Lightweight, and light on price too.
Gaming is often an exclusionary hobby. To begin with, if you’re not putting a hefty chunk of change down on a fresh AAA game, you’re somewhere in the eternal cycle of pondering a pricey PC upgrade. Besides the obvious expense, a lot of that kit is highly specialised too, with standard gamepads often presenting one size that definitely doesn’t fit all. Well, Microsoft’s latest adaptive controller attempts to bring more gamers back into the fold.
Unveiled at the 15th annual Microsoft Ability Summit, the Xbox Adaptive Joystick is billed as „a singular, wired controller primarily designed to meet the needs of players with limited mobility.“ The baton-shaped, wired joystick is just the latest entrant into Microsoft’s adaptive ecosystem, and intended to plug into a variety of setups, whether you’re playing on PC or console. It weighs about 106 g, and is available now directly from the Microsoft Store for the similarly lightweight price of $30.
