Xbox’s latest accessibility update lets you play mouse-and-keyboard games with just your controller
Xbox continues to invest heavily into accessibility, and just announced a new batch of features and updates.
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The importance ofaccessibilityin all walks of life cannot be understated, allowing people to live normal lives regardless of their personal challenges or disabilities. This is just as true for video games, and few companies have been as vocal about its investments in the area than Microsoft Xbox. OnTuesday, the company revealed more of its efforts to improve accessibility for gamers.
Xbox’s new accessibility updatescontinue the company’s annual efforts to celebrate the Gaming & Disability Community, and followXbox’s last major accessibility update earlier this year. There’s quite a bit of information here, but I’m going to focus on the five major updates to accessibility on Xbox. For one, a new way for players to enjoy thebest PC gameswith the accessories that suit them best, even if the game in question doesn’t support them.
-Best Xbox controllers-Best Xbox headsets-Best Xbox storage upgrades-Forza Motorsport accessibility
I love to see accessibility continue to be a focus for Xbox, something that continues to be obvious when looking at its games.Forza Motorsport (2023)is one of the most accessible and approachable video games I have ever played, andHi-Fi RUSHmade huge strides to make the historically unapproachable rhythm-brawler genre more accessible and inclusive. There’s a lot of great stuff going on in the space, with more and more companies taking accessibility seriously, like Sony PlayStation.
Enjoying thebest Xbox gameshas never been easier, no matter the challenges or obstacles you face in your life that may have prevented you from playing games in the past. I hope to see Xbox continue to push the bar forward as time goes on.
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