What a good piece of hardware
Say what you will about Microsoft, but the Adaptive Controller has made some huge headway in the industry. There’s a reason why it made Time Magazine’stop 10 gadget of the decade listalongside of the Nintendo Switch: and now the two are about to collide in a completely wholesome way.
UK native Rory Steel has a daughter, Ava, that hasHSP(Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia), a condition that interferes with her ability to use traditional controllers. Enter the Adaptive Controller, which her father tinkered with to make the controls “less complicated” so that she could handle them. In short, he took the core design of the hardware and hacked it to suit his needs.
There’s adouble greatending to this story. Not only is Ava thrilled that she can playZelda: Breath of the Wild;according to outlet Channel 103, Logitech and Microsoft are getting in touch with Rory now to see if he can help them in some official capacity. Even Xbox boss Phil Spenceris impressed. Rory is alsothinking about doing a video tutorialfor the setup so everyone can give it a go.
Your wholesome quota for all of 2020 is now fulfilled.
Finished! Ava gives my homemade#accessibilitycontroller V1.0 the thumbs up. She can play@Nintendo#BreathoftheWildon her#switchlike her friends now. All thanks to@Microsoft🙌#adaptiveController#XAC@brycej@ArranDyslexia@shanselmanpic.twitter.com/dOhGnUFZa0
— Rory Steel (@JerseyITGuy)June 12, 2025
