Microsoft’s new Xbox controller courts gamers with disabilities


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  • Thursday, 24 May 2018

The Xbox Accessible Controller is designed to have accessories plugged in to meet needs of gamers with disabilities. (Microsoft)

Mike Luckett had been having trouble controlling his Xbox controller. His diminished finger dexterity after a spinal cord injury meant it was tough to be as quick as he wanted on the toggles and buttons on the game console's controller. 

Luckett, a skilled gamer who has been playing pretty much all his life, knew he could be playing more competitively. But since a 2011 motorcycle accident left him with quadriplegia, he has limited mobility in his fingers and has struggled to fully get his game back. 

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