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Ben Heck creates one handed Xbox One controller

Console Modder, Ben Heck, has took it upon himself to create a single handed accessibility mod for the Xbox One controller to help disabled gamers. The controller mod was created in conjunction with Newark Element14, which revealed the new controller in a teaser for the next episode of The Ben Heck Show, which features on the Element14 YouTube channel.

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The Modder's latest project was outlined briefly during the teaser with Heck demonstrating how he re-arranged the controller for right handed use. The revamped controller includes a spiked thumb-stick to help users easily differentiate between up, down, left and right while the back features a D-pad and left trigger. Gamespot has pointed out that this isn't the first accessible controller that Heck has created, he did the same for the Xbox 360 controller a few years ago. It's not clear if he plans to make a left handed version of this but all of the details will be revealed on Friday's episode of ‘The Ben Heck Show'. [yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35xKkVPG6j0′]

The controller is going to be donated to the Able Gamers Foundation,  a charity which was founded nine years ago to help disabled gamers with the cost of the accessibility hardware required for them to enjoy games.

KitGuru Says: It's always nice to see gamers doing good for other gamers. Have any of you guys ever experimented with modding?

Sources: Element14, Gamespot

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