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Early next year, Microsoft will launch a new $29.99 Xbox Adaptive Joystick aimed at gamers with limited mobility, a wired companion to the existing Xbox controller that includes four buttons, an Xbox stick, and two extra buttons for bumper and trigger controls. The Xbox Adaptive Joystick lets you use a controller without having to use both hands, making it ideal for any gamer who might have difficulty using the thumbsticks on existing controllers.
All buttons are fully customizable, and there are a variety of 3D printable controller skins to customize the sizes, heights, and widths of the controllers. "From the early days of the adaptive joystick, we've been bringing early working designs and prototypes to the disability community," Caitlin Jones, senior product manager for accessibility at Xbox, explained during the Gamescom broadcast. "From a software perspective, players really told us they wanted not only an accessible joystick for the adaptive controller, but something that would fit seamlessly into their existing setup."
You can connect the Xbox Adaptive Joystick to a Microsoft Adaptive Controller for a full adaptive setup, or you can connect it directly to your PC or Xbox. It can even be mounted, thanks to a threaded insert like those found on camera tripods.
Feedback from the community played a big role in shaping this hardware. Microsoft visited a Seattle hospital with a box of prototypes for one particular feedback session, and Xbox lead designer Chris Kujawski said, "We got feedback on the size, the shape, the number of buttons and how they were placed." With your own Xbox Adaptive Joystick Microsoft, the company has revealed a new Lite Controller SE for $ 59.99 of 8 BTDO. This is intended to reduce mobility. The resistance button and the joystick in the room are low, and all buttons are at the top of the controller. Microsoft also creates a new hold function of the Xbox controller.
This can now be used for the Xbox Initiates test. "This new feature is designed to help you use the controller and supports a player that is difficult to contain long -term buttons," said the Microsoft accessibility team in the game. "Similar to sticky keys on a computer, assign any button or port on your Xbox Adaptive Controller, Xbox Adaptive Controller, or Xbox Elite Series 2 Controller to remain pressed until you press and release it again."
The Xbox Adaptive Joystick will also be available in improved packaging, similar to what Microsoft did with the previous Xbox Adaptive Controller. Microsoft is also increasing the availability of packaging for the three new Xbox Series S/X console variants launching in October.
