No, KFC is now not releasing a brand new games console

Now not to be outdone by Sony’s PlayStation 5 and Microsoft’s Xbox Series X, the short-food restaurant chain KFC (previously referred to as Kentucky Fried Rooster) launched its relish gaming console as a joke. 

Unfortunately, it be now not right.

KFC posted a video exhibiting off its new KFConsole on social media on June 12, a day after the PlayStation 5 demonstrate that incorporates a controversial new fabricate.

The KFConsole appears to be a right gaming console with an impact button, a disc pressure and red lights. The video also claims that KFConsole has awful-platform compatibility. 

Nonetheless one detail presents away the joke — the KFConsole also has built-in a red comely BBQ grill referred to as the “rooster chamber” for when avid gamers relish the bustle to cook dinner up some rooster.

The KFConsole video has a initiating date of Nov. 12, so here’s hoping KFC has a observe-up joke deliberate. Lawful don’t knowing on buying this excessive-tech gaming console that also doubles as a BBQ grill. KFC didn’t straight away answer to a quiz for comment.

Whereas the console is a suave joke, KFC does indeed relish an captivating in gaming. Its KFC Gaming Twitter legend has over 123.6K followers and the KFC Gaming Instagram legend has 66.6K followers. 

Previously in 2019, KFC launched a right sport referred to as I Cherish You Colonel Sanders Dating Simulator Game, which old launched on Steam; and KFC currently encourages avid gamers to produce KFC builds in Minecraft and share them.

KFC also is now not nervous to drag uncommon advertising and marketing stunts, including a right KFC fried-rooster computer keyboard total with a rooster drumstick mouse, KFC fried rooster-scented sunscreen, KFC nail polish that tastes love fried rooster, and KFC Crocs sneakers this 300 and sixty five days. 

So by manner of KFC products, every infrequently it be exhausting to expose what’s right and what’s a fun joke. As expected, avid gamers took to social media wondering if the KFConsole used to be right or a hoax. 

One unfamiliar gamer tweeted, “Any unfamiliar titles?” 

KFC spoke back with the comment, “You perceive it,” alongside side an characterize of KFC’s I Cherish You Colonel Sanders Dating Simulator Game.

One other gamer tweeted,”Dayummmm, how noteworthy storage even when? I wager 2ChickenBytes.”

KFC jokingly spoke back with the tweet, “2 Terabites.” 

Even Xbox spoke back to the KFC tweet with the put a query to, “Can you lay it sideways?” as a reference to the sizzling memes referring to the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X console designs. 

Here’s just a few more reactions from social media.