Xbox Adaptive Controller: For Players With Disabilities

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Microsoft has announced the Xbox Adaptive Controller, an Xbox controller designed for people with disabilities. The device was leaked earlier this week. It has two large programmable buttons and 19 jacks that can be connected to a range of joysticks, buttons, and switches to make it easier for a wider range of people to play games on Xbox One and Windows 10 PCs.

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https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2018/05/16/xbox-adaptive-controller/
 
This would've been amazing to have seen a few months back when I was helping my wife piece together a gaming set-up package for one of her patient/clients, this stuff is so damned pricey and convoluted.
 
I hate to be that guy but really, another controller. Where's the games at?

Just messing. It's for a good cause. Good guys Microsoft deserve a pat on the back.
 
I have a cousin that has cerebral palsy. This is AMAZING! He loves video games but can only play an extremely small selection of them because of his disability. This will really open up what he can do.

Thanks to MS and the team who put this together. You're going to make a lot of people happy.
 
Sony wasn't very PC in their reply to this...



how about an official account belongs to the other competitor making fun of it saying "Add a little salt and pepper and place the food on the new controller for 10 minutes"
 
https://news.microsoft.com/en-gb/20...d=_wxc0ojku2skfrw2i0ckzh9lp2u2xm9gwdnvymcyh00


UPDATE - Wins Prestigious Black Pencil In The Product Design Category At D&AD Festival


According to the organisers of the globally recognised craft and creativity event, the Black Pencil “is reserved for work that is truly groundbreaking in its field. It is the highest accolade there is to offer.” Only a handful are awarded each year, if at all.

“It’s an honour and privilege to receive the D&AD Black Pencil,” said Evelyn Thomas, a Program Manager at Xbox. “It’s a product that was designed with inclusivity at the heart and was formed through collaborations with amazing partners and individuals. We continue to be moved by the recognition it has received, helping it to stand out as a true first-of-its-kind – in gaming and beyond.”

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There are around a billion people across the world with a disability, including 13.9 million people in the UK. Research from Muscular Dystrophy UK found that one-in-three of the young disabled people they represent has been forced to stop playing videogames due to their disability.

UK charities welcomed the device, as well as its packaging, which has been specially designed to be opened by gamers with limited mobility. The controller has received widespread praise, won a Golden Joystick Award and been included in a gallerydevoted to groundbreaking design at the V&A museum in London.