{"rewrite":{"id":"r_e7132f6bcd41fa9b9ea15f6d","clusterId":"c_28851d14ed395263fd28e578","slug":"tramcity-hakodate-s-tram-controller-brings-a-real-driver-s-cab-to-digital-game-expo-2026","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"TRAMCITY HAKODATE's Tram Controller Brings a Real Driver's Cab to Digital Game Expo 2026","summary":"At Digital Game Expo 2026 in Akihabara on November 8, Tramworks showed the Tram Controller (tentative name) for TRAMCITY HAKODATE, a peripheral that recreates a tram driver's cab with a master controller on the left hand and a brake handle on the right. A built-in motor changes lever positions and feel depending on the vehicle selected in the game. A crowdfunding campaign for manufacturing funds is planned for this winter.","whyItMatters":"The game is already in early access on Steam, so the controller is the open question: whether a cab replica with a motorized, vehicle-specific feel can raise manufacturing money this winter.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Tram Controller is being developed by Tramworks, and the levers are pulled toward you or pushed away to operate the vehicle. A built-in motor changes the number of lever positions and the feel of the lever depending on which vehicle is selected in the game. The Hakodate City Tram\u0026#39;s 3000 series uses electric command brakes and the 8000 series uses direct pneumatic brakes, and the controller can reproduce each operating feel, according to the developer.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe door switches are toggle switches rather than buttons, with separate front and rear doors, and they use parts actually used in real vehicles. In the trial, the first instruction on screen was to open the doors for passengers.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Tramworks is pitching the Tram Controller to players before the crowdfunding campaign that pays for manufacturing. The motor that changes lever feel per vehicle is the selling point, and it has to justify the pledge.","twitterPost":"Tramworks wants crowdfunding this winter for the Tram Controller, so the motor that changes lever feel per vehicle in TRAMCITY HAKODATE has to sell the pledge.","threadsPost":"Tramworks showed the Tram Controller for TRAMCITY HAKODATE at Digital Game Expo 2026, then plans a crowdfunding campaign this winter to fund manufacturing. The built-in motor that changes lever positions and feel per vehicle is what backers are being asked to buy before they can hold it.","newsletterBlurb":"Tramworks brought the Tram Controller (tentative name) for TRAMCITY HAKODATE to Digital Game Expo 2026 in Akihabara on November 8. The peripheral recreates a tram driver's cab, with a master controller on the left hand and a brake handle on the right, and a built-in motor that changes lever positions and feel depending on the vehicle selected in the game. A crowdfunding campaign to raise manufacturing funds is planned for this winter, while the game itself is already in early access on Steam.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/kikakuthetower/261109k\",\"title\":\"We Tried the Authentic Master Controller Recreating a Tram's Driver's Cab and Enjoyed Snowy Hakodate in 'TRAMCITY HAKODATE'. Both the Game and the Controller Are Full-Spec, With Lots of Buttons, Handles, and Levers. 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