If there is one thing that makes me happy, it’s whenever game or console developers go that extra mile to ensure their games can be loved and enjoyed by as many interested parties as possible.
Whether this is achieved by having more detailed difficulty settings, allowing players to change the text size in the game, or even by going Sony’s route and creating an entirely accessibility-focused controller, I love it all.
A long while ago, an entire lifetime in gaming years, we covered that Sony was hard at work on Project Leonardo, an accessibility controller for the PlayStation 5. Now I’m excited to cover that this controller is still a focus for Sony and even has an official name: Access Controller.
For those who don’t already know, Access Controller is a fully customisable controller designed explicitly with players who have disabilities in mind. The controller includes multiple swappable buttons and stick caps so players can forge a controller that works for them.
While unveiling the new and official name, Sony also showed off the Access Controller UI that will be built into the PlayStation 5 and allow users control over the controller through button mapping, multiple profiles and even an entirely virtual controller option.
Using this UI, players will be able to set up unique profiles for different games. They will even have the option of adding up to two Access Controllers and a single DualSense controller together as a virtual controller.
Sony has yet to commit to a release window or pricing, but they have said that more information will be coming gamers’ ways soon.