5 Jan. (Portaltic/EP) –
The accessories catalog playstation 5 will be expanded with project leonardoa new accessible and customizable controller for the Sony console, designed together with experts and developers for gamers with disabilities.
Sony Interactive Entertainment has presented in the framework of CES 2023 Project Leonardo, the code name of the new driver designed to address common challenges faced by many players with limited motor controlincluding difficulty holding a controller for long periods of time, accurately pressing small groups of buttons or triggers, or optimally positioning your thumbs and fingers on a standard controller.
It has a kit of interchangeable components, buttons and analog caps of different sizes so that players can tailor the gaming experience to their needs. They may also customize button mapping and control profiles via ‘software’ of Playstation 5, as reported by SIE in press release.
The company has also highlighted that the new controller can be used alone, with another Project Leonardo controller or together with the DualSense controller. It can be expanded through four 3.5mm AUX ports for the use of accessories and other control elements of third parties.
SIE has enlisted the help of accessibility experts, community members, and game developers like AbleGamers, SpecialEffect, and StackUp. At the moment still in development, Gathering the experience of community members.
On the other hand, and during the Sony conference at CES, SIE has shared that December was the most successful month of sales for PlayStation 5, with more than 30 million consoles sold.
