What things have been done to help minimise the exclusionary gap of disabled gamers?

Hello CMclintock, My name is David. I am an independent advisor, happy to help you today.

It's great that you're interested in researching disability inclusion in the gaming community. Xbox has actively worked to improve accessibility and inclusivity in its gaming and console titles. Here are some notable initiatives that Xbox has implemented to help minimize the exclusion gap for disabled gamers.

Xbox launched the Xbox Adaptive Controller, a device designed specifically for gamers with disabilities. This controller allows players to customize their control setup by connecting a variety of adaptive peripherals, such as switches, large buttons, and joysticks, to suit their individual needs.

Xbox has also worked closely with developers to promote inclusion in games. Many Xbox titles offer accessibility options such as remappable control settings, subtitles, visual indicators for important audio events, contrast adjustments, and text size options, among others. These options allow players to customize the gaming experience according to their needs.

The Xbox Accessibility Program focuses on improving accessibility in the video game industry in general. This program involves disabled gamers in the game design and development process, conducting accessibility testing and providing feedback to developers to improve inclusivity in game titles.

Inclusive community and events, Xbox has strived to create an inclusive and welcoming community for all players. They have promoted awareness of inclusion and diversity at events like Xbox FanFest and supported the participation of disabled gamers in competitions and tournaments.

These are just some of the initiatives that Xbox has carried out to promote the inclusion of disabled gamers. They continue to work collaboratively with players, developers and organizations to improve accessibility in the video game industry.

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"...the most powerful console like they have done every generation..."

Funny,because PS3 is "more powerful" than Xbox 360,at least 80 millions gamers believed that.Same thing with this generation....So far no proof,no gap.

Thanks for the answer mistur niceguy, it's good to know that it's innocuous and not destructive, and also that work is been done to minimise the effect. Thanks for keeping up updated.

To be honest all this should have been done pre launch. Other launches have done everything pre launch. MS look like they are rushing things to get a limited launch at the same time as Sony. I would in all honesty prefer a launch, when everything is up and
running even in 2014. It is a tad worrying from what we can see and Ms keeping quiet. Did not hurt the PS3 going late last gen, and that was a huge gap after 360.

Hello, My name is Jesse. I'm an Independent Advisor and a member of the Microsoft community and I'd love to assist you today.

Just press B on the controller to minimise it. There's no way to permanently disable it as at yet.