Spongebob Squarepants And TMNT Made Into Xbox Series X Special Edition Consoles

There have been plenty of special edition video game consoles over the years. Adding to that list, Microsoft has announced that it will be immortalising a couple of our favourite cartoon characters as upcoming special edition Xbox Series X consoles, namely Spongebob Squarepants and Leonardo from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

These consoles were made specifically to celebrate the recently released Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl video game, which takes on a Smash Bros vibe of allowing players to battle it out using iconic characters from various Nickelodeon franchises. The all-star cast includes popular characters from SpongeBob SquarePants, TMNT, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, The Wild Thornberrys, Hey Arnold!, Rugrats, and more.

Gaze upon the sponge’s eyes when you push and prod them with your fingers on the controller, as he stares back at you from the console seemingly designed to fit hit pants. Leonardo’s Xbox console is, of course, outfitted with his favourite slice of pizza – pepperoni, with no anchovies.

Unfortunately, these limited edition Xbox Series X consoles aren’t up for sale. Instead, Microsoft is offering them through an ongoing Xbox sweepstakes on Twitter. The contest will run until 24 October but to be eligible, you must be living in a country where Xbox Live is officially supported, which sadly rules out Malaysia.

Steam Expands Xbox Controller Support; Includes Elite and Series X Gamepads

Steam recently released a beta update on its platform, which actually adds new features and expands supports for Microsoft’s Xbox Controllers. Specifically, the beta update will adds support for the Xbox Series X and Elite controllers.

As per the posting on its forum, the updates extends support for more than four Xbox Controllers, the ability to now bind the paddles on the Elite controller in the configurations tab. For the Series X controller, its share button will now also be configurable via configurations options.

In addition to the configurations expansion, the update also adds a drop-down menu for in the personalisation menu for the PS5 DualSense controller player slot LED, allowing players to disable it whenever they feel like it. Also, the same LED slot will default to its original settings when multiple DualSense controllers are connected.

Once again, these features are only available in the beta version of the Steam client. So, if you wish to access it, you need to go to the Settings menu, select Account, and opt to participate in the Beta section. Oh, and you’ll need a particular driver to be installed, so just follow the instructions that come from that and you should be good to go.