Microsoft Announces New Proteus Controller For Gamers With Disabilities

On Wednesday, Microsoft announced the Proteus Controller, a new $299 modular video game controller kit that lets Xbox gamers with disabilities customize their controllers.

It was first created by the peripheral company ByoWave as a part of the Designed for Xbox program. The wireless controller basically consists of cubes with interchangeable faceplates that will also include things like controller buttons, a directional pad, and analog sticks.

The “snap and play” parts connect together so that gamers can build more than 100 different configurations as well as LED lighting variations. And that’s not all. One-handed gamers as well as other players with some kind of disabilities will be able to use the controller in a way that is comfortable for them.

The buttons on the controller are also remappable, this will give each user a more individualized experience, though they might be needed to use a companion app along side the controller though.

At the initial launch, the Proteus Controller will work only on the Xbox Series X/S as well as on Windows 10 and 11. ByoWave has also commented that, as of right now, the controller does not yet support the PlayStation 5 or Nintendo Switch, though it’s open to partnering up with those platforms.

The controller is expected to start shipping by this fall and is now only available via preorder from ByiWave’s official website at a discounted $255 dollar price tag right now.