遊戲控制器上都有很多不同的按鈕與搖桿，不要說是有特殊需要人群，就是對一般沒有玩遊戲經驗的人，都是一個挑戰，往往令人手忙腳亂，無所適從。要一個身體有障礙的使用者輕鬆駕馭這控制器，幾乎是一件不可能的事情。要解決這個問題其中一個辦法，是找有這方面技術知識的 maker，自己動手改裝。但這個做法十分之費時，要找“會做“又”願意做“的人也很困難。幸好兩間的遊戲機大廠 Microsoft 和 Sony，都先後推出了自家的無障礙控制器 (adaptive gaming controller)，可以搭配其他的輔助工具（譬如按鈕）一起使用，大大減少了要改裝的需要。
Xbox Adaptive Controller
Xbox Adaptive Controller 早在2018年已經推出。透過這個 Adaptive Controller，使用者可以選擇一些適合自己的輔具，譬如輕觸式按鈕，去代替原生遊戲器裡任何一個控制鍵。除了 Xbox 遊戲機外，Adaptive Controller 是可以透過藍芽用在 PC 上的。
Microsoft 也製作了一系列關於 XAC 的教學視頻。
Xbox Adaptive Controller: Getting started
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Xbox Support
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YouTube 上也有視頻分享 Switch 可以怎樣用上 Microsoft 的 Adaptive Kit。
Building the Nintendo Switch Accessibility Controller using the XAC - Rory Steel, Head of Academy
The Head of our Digital Jersey Academy, Rory Steel (aka @JerseyITGuy), takes us behind the scenes of the his Nintendo Switch accessibility controller build using Microsoft's Xbox Adaptive Controller. The device has allowed Rory's children Ava and Corben, who have hereditary spastic paraplegia, to play their favourite game, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, just like their peers do, highlighting the incredible importance inclusive tech. Rory hopes to share a walkthrough guide in the near future as he builds version 2. An avid tech educator, he believes that creating accessible technology and the knowledge to do so should be freely available. When he's not building viral creations, Rory can be found at the Digital Jersey Academy, passionately sharing his knowledge with Jersey's digital students.
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Playstation Access Controller (Project Leonardo)
Sony 的 Playstation Access Controller 據聞會在2023年12月開始發售。
Logitech G Adaptive Gaming Kit
Logitech 是一間做遊戲副件的大廠。Logitech G Adaptive Gaming Kit 是一套專為 Xbox 遊戲主機打造的無障礙控制器套件。這套套件包括了4個有不同用法的按鈕 - 大按鈕，小按鈕，輕觸式按鈕，可變觸動按鈕 - 讓使用者根據自己的需求自由地配置。
Nintendo Switch Hori Flex
Hori Flex 是一個適用於 Nintendo Switch 的 adaptive controller。除了支持 copilot mode 之外，它還支持 EyeGaze，配合著 Tobii Eyetracker 一起使用。它的操作原理是在屏幕上畫出一些地區，當使用者盯著那些地區一定時間，便會觸發一些預先設定好的指令。
RJ Cooper 的 adaptive controller
有用開輔助工具的同工，對 RJ Cooper 一定不會陌生。
XBox One|S|X/PlayStation 4|5 game controller boxes
"For many years, I adapted game controllers for 'collaborative' play, where the challenged user would perform 1-2 important functions of a game, and a peer/sibling/parent would perform the others. I would add accessible buttons or switch inputs (of your own or my switch(es)) and the collaborator would use that controller. I did this for all the game consoles, ending with the Xbox 360 and PS3 generations. I finally got on board the Xbox One (and Playstation 4 (PS4)) 'train' (they also work with XBox S|X and PS5) with these new products! And this time, I was aiming for independent play, piggy-backing off the nice Microsoft Xbox Adaptive Controller (XAC)!" RJ :-) Read More: The Microsoft XAC is a box that connects to your Xbox One|S|X (or PS4|5), which connects to one of the USB port on your console (yes, even if you have a PS4! I supply the adapter). My controllers then plug into your XAC's USB port. For button-pressing, you will use the multi-colored accompanying cable to go from my switch *outputs* to the XAC's switch inputs. In this manner, you can choose what my 4 buttons do within your game(s). The XAC has switch inputs for all the buttons on a regular controller, so you can have my buttons do what you want, or, get just the Directional Button-Pad below and plug your switch(es) directly into the XAC :-) ALSO, the XAC has a Co-pilot mode where you can have a regular controller 'help' the XAC user. The Small Joystick below, as well as the buttons, are actually "switches", on or off. This joystick is not proportional. But in my long experience, I have found that the small movement of the stick doesn't really lend itself to fine movement, and 'my' users are not great at fine motor control. So, each controller below has a setting for your game 'range', that is, how far your game thinks you are pushing a thumbstick (which it's pretending to be). And you can plug in 2 of my controllers to achieve left and right thumbstick control (usually, your left thumbstick is for movement and the right is for looking around). Note!! I do NOT supply the XAC. You can get that at BestBuy.com, The Microsoft store, or Target.com ($99). And for you PS4 people, the adapter I offer (pink one below) plugs right into your PS4 USB port and away you go! Enjoy! P.S. I still offer my Quad Button Box, now, for Xbox One|X|X and, with my adapter, PS4|5 (using an Xbox controller). Contact me for ordering info at <infoRJ@rjcooper.com>.
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