[games_access] Xbox 360 compatible "Quadcontroller"

[d. michelle hinn]

Yep! :)

Michelle (who loves stirring up some controversy and needs to get 
back to her class before they form a pre-exam insanity mob against 
me) ;)

>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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