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With This Game of Thrones Xbox One, You Win or You Die

The Xbox One has always taken criticism for being the bulkiest of all the gaming consoles. That’s one of the reasons it’s getting a slim redesign in August. But those dreamers at Xbox France ask, what if that, but the opposite? They’re giving away custom Xbox Ones that are so unwieldy, so gigantic, so overstuffed that they could only be based on Game of Thrones (or, as the French have it, Game of Thrones: Le Trône de Fer).

Not only are these Xboxes encrusted in what looks like cast iron, they have three giant rings modeled on the series’ opening credit sequence sticking out of the top. Try to fit that into any conceivable living room! Hide it in an entertainment console? It won’t fit in an entertainment console! If you go backward and design the room arounnd it, your gaming chair will probably crash right through the floor. It’s as unforgiving as Joffrey and as elegant as Robert Baratheon. Plus it looks like all that foofaraw covers up the air vents, so the first time you use it it’ll probably melt like the Hound’s face.

There are three ways to enter, if you are brave or foolhardy enough: on Xbox France’s Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram pages. Just imagine how it’ll look in your living room if you win. Shivering? Of course you are. You’re in the great game now. And the great game is terrifying.