more ability for the disabled tto afford products that being on a budget they ccouldnt do like coontrollers annd other expensive items.annd lower tthe prices of the desiign lab also cause those prices for the color options and no colored buttons is crazy.annd the controller options are not good. Shadow is a bad option and the shadow colors suck.poor idea and to expenive 84 dollars for one option and 99 dollars for two garbage colors and designs.the disabled need a voice and im mentally dissabled and on. A huge budget i enjoy making controllers just to expensive for me and oothers like me.that brown shadow controller is painfully ugly and not too many colors go with it.more options an ccolors.bring in colored buttons. Ii dont see a biillion color options oh and ability to mix match colors on buttons and analog sticks.

have a rare disorder called CMT(Charcoal Marie Tooth) it’s a muscle/nerve disorder. I have nerve pain in my left hand, waist & feet. Long story short my nerve pain Is transferrable. So if a part of my body comes in contact w/ the effected area the Pain transfers over Why I’m not sure, it’s a rare disorder that still needs more research. How this effects me gaming is if my left hand which has nerve damage touches my right hand the pain will transfer over to my right hand & I want to prevent any further nerve damage as long as possible. Since that requires both hands touch to touch a controller. I notice u guys have an adaptive controller for people with disabilities. I was wondering if you could ever develop a joycon like controller so my 2 hands don’t have to touch so I could game again? Similar to like the switch. I tried a switch recently & it’s been a blessing for that. But the problem is that platform doesn’t have all multi plats I like such as GTA or COD & there’s no achievements. So in short my question is would u ever be able to develop a joycon like device for the Xbox Adaptive controller?

The use of subtitles should be set by a global setting to provide consistency across games.

I have some hearing difficulty so use subtitles to help with game audio. Some games have these on by default, some don't. Sometimes, when I start a new game, audio starts with no subtitles and if it's in a cutscene, it's not always possible to pause and go to the game settings to enable them (Gears of War 4 for example).

I suggest that in the XBox Accessibility settings, subtitles for game audio should be a setting. Games could then use this as a global setting instead of an in game selector.

This would give more consistency for gamers as the choice would always be applied, and be simpler to manage than having to nagivate a game's own settings menu.

May we get a split Xbox controller please? It is not good for many people to have their arms tethered together in front of them for hours on end; having a control that separates into 2 like the Switch controller will allow us to play games with both of our arms free so that we can move them around while playing. This isn't a matter of competition, it's a matter of health by now ... I honestly can't keep playing on an Xbox controller that forces me to hold a frozen posture for long periods of times because it is uncomfortable.

Please come out with a controller that separates! Thank you!!

Hi there,

I'm a hearing impaired hearing aid user who is also a Hearing Health Care Professional. Great Ormond Street Hospital has recently approached me about accessibility for the hearing impaired for online gaming.

What I am looking for is whether there is any known compatibility with the Xbox and hearing aid Bluetooth Remote Microphones? If they are compatible, it will allow the user to adjust the balance of game sounds and online chat to match their level of hearing impairment. Which is key to inclusivity of the hearing impaired. Can this feature be added or is it already added? I'm more than happy to help explain the benefits for the hearing impaired and how by having this feature, it will allow Hearing Care Professional to fine-tune the hearing aids—making the Xbox even more inclusive than ever before for those with hearing loss.

Dear Microsoft,

I have some suggestions on improving the accessibility on Xbox One for blind and visually impaired gamers. I am a visually impaired gamer. I like to play Final Fantasy especially Final Fantasy XIII Trilogy. For Final Fantasy XIII-2, I have noticed that the background game music is very loud, and it is sometimes difficult for me to hear the character’s footsteps, depending on the music and the surface the character is navigating on. I strongly suggest for you to add an accessibility feature on the Xbox one console to have the ability to reduce background game music, so it is much easier for a blind and visually impaired gamer to hear the sounds of the game, like the character’s footsteps.

I have been trying to complete Final Fantasy XIII Trilogy for a while. I have beaten Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy XIII-2, but I have not beaten Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. This is because Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII is timed and the navigation is very difficult especially for a blind and visually impaired gamer. I strongly suggest to add an accessibility feature on the Xbox One console to have the Xbox One automatically navigate the character in complicated games like Final Fantasy X / X-2 HD Remaster, Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, and Final Fantasy XV. During battles the blind or visually impaired gamer can do the battles without the Xbox One doing the battles for them. Having the Xbox One being able to navigate the character automatically in complicated games like Final Fantasy X / X-2 HD Remaster, Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, and Final Fantasy XV is not only going to help me, but it is also going to help other blind and visually impaired gamers. I have been trying to find someone to help me navigate Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII for the past four years, and I have not had any luck finding somebody to help me navigate in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. If you can please add the automatically controlling the Xbox One accessibility feature to navigate the character in complicated games, I would greatly appreciate it.

I use Narrator to navigate the Xbox One. However, the games I play, which are Final Fantasy XIII Trilogy, Narrator does not read any text in Final Fantasy XIII Trilogy. This obviously would make it much harder for a blind and visually impaired person to play Final Fantasy XIII Trilogy. My suggestion is to have a way for the Xbox One to read text in games that Narrator cannot read text in certain games, like Final Fantasy XIII Trilogy. This is not going to help me, but it is also going to help other blind and visually impaired gamers.

My last suggestion is to have a dictionary manager for Narrator on the Xbox One. What I mean by dictionary manager is if Narrator cannot pronounce a certain word, you can type how the word is actually spelled and then you can type how the word is pronounced. This will help Narrator read text better on the Xbox One. If you can please add all of my suggestions to the Xbox One at your earliest convenience, I would really appreciate it.

Ameen

I like the Elite controller, but the dark grey lettering on the black buttons is terrible. I had to have my controller modified to the proper coloured ABXY buttons so i can see them. i still cant see the labels on the little buttons. why do you not offer the option to get the coloured abxy buttons? or at least a high contrast version, not dark grey on black buttons. even just white letterings would be an improvement. i cant spend over 200 dollars on a controller i will need someone to take apart and modify so i can see the button labels properly.

Microsoft recently confirmed they will be removed the S/PDIF port from the upcoming Xbox Series X. I find this extremely disappointing. My wife uses a Cochlear Implant and we have relied on that port for a separate streaming device that streams audio directly to her hearing device. That allows her to enjoy the benefits of the console without having to mess with a lot of janky cables or settings. I cannot believe that Microsoft, who has been proactive in the area of accessibility, would have been this short sighted to not consider that there may be other applications for that port other than soundbars. Having that single port and a setting to split audio between it and HDMI has been a huge lifesaver on Xbox One X. If Microsoft follows through with removing the port, it will result in reevaluating my purchase plans as well as my recommending the device to other CI users.

Hello everyone , my name is Luis , I am cerebral palsy disabled. As a consequence of this I´m not playing confortable with the common pad. I know about Xbox adaptive controller but in my case I think that I have an idea better for people like me . Let me tell you my idea:

My main problem is use the buttons and controllers in horizontal , like a common pad, because you have to press the buttons fast , and that is a huge problem because i can´t move my hand and my fingers fast in this position, so , I think it could be better If the controllers and buttons will install in 2 joysticks such as arcade or fligth joysticks.
In this case you would have the control in vertical and I strongly believe it would be better.

If someone consider help me , please write me : luisperezsobrevela@gmail.com

I will tell more details.

Thank you in advance
Luis

Good morning!

I was instructed that this was the best venue to make this request.

My name is Bethany- I am a program assistant in the technical services department at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO). The role of our department is to promote the use of adaptive technology and toys with children and youth with special needs. We were incredibly excited to purchase a couple of your adaptive gaming controllers, and we now actually have one available for loan through our Adaptive Toy & Tech Resource Centre, so that families can trial it before deciding whether it is right for them.

Part of my job is to look at what our clients are capable of doing in terms of switch and/or joystick use, and seeing what games are actually playable. I am getting a lot of requests lately to look at adapting Fortnite and Minecraft, however we are not allowed to make ongoing purchases (e.g. purchasing an XBox Game Pass), which is needed to download Fortnite and many other games labelled as “free”.

This is where you come in. I know it’s a long shot, but I was wondering if you had any codes available to give free access to Xbox Game Pass for clinicians. This would only be used by us to test and then recommend games to clients, but would really make things easier when it comes to looking at what games can feasibly be played my our switch-using clients. I am finding that some games are impossible to play for our clients because newer video games need a combination of hits (e.g. up + A) to make a move, which is not possible for a lot of our clients. Right now we are limited to free games only, as making purchases is very slow in a hospital and I am unsure how happy the finance department will be with me asking for hospital funds for video games. :)

Thanks so much in advance for your consideration!

Bethany Gray