Back in 1999, I rented a Dreamcast from the long-since-defunct "Hollywood Video" chain, months before Sega's latest hardware was officially released in the US-- in fact, I even one-hundred-percented that beta version of "Sonic Adventure" (you thought the camera was fussy in the shipped rendition?).

When I got this in the mail yesterday, it evoked that memory for me: I have a PlayStation 5 controller, before the system is even out! The controller has a really premium feeling to it: nice plastics, good heft, excellent ergonomics, and a very fine button and d-pad feeling. It's also quite eye-catching.

And it even came with a bonus cat!



But the even weirder development is that moments ago, I won a Series X from the Taco Bell promotion. Insane! I've been dutifully plugging in those three codes every day, and it actually paid off.



I feel like it's 1995, and I have both a PSX and a Saturn incoming! Expect absolute tons of not just game comparisons between the two ecosystems, but also thorough hardware impressions and pictures.