Microsoft Xbox Adaptive Controller

System requirements	Xbox X/S, Xbox One, Windows 11, 10
Xbox Accessories App	On Windows 11 and 10 PC’s.
Connectivity	USB-C or Bluetooth wirelessly
Ports	Nineteen 3.5mm ports and two USB 2.0 ports for external inputs. One 3.5mm stereo headset jack for audio.
Assignable inputs	Remap buttons and create multiple controller profiles through the Xbox Accessories App on Xbox One or Windows 10.

What’s in the box	Xbox Adaptive Controller and 9’ USB-C cable.
Mounting	1/4-20 screws designed for AMPS compatible mounts. °-20 screw designed for tripod mounts.
Battery and charging	Contains an internal lithium-ion battery that can be charged via included USB-C cable or power adapter (sold separately)
Dimensions	292mm (L) x 130mm (W) x 23mm (H)
Weight	Xbox Adaptive Controller: 552g, USB-C cable: 64g.

 

Additional Adapters – plug the Xbox Adaptive Controller into any of the following Adapters:

• Titan Two – PlayStation 5, 4, 3, TV, Xbox X|S, One, 360, Nintendo Switch, Wii U, iOS, Android, Windows, MacOS
• Titan One – PlayStation 5, 4, 3, TV, Xbox X|S, One, 360, Nintendo Switch, Wii U, iOS, Android, Windows, MacOS
• Cronus Zen – PlayStation 5, 4 Pro, 4, 3, Xbox X/S, One X/S, One, 360, Nintendo Switch
• CronusMax Plus – Playstation 4, PS3, Playstation TV, Xbox One, Xbox 360,  PC
• Besavior P5MATE or U5 – Playstation 5
• Brooks
• Brooks PS2
• Magic NS 2 – UA3 Bluetooth, Switch, Steam Deck, PC Windows PC, Raspberry Pi, PS3, PS Classic, MEGA DRIVE Mini, Genesis Mini and more
• Can be used for retro gaming on NES, Nintendo 64, Sega, Sega Genesis, and more with emulators
• HID Remapper – Advanced DIY adapter to convert any USB or Bluetooth input to any other USB device output. Compelling and very low-cost pre-designed to have your own DIY  adaptive game controller PC’s printed. Video: How to make an HID Remapper and Youtube channel

Joypad.ai –  can be a good tool to see actual outputs from remapping your adaptive game controllers combined with the adapters

History

Designed by Mark Felling of Broadened Horizons who in 2008 pioneered the current concept of a controller that adapts to the user’s abilities, allowing them to play ANY game AS DESIGNED, not modified or simplified for the disabled. Mark’s original measure of success was that you should be able to play online in anonymity until you win and only then happen to reveal your limitations as bragging rights!

Versatility v5 is the most recent controller introduced by Mark Felling, a quadriplegic Electrical and Rehabilitation engineer whose original Versatility Adaptive Game Controller by Broadened Horizons’ 1st introduced in 2008, changed the World of gaming for the disabled by empowering individuals with even the most severe physical limitations to play as equals online. With that first Versatility prototype, Mark introduced the concept of mapping the human ability to the game designer’s intent in a low-tech way that required no special skills and could be easily reconfigured from one game to another by a non-technical caregiver or grandmother while allowing for complete customization to each individual’s abilities and even preferences.

A 28-year-old young man confined to bed from Duchesne Muscular Dystrophy who went by the handle Kit online, was the 1st user of the 1st Versatility prototype in 2008. When he posted an unabashed video of himself lying in bed, very tiny and frail playing online anonymously and winning his video went viral and became the  4th most popular post on the PlayStation Network ever.  In the video he was using only the slightest movements of 1 finger, a big toe, winking his eyes, moving the joysticks with his tongue, and pushing his tongue up against the inside walls of his cheeks to activate two more light touch lever switches, while blowing on a straw. He loved that the Versatility allowed him to play ANY game on ANY console “nearly competitive with my Pro-gamer friends”.

Later in 2010, an advocate brought Mark’s Versatility v2 and Ultimate Arcade v2 to Redmond, WA inspired Microsoft employees in 2010 who eventually pitched the idea in 2015 which became the 2018 release of the Microsoft Xbox Adaptive Controller and later the Hori Adaptive Controller for Nintendo Switch.