Balenciaga's ugly game console looks like a cheap Cybertruck-inspired Game Boy

Balenciaga game console
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The great Spanish fashion designer Cristóbal Balenciaga will be rolling in his grave this week. The Kering-owned brand that uses his name today has made a handheld retro gaming console – and it's as hideous as you might expect.

The Balenciaga console looks like a cross between a Nintendo Game Boy and a Tesla Cybertruck done on the cheap. If anything the limited-edition device reinforces the argument that gaming and hype fashion really don't mix. One of the best retro games consoles it is not.

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