Ghost of Tsushima pattern would work great with it. Ghost of Tsushima may not be on the PS5, but if it ever gets a sequel or a port, there would be a perfect opportunity for it to receive a custom controller.
Even better than a custom PS5 DualSense would arguably be a katana-shaped Ghost of Tsushima controller. Samurai games of the distant past have released with similar controllers, and with games like Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and Ghost of Tsushima being so popular, the modern-day is due for a new one, and with present-day motion-sensing technology, it’s hard to imagine how a controller like this wouldn’t be fun, albeit niche, way to play similar games.
Ghost of Tsushima is one of the most surprising breakout games of this generation, and one of the best-selling games released on the PS4. It gets its first DLC expansion this fall titled “Ghost of Tsushima: Legends,” which will introduce multiplayer to the game.
Ghost of Tsushima is on PS4.
