With the 20th anniversary of the Xbox’s launch in Scotland, Microsoft is commemorating the occasion with the help of Gordon Nicolson Kiltmakers and a custom controller adorned with a tartan plaid that uses the console’s color scheme.
There is a level of prestige when it comes to the custom plaid design that was used for this controller — not only has Gordon Nicolson made tartan for the Scotland national soccer team, but the Xbox-themed pattern was endorsed by the Scottish Tartans Authority and has been entered into The Scottish Register of Tartan.
“It’s certainly a collaboration that hadn’t sprung to mind for us, connecting kilts and games consoles, but we actually have many shared values – innovation, expression of creativity and a sense of heritage.”
For anyone interested in getting their own tartan plaid controller, they can enter a sweepstakes by following @Xbox on Twitter and then re-tweeting one of their promotional posts. The contest will last until May 3 and winners will received a single controller worth $100.