[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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