No, KFC isn’t releasing a game console to compete with Sony’s PS5 – CNET

Not to be outdone by Sony’s PlayStation 5 and Microsoft’s Xbox Series X, fast food restaurant chain KFC launched its own gaming console.  

Unfortunately, it’s not real.

KFC (previously called Kentucky Fried Chicken) posted a video showing off its new KFConsole on social media a day after the PlayStation 5 reveal featuring a new design that got mixed reactions. 

The KFConsole looks a real gaming console with a power button, disc drive and red lights. The video also claims the KFConsole has cross-platform compatibility. 

However one detail gives away the joke. The KFConsole also has built-in a red glowing BBQ grill called the “chicken chamber” for when gamers have the urge to cook up some chicken.

The KFConsole video has a release date of Nov. 12, so here’s hoping KFC has a follow-up joke planned. Just don’t plan on buying this high-tech gaming console that also doubles as a BBQ grill.

KFC didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

While the console is a clever joke, KFC does indeed have an interesting in gaming. Its KFC Gaming Twitter account has over 123.6K followers and the KFC Gaming Instagram account has 66.6K followers. 

In 2019, KFC released a real game called I Love You Colonel Sanders Dating Simulator Game, which launched on Steam; and KFC encourages gamers to make KFC builds in Minecraft and share them.

KFC also isn’t afraid to pull unusual marketing stunts, including a real KFC fried chicken computer keyboard complete with a chicken drumstick mouse, KFC fried chicken-scented sunscreen, KFC nail polish that tastes like fried chicken and KFC Crocs shoes this year. 

So when it comes to KFC products, sometimes it’s hard to tell what’s real and what’s a joke. As expected, gamers took to social media wondering if the KFConsole was real or a hoax. 

One curious gamer tweeted, “Any exclusive titles?” 

KFC responded with the comment, “You know it,” along with an image of KFC’s I Love You Colonel Sanders Dating Simulator Game.

Another gamer tweeted, “Dayummmm, how much storage though? I guess 2ChickenBytes.”

KFC jokingly responded with the tweet, “2 Terabites.” 

Even Xbox responded to the KFC tweet with the question, “Can you lay it sideways?” as a reference to the recent memes about the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X console designs. 

Here are a few more reactions from social media.