Xbox Is Seemingly Blocking Unauthorized Third-Party Accessories And Controllers

Aspyr has shed some light on the canceled DLC for the Switch port of Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, pointing the blame at an objection from an unknown third party.

Who exactly pulled the plug on the planned downloadable content for Aspyr's Nintendo Switch port of Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords? That's a surprising new question that has risen to the surface thanks to a new filing by Aspyr in its motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit levied against the company over the DLC's cancellation.

Developer Aspyr Media has claimed the free cut content DLC it planned to release for Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2 on Switch was cancelled after objections from a «third-party».

Publisher Aspyr Media has claimed that the cancelled KotOR 2 Nintendo Switch DLC at the center of a class-action lawsuit was down to a third-party objection.

After failing to disclose accessibility information and provide suitable accessible features and design practices in one of this year’s biggest games, Xbox’s positive messaging surrounding their commitment to accessibility is once again being questioned by disabled players. Xbox recently announced that third-party accessories and controllers will no longer be compatible with systems after an upcoming update. For many disabled Xbox gamers, this decision will ultimately impact their capability to play.

While Metal Gear Solid fans are naturally pleased to see Konami working on two new entries for the series, the upcoming Metal Gear Solid Delta - a remake of 2004's MGS3: Snake Eater - has led to some debate online about what exactly has changed visually and gameplay-wise. Recently, some MGS fans on Reddit put together a video showing a side-by-side comparison of the recent gameplay trailer for Metal Gear Solid Delta and 2015's MGS5: The Phantom Pain, and fans are finding plenty to talk about.

In an official Microsoft developer blog post, Xbox announced that it's partnering with Inworld to "build AI game dialogue and narrative tools". In practice, that means "turning prompts into detailed scripts, dialogue trees, quests, and more".

As part of its early Black Friday Sale event, Walmart is offering the Xbox Series X Diablo 4 console bundle bundled with a second Xbox Core Wireless Controller in Shock Blue for only $519.00. The bundle by itself without the controller normally retails for $559, so you're saving an extra $40 and getting a free controller.

By Tom Warren, a senior editor covering Microsoft, PC gaming, console, and tech. He founded WinRumors, a site dedicated to Microsoft news, before joining The Verge in 2012.

Developer Shiro Games and publisher Shiro Unlimited have announced that open-world tactical RPG Wartales is out now on Xbox Series X/S, as well as Windows through the Windows Store. As part of the release, the game is now also available through PC and Xbox Game Pass. Check out the Xbox release trailer below.

Several Xbox users have recently reported being unable to use certain third party accessories on their Xbox consoles that were previously usable, with relevant error messages stating that accessories deemed “unauthorized” by Microsoft will no longer be usable starting November 12. That has now been officially confirmed by Microsoft in a statement to VGC.

If you own an “unauthorised” third party accessory for your Xbox then it’s about to become useless. Players using the devices now will see an “error 0x82d60002” message that informs them the device will no longer be useable on the console from November 12th, 2023.