Disabled veteran gamers are in for a treat thanks to a recent partnership between Microsoft and the Department of Veterans Affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Xbox adaptive controller was created so veterans with disabilities and others can play \u201cHalo,\u201d \u201cKingdom Hearts 3\u201d or whatever games they\u2019re into just as everyone else can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a very different approach to a game controller from what I think people conceptualize a game controller to be,\u201d said Bryce Johnson, the inclusive lead at Microsoft Devices. \u201cThis is not one-size fits all; this is the opposite of that. You can use this thing to adapt to you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While the controller is currently available to buy<\/a>, Microsoft donated controllers, consoles, games and other adaptive gaming equipment to 22 VA rehab centers around the country. Veterans can use the controllers for free at facilities<\/a> in Washington, D.C., Texas, Alabama, Ohio, Tennessee, Minnesota, Virginia, Missouri, Florida, Colorado, New York and California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The idea for the adaptive controller was born during the 2015 edition of Microsoft\u2019s annual hackathon, according to Johnson. That\u2019s when Johnson and his Microsoft colleagues met Sgt. Josh Price, who had lost his right arm from his elbow down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n