Sony Releases The First Images Of Their Accessibility Controller And UI

Video Games

May 20

Sony has revealed new images and information about the Access controller for PS5 on Global Accessibility Awareness Day. This new controller will help more people enjoy gaming on PlayStation hardware.

First revealed earlier this year as Project Leonardo, the new accessibility controller is highly-customisable to cater to the disabilities of each individual. Circular in design with eight button sockets and an analogue stick, the Access controller has five different button caps, three different stick caps, and swappable button cap tags to label which input has been mapped to a button. The stick can also be moved further from the main unit if needed, with four 3.5mm AUX ports allowing players to integrate their own specialty switches, buttons, or analogue sticks.

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To help with button mapping, the Access controller has its own app that allows for customised profiles for different games or genres. Buttons can be toggled on or off, with two different inputs able to be mapped onto the same button. Two Access controllers can be paired together, along with a DualSense wireless controller, to create a single virtual controller that allows for more customisation in how a user plays. Or even allowing another person to help control certain actions if needed.

As well as the Access controller, Sony has highlighted the efforts of PlayStation Studios teams around the world in a video as they expand their efforts for gaming accessibility on PS5. There’s already been a lot that the teams have done, but working with charities such as Special Effect, and the accessible needs community, they want to continue to improve what they can do to bring even more people into the worlds that they’ve created.