Namco's Armadillo Racing Rolls onto PS5 for Its Console Debut, Trackball Support Included

Namco's arcade curiosity Armadillo Racing is making its console debut on PS5, bringing the obscure trackball-driven racer out of the arcade for the first time.

The PS5 version supports trackball peripherals, keeping the original arcade control scheme intact for players who want the authentic experience. Beyond that, specific details on pricing, release date, or additional features are slim from the current source.

Armadillo Racing originally ran on Namco arcade hardware and never received a home console port, making this release a notable moment for fans of Namco's weirder arcade catalog. Namco produced a string of unconventional arcade titles through the late 1990s and early 2000s, and Armadillo Racing sits firmly in that experimental bracket — a racing game built around rolling armadillos and trackball controls rather than anything resembling a conventional racer.

For collectors and arcade preservation enthusiasts, a PS5 port with proper trackball support is a meaningful way to experience a game that most players never had access to outside a physical arcade cabinet.