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It didn’t matter if Microsoft’s Xbox Adaptive Controller never arrived. This is what a Microsoft CEO said in an interview with The Verge. According to the man, Microsoft kept budgets in check and the project was ready to be scrapped.
According to Robin Seilerfrom corporate vice president of Windows and Microsoft devices, both the Xbox team and the Surface team were on hand to take the project forward. They reportedly found the adaptable controller, aimed at people with disabilities, too important to be discarded for budgetary reasons. “It wasn’t about brand positioning or profit,” he told editors of The Verge. According to the man, several employees from the production, design and Xbox departments would then collaborate to make the Xbox Adaptive Controller available.
The Xbox Adaptive Controller is out in 2018 and has reportedly been in development for years. The controller, where also Tweakers a preview on the publication, they can be highly customized according to the needs or limitations of a user and also modular. The device has two large programmable buttons and at the top there is a row of 3.5mm connections to connect accessories, with which you can simulate the buttons of the controller. There are also USB 2.0 connections. The controller costs 90 euros. In October of this year, Microsoft introduced the Adaptive accessories for people with disabilities or users who want to increase their productivity on PC. The accessories consist of a hub, a customizable mouse and buttons with different attachments.
