Dec 6, 2023
Sony debuts first PS5 controller for disabled gamers
Sony has teamed up with accessibility experts to release a PlayStation 5 controller for disabled gamers. This is the first device of its type to be specifically designed by Sony for the PS5. "The idea is that you unbox it and you can start using it right away as a PlayStation controller," Alvin Daniel, Senior Technical Program Manager at Sony Interactive Entertainment, told the BBC. "To the extent that this works for you and is comfortable for you, there is no need for you to purchase additional third party accessories and buttons and wire it all together."We wanted an all-inclusive kit in a box. All aspects of the Access Controller have clearly been designed with the input of the disabled community. As a disabled gamer myself, I waited years for button remapping to become the norm so I was able to play games that rely heavily on the trigger buttons usually placed at the back of a traditional controller, and be able to map them to a more accessible button. The only solutions are to use the Access Controller alongside a regular PS5 controller, which is an unwieldy set-up, or use two Access Controllers together - which becomes an expensive solution.
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