<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
Adaptive	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
(	O
XAC	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
controller	I-Device
designed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
for	O
Windows	O
PCs	B-Device
and	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Phil	O
Spencer	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
had	O
started	O
to	O
take	O
more	O
interest	O
in	O
accessibility	O
features	O
for	O
gaming	O
following	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
motion	O
sensing	O
input	O
device	O
first	O
introduced	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
was	O
successful	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
failed	O
to	O
make	O
as	O
strong	O
as	O
an	O
impression	O
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
eventually	O
dropped	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
for	O
gaming	O
areas	O
,	O
though	O
has	O
continued	O
to	O
use	O
its	O
technology	O
in	O
more	O
productivity-related	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
contacted	O
by	O
parents	O
of	O
disabled	O
or	O
impaired	O
children	O
that	O
positively	O
commented	O
on	O
the	O
ability	O
of	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
to	O
help	O
their	O
children	O
enjoy	O
video	O
games	O
without	O
need	O
of	O
a	O
traditional	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hite	O
contacted	O
Jones	O
and	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
engineers	O
at	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Device
and	O
gaming	O
division	O
began	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
prototype	O
controller	O
to	O
help	O
improve	O
accessibility	O
for	O
video	O
game	O
input	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
developed	O
a	O
controller	O
that	O
used	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
motion-sensing	O
technology	O
to	O
track	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
gestures	O
and	O
movements	O
and	O
translate	O
them	O
to	O
controller	O
inputs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
Adaptive	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
in	O
May	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
's	O
electronic	O
voting	O
system	O
ElectionGuard	O
includes	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
Adaptive	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
in	O
its	O
base	O
alongside	O
its	O
touchscreen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
Adaptive	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
has	O
a	O
slim	O
rectangular	O
frame	O
,	O
measuring	O
(	O
L×W×H	O
)	O
;	O
the	O
controller	O
alone	O
weighs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
face	O
of	O
the	O
controller	O
has	O
two	O
large	O
,	O
domed	O
buttons	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
mapped	O
to	O
any	O
function	O
using	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Accessories	O
app	O
;	O
these	O
are	O
each	O
in	O
diameter	O
and	O
their	O
default	O
mapping	O
is	O
to	O
the	O
A	O
(	O
left	O
,	O
closer	O
to	O
D-pad	B-Device
)	O
and	O
B	O
(	O
right	O
)	O
face	O
buttons	O
on	O
a	O
standard	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
face	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
large	O
D-pad	B-Device
,	O
menu	O
button	O
,	O
view	O
button	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
home	O
button	O
that	O
are	O
featured	O
on	O
a	O
standard	O
Xbox	B-Device
Wireless	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controller	O
features	O
two	O
USB-A	B-Protocol
2.0	I-Protocol
ports	I-Protocol
,	O
one	O
on	O
each	O
side	O
;	O
the	O
USB	B-Protocol
ports	I-Protocol
are	O
used	O
to	O
connect	O
devices	O
that	O
map	O
to	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
functions	O
,	O
corresponding	O
to	O
the	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
XAC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
frame	O
has	O
nineteen	O
3.5	B-Device
mm	I-Device
jacks	I-Device
that	O
allow	O
multiple	O
assistive	O
input	O
devices	O
to	O
be	O
connected	O
;	O
each	O
jack	O
corresponds	O
to	O
a	O
different	O
button	O
,	O
trigger	O
,	O
bumper	O
,	O
or	O
D-pad	B-Device
function	O
on	O
the	O
standard	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
Adaptive	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
supports	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
devices	O
and	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
every	O
game	O
at	O
a	O
system	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
XAC	O
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
an	O
internal	O
battery	O
that	O
is	O
charged	O
by	O
a	O
USB-C	O
port	O
on	O
the	O
rear	O
panel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
a	O
coaxial	O
power	O
connector	O
port	O
(	O
5VDC	O
,	O
2A	O
)	O
is	O
provided	O
for	O
attached	O
USB	B-Protocol
accessories	O
that	O
require	O
additional	O
power	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
QuadStick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controller	O
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
both	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Wireless	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
communications	O
protocol	O
and	O
Bluetooth	O
4.1	O
,	O
allowing	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
connected	O
wirelessly	O
to	O
devices	O
other	O
than	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
or	O
Windows	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alternatively	O
,	O
the	O
controller	O
may	O
be	O
connected	O
via	O
the	O
USB-C	O
port	O
on	O
the	O
back	O
using	O
the	O
included	O
long	O
USB-A	B-Protocol
to	O
-C	O
cable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Phil	O
Spencer	O
,	O
the	O
Adaptive	O
Controller	O
is	O
not	O
hardware-locked	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Device
,	O
and	O
was	O
developed	O
with	O
the	O
intention	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
any	O
gaming	O
platform	O
,	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
opening	O
dialogue	O
with	O
Valve	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Sony	O
towards	O
this	O
effort	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PDP	O
One-Handed	O
Joystick	O
,	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
analog	O
thumbstick	B-Device
with	O
two	O
digital	O
buttons	O
for	O
the	O
index	O
finger	O
that	O
resembles	O
a	O
Wii	O
Nunchuk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
peripheral	O
manufacturer	O
Hori	O
released	O
the	O
Flex	O
Controller	O
(	O
NSW-280	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Technotool	O
Co.	O
,	O
Ltd	O
.	O
and	O
provides	O
similar	O
functions	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
Windows	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
Adaptive	O
Controller	O
,	O
the	O
Hori	O
Flex	O
Controller	O
replicates	O
controller	O
buttons	O
and	O
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
eighteen	O
3.5mm	O
jacks	O
and	O
two	O
USB-A	B-Protocol
ports	O
for	O
adaptive	O
input	O
devices	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Flex	O
Controller	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Switch	O
and	O
Windows	O
computers	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Flex	O
Controller	O
connects	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
or	O
computer	O
through	O
a	O
permanently-attached	O
cable	O
terminating	O
in	O
a	O
USB-A	B-Protocol
plug	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Button	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
square-shaped	O
core	O
that	O
accepts	O
a	O
physical	O
input	O
on	O
top	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
directional	B-Device
pad	I-Device
,	O
discrete	O
buttons	O
,	O
or	O
joystick	O
,	O
controlling	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
discrete	O
inputs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
announced	O
it	O
would	O
release	O
a	O
similar	O
accessible	O
,	O
customizable	O
controller	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
based	O
on	O
the	O
Project	O
Leonardo	O
prototype	O
shown	O
at	O
the	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
in	O
January	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
