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Tales of Xillia 2 Dual Shock 3 X Edition Limited Bundle

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Tales of Xillia 2 Dual Shock 3 X Edition Limited Bundle
Namco Bandai Games11/1/2012REGION 2

Sometimes a collector's edition isn't about artbooks or figurines. Sometimes it's about the controller in your hands. The Tales of Xillia 2 Dual Shock 3 X Edition Limited Bundle for PlayStation 3 strips everything back to one premium item: a custom-branded DualShock 3 controller bearing the Tales of Xillia 2 X Edition design.

That's it. No filler, no fluff, just a piece of hardware you can actually use while playing the game it celebrates. Limited edition controllers from the PS3 era occupy a strange and wonderful corner of collecting.

They're functional artifacts, built to be held but increasingly kept sealed because the supply dried up years ago. The X Edition branding gives this one a distinct identity separate from the standard Xillia 2 bundles that floated around Japan, making it a targeted pickup for Tales completionists who already own the game and its other packs. What makes hardware bundles like this hit different is the shelf presence.

A controller displayed next to its matching game tells a story that a steelbook simply can't. It says you were there, or at least that you cared enough to track one down after the fact. For PS3 collectors who appreciate the DualShock 3's design and want something that bridges merch and functionality, this bundle is a clean, focused piece of Tales history.