[games_access] Xbox 360 compatible "Quadcontroller"

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Exactly :)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brannon Zahand" <brannonz at microsoft.com>
To: "IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List" <games_access at igda.org>
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 1:09 AM
Subject: Re: [games_access] Xbox 360 compatible "Quadcontroller"



> And remember that you do have a few accessibility advocates inside some of 

> these companies. ;)

>

> -Brannon

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: games_access-bounces at igda.org [mailto:games_access-bounces at igda.org] 

> On Behalf Of d. michelle hinn

> Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 8:53 AM

> To: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List

> Subject: Re: [games_access] Xbox 360 compatible "Quadcontroller"

>

> Yeah, I hesitated to bring it up in case it brought up bad ideas for

> some...I would think that if Sony/Microsoft went after something like

> this that it would not be a good PR move. So I doubt that they would

> pursue something like this, especially since it would open them up

> for discrimination cases on the flip side. I mean the headlines on

> this just wouldn't be good.

>

> That being said...if they did...yeah, we'd be on the case like crazy. :)

>

> Michelle

>

>>Is a story I was waiting for the designer to make the Xbox 360 available 

>>for

>>the quad controller I have to get it soon and start doing some reviews on 

>>my

>>page with but I am tight on money right now.  That is a scary thought

>>Michelle brings up about Xbox suing quad controller PlayStation doing the

>>same for reselling a controller but if they did that I'd be so upset I 

>>hope

>>we can all get together and somehow fight back that wouldn't be my only 

>>way

>>to play the games.

>>

>>Robert

>>www.RobertFlorio.com

>>

>>-----Original Message-----

>>From: games_access-bounces at igda.org [mailto:games_access-bounces at igda.org]

>>On Behalf Of d. michelle hinn

>>Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 4:40 PM

>>To: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List

>>Subject: Re: [games_access] Xbox 360 compatible "Quadcontroller"

>>

>>Cool! I just forwarded it on to a few angry folks at MS who didn't

>>like my comments in the Canadian Press.

>>

>>You know...as I'm typing this...what keeps quad control from getting

>>sued by Sony and Microsoft? I bring this up because it *could* be

>>breaking laws about tampering and reselling...

>>

>>At the same time...wouldn't that be interesting if they did sue? Talk

>>about some quick bad publicity. But even if they didn't sue, they

>>have sued over other issues of tampering and reselling...another

>>company *could* bring this up to get themselves out of dodge and

>>bring down a whole house of cards...

>>

>>I say this hoping to god this doesn't actually happen and cause all

>>kinds of havok on quad control...but at the same time knowing that if

>>I thought it up...someone else in the US probably thought it up

>>yesterday...

>>

>>Michelle

>>

>>>http://www.quadcontrol.com/360.htm

>>>

>>>Good news for many quadriplegics wishing to play games on the Xbox 360, 

>>>as

>>>KY Enterprises release a new accessible controller.

>>>

>>>$260 + $15 for US shipping.

>>>

>>>

>>>Barrie

>>>www.OneSwitch.org.uk

>>>

>>>

>>>

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