Xbox's new policy — say goodbye to unofficial accessories from November thanks to error '0x82d60002'

On PC you can do whatever the hell you want with your hardware

And if you install Linux, you can even to whatever the hell you want with your software

I get it, but whatever is being done in the PC ecosystem isn't really solving the problem either. The last bastion of cheating in the console space is 3rd party controllers. Banning them is going to be way more effective than any anti cheat software.

If I was using an unapproved controller I'd probably be pissed, but how big is that market outside of people cheating? Aren't most 3rd party controllers approved devices anyways?

The adaptive controller is designed to be custom-modded for different disabilities.

It's actually a really cool system they designed in partnership with AbleGamers. They even have a mod for quadriplegic gamers. And it's super affordable versus previous accessible interfaces.

Accessibility is one of the few places where Microsoft has been wholly good in recent years. Play any first-party Xbox game from the last few years, and you'll see that the first menu that opens up first time you play is accessibility settings.

The Xbox Adaptive Controller is a device that lets you build your own custom controller that fits your specific needs. It's actually really neat

great point, example there are two way to make a controller for 1 armed people, for the left hand and right hand.

In my opinion absolutely not but the gaming community tends to give a lot of leeway towards companies rolling out so called "anti-cheat" solutions, even if they are downright scary i.e. asking users to install always on rootkits, or in this case, anti-consumer by forcing people to buy first or second party controllers.

I've even heard people in other situations suggest that anti-cheat systems should have surveillance systems like the ones done on remote exams, which would be downright dystopian and would be a privacy and security nightmare, all for a fucking video game WTF?

They could and probably do (might even be the same anti-hacking system which bans from xbox live from the Xbox 360 days) they aren't doing this to combat cheating though, they're doing it because it'll make them more money. They might claim it's anti-cheat because the gaming community will drink up that response and respect their decision without questioning it.

Many people who do stand up against descisions like these are usually laughed at or accused of being cheaters, I bet people might even do it to me because I posted this.

I will say that this will likely be all but a setback for cheat devices who can spoof or pass-through an official controller, they will adapt, this change will only truly be successful at killing third party controller support.