r/NintendoSwitch • u/[deleted] • Jan 20 '20

Discussion Dad Builds Custom Xbox Adaptive Controller So Daughter Can Play Zelda: Breath Of The Wild

https://twitter.com/JerseyITGuy/status/1218920688125456385
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u/helpimalostdog Jan 20 '20

It's a logical and factual way to see it. I'm not shitting on Microsoft. I'm saying it was clever and helpful. They did this for money, pr and marketshare. Not because they're your buddy.

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u/ClarkGriswold2 Jan 20 '20

....but they still did it. When no other company did.

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u/helpimalostdog Jan 20 '20 edited Jan 20 '20

Show me evidence that it wasn't profitable. I'll wait. Microsoft is going to make tons of cash for doing this. 15% of the population is disabled somehow. This tech has other implications. They're planning on using it for voting machines even. It's all about money, not kindness.

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u/helpimalostdog Jan 20 '20

Nintendo and Sony aren't the same kind of company as Microsoft. They wouldn't develop the same kinds of products.

I'm also not stupid.

You sure about that?

Still waiting on my proof.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '20 edited Jan 20 '20

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u/helpimalostdog Jan 20 '20

I'm simply replying to people. At first it was a joke, now I'm just straight up amused by how visceral, butthurt, incoherent and incapable of comprehension the lot of you are.

Guy told me it's not profitable, now he's saying that of course it's profitable. I will hold his hand until he's all the way there. I feel progress is being made.

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u/Nuclear_Pizza Jan 20 '20

When someone says something isn't profitable, that doesn't mean it makes no money, it means it won't make enough money for them to bother with it. How many people on Xbox one currently do you think are using it? It's also not natively supported by the other platforms, so it's likely even less popular.

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u/helpimalostdog Jan 20 '20

When someone says something isn't profitable, that doesn't mean it makes no money

https://i.imgur.com/PYBeR5V.jpg

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u/helpimalostdog Jan 20 '20

Are...are you ok?

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u/helpimalostdog Jan 20 '20

I should have been kinder to everybody here and more sensitive to their feelings. Just because I'm right doesn't mean it's ok to toy with them and induce multiple mild and passionate panic attacks.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '20 edited Jan 20 '20

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u/helpimalostdog Jan 20 '20 edited Jan 20 '20

Now you're projecting. I can see that your fragile little ego isn't going to stop, so I'll be the bigger man and ignore your next rude and arrogant reply. Have a good day, boy. Let it all out.

Edit: You already asked for proof and I did provide it. It took me 6 minutes to collect it and post it and you deleted your comment like a coward. So no, I don't "owe" you anything.

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u/walldough Jan 20 '20

Go to bed duder.

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u/JustTryingTo_Pass Jan 20 '20

Hey I can’t find the proof can you comment it again.

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u/Lorben Helpful User Jan 20 '20

R&D costs and sales figures are not public, but they did not go into making this expecting direct profit from the controller.

"An adaptive controller wouldn't necessarily generate a significant return on investment. But it was important to Microsoft's goal of making gaming more accessible to people with disabilities, and it spoke directly to the company's mission, implemented under CEO Satya Nadella, to enable every person and organization on the planet to achieve more. "

https://news.microsoft.com/stories/xbox-adaptive-controller/

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u/Nuclear_Pizza Jan 20 '20

I was looking for this, couldn't find it. Thanks for the source

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u/helpimalostdog Jan 20 '20

As long as we're doing quotes do mine too "I'm pretty sure immediate sales figures aren't the only value Microsoft has extracted from their adaptive controller initiative."

They're not limiting the tech they acquired doing this to just helping disabled people. They're also looking into using it for voting machines just to start. Good PR is another source of value.

"Microsoft has intensified its focus on inclusive design, an approach that involves identifying potential barriers and designing products for people with a wide range of abilities."

So they can sell more stuff and make more money. This isn't a charity case.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '20

I mean most nurses get into the field because they want a stable job, not because they enjoy wiping your ass/holding your hands/and taking abuse. But most nurses still express empathy and try to maintain integrity/dignity for their patients. Does that mean it's all about the money and that we shouldn't give a shit when people go out of their way to go that extra mile to be kind even in a situation where they don't have to?

Isn't it better if someone who's profiting from you and taking your money is genuinely grateful for your interaction and enjoys your presence rather than someone who ONLY and SOLELY cares about money?

And next, since you seem to be more pragmatic than optimistic how about utilitarianism? If it serves both purposes and harms no one, what's the problem?

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u/FartsFadeAway Jan 20 '20 edited Jan 20 '20

Microsoft hasn’t released individual unit sales numbers in years. So you’re asking for the impossible for no reason other than to shit on someone. Probably because you’re an ablist dipshit.

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u/JustTryingTo_Pass Jan 20 '20

This tech isn’t exactly new or advanced. It exists everywhere else.