The Xbox Adaptive Controller came into the gaming scene in 2018 after three years of conceptualization and development through Microsoft’s Inclusive Technologies Lab. Microsoft worked with ...

Alex is a lifelong gamer and avid follower of games media. A multimedia journalism graduate of Cal Poly Pomona, he served as a copy editor of CPP's student newspaper, The Poly Post, and also started a ...

In the middle of the chaos of GDC 2025, Xbox Game Studios released a brand new Adaptive Joystick to help disabled gamers continue to play. The key element to this new design is that it allows players ...

Last week, the Xbox Adaptive Joystick and adaptive thumbstick toppers were unveiled as part of Xbox's ongoing efforts to make gaming more accessible. Born in partnership with the disability community, ...

Xbox has in recent years been a champion for making gaming accessible for everyone, and yesterday it revealed a new wave of accessibility updates and features, including one that will allow the Xbox ...

Initially unveiled back in January at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Sony commemorated Global Accessibility Awareness Day in mid-May by announcing a “first look” at the Access Controller ...

Summary: Microsoft has announced a new controller aimed at players with disabilities called the Xbox Adaptive Joystick. It was designed as a companion accessory for the Xbox Adaptive Controller or ...

The PlayStation Access controller, formerly known as "Project Leonardo," is Sony's first-ever adaptive controller. Revealed earlier this year at CES, the Access controller was designed with the goal ...

David Lumb is a senior reporter covering mobile and gaming spaces. Over the last decade, he's reviewed phones for TechRadar as well as covered tech, gaming, and culture for Engadget, Popular Mechanics ...

The Xbox Adaptive Joystick has officially launched, giving users a new accessibility option for playing games. Bearing a striking resemblance to the Nintendo Wii's nunchuck controller, the Xbox ...