Sony reveals PS5 accessibility controller ‘Project Leonardo’
Sony has announced Project Leonardo, a new customisable controller aimed at players with disabilities.
Announced during a CES presentation on Wednesday, Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan said Project Leonardo would help players with disabilities to play more easily and comfortably.
The controller is highly customisable, with a “robust kit” of buttons, Ryan said, and can be used as a standalone controller or paired with a DualSense controller.
More details on Project Leonardo will follow soon, the exec said.
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Sony has said that it’s gathering “valuable feedback from the community,” as it proceeds with the development of the controller.
“Through conversations with accessibility experts and incredible organizations like AbleGamers, SpecialEffect and Stack Up, we’ve designed a highly configurable controller that works in tandem with many third-party accessibility accessories and integrates with the PS5 console to open up new ways of gaming,” the blog stated.
According to the PlayStation blog, “Project Leonardo is expandable through four 3.5mm AUX ports to support a variety of external switches and third-party accessibility accessories.
“This enables users to integrate specialty switches, buttons or analog sticks with the Project Leonardo controller. The external accessories can be dynamically connected or disconnected, and each can be configured to act like any other button.”
This mirrors Microsoft‘s Xbox Adaptive Controller which allows players to use various third-party control methods with Xbox consoles.
Project Leonardo can be used as a standalone controller or paired with additional Project Leonardo or DualSense wireless
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