Xbox Adaptive Controller
This might be the most important innovation of recent history made in video games. The Xbox Adaptive Controller allows an entirely-new marketplace to be tapped into. There are people around the world who have never experienced a video game, or at least done so and been left with a smile on their face. Maybe they’re not capable of using joysticks properly. Maybe they’re not able to hold the controller for a long time. Whatever their reasoning for a negative experience with this medium, it left them isolated and no person should ever have to feel that way, especially in the world of video games. Microsoft saw this problem, which is frankly a giant, gaping hole in this industry, and took it upon themselves to make Xbox the most accommodating and proactive console of this generation and they did so with the Xbox Adaptive Controller.
This controller has over 100 control setups leaving virtually anyone with a disability, or special need that would otherwise stop them from playing a game, from feeling free to use the controller in a way that works best for them. This controller was literally designed by those in need of it at the forefront of the conversation. Hell, you can even open the box it comes in with your teeth if you’re unable to use your hands. There are still many, many steps this industry needs to take — Sony and Nintendo are up to bat — but Microsoft is leading the revolution to make gaming more accessible than ever before.
