Microsoft's new Xbox controller courts gamers with disabilities

Microsoft's new Xbox controller courts gamers with disabilities

6 years ago
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https://phys.org/news/2018-05-microsoft-xbox-courts-gamers-disabilities.html

Luckett is one of the gamers Microsoft aims to serve with its newest Xbox controller—a tool tailored inside and out for gamers with disabilities.

Players with disabilities, who use gaming as a form of entertainment but also as a way to interact and connect with others, have been cobbling together options for nontraditional controls for years. Xbox wanted to make it easier for players and caretakers to play, without intense mechanical building. That's where the Xbox Adaptive Controller comes in.