Accessibility is an important theme throughout the year, but May is always special. To celebrate World Accessibility Awareness Day and recognize the progress the accessibility community and the gaming industry are making to make games more inclusive. At Sony Interactive Entertainment, we are committed to furthering that mission and today we are happy to share new details and images of the Access controller for PS5 consoles.
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New details and product images
First announced at CES this year as “Project Leonardo,” the Access controller for PS5 is an all-new design designed to make it easier, more comfortable, and longer for more players with disabilities to play games. , a highly customizable accessibility controller kit.
Developed in collaboration with accessibility experts, Access controllers include a wide range of interchangeable button and stick caps, allowing players to create different layouts to suit their unique strength, range of motion and physical needs. can be freely created. Each Access Controller contains:
- Analog stick caps (standard, dome, ball stick caps)
- Various shapes and sizes of button caps:
- pillow button cap
- flat button cap
- Wide flat button cap (covers two button sockets)
- Overhang button caps (advantage for players with smaller hands as they are closer to the center)
- Curved button caps (placed along the top of the controller for push and placed along the bottom of the controller for pull)
- Interchangeable button cap tags that allow players to easily mark inputs that map to each button
Additionally, players can use the Access controller on a flat surface, orient it 360 degrees, or easily attach the controller to an AMPS mount* or tripod. You can also adjust the distance of the analog sticks from the controller.
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View image and download “Image demonstrating the ability to attach an Access controller to an AMPS mount*”
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Through the Access controller’s four 3.5mm AUX ports, players can integrate their own specialty switches, buttons, or analog sticks.
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See the original blog post for more details on the Access Controller hardware capabilities.You can also access the new webpage here You can sign up for email updates here and be notified when pre-orders open, so you can secure your controller at the earliest opportunity.
View image and download “Access and DualSense controllers can be paired and used together as a single virtual controller”
Let’s start by looking at the Access Controller UI
Beyond its wide range of hardware customization options, Access Controllers offer a myriad of ways to create personalized UI settings and configurations that enable new ways for players to play.
Button mapping and control profiles. On the PS5 console, players can choose their preferred orientation of the Access controller, map different inputs to different buttons, toggle buttons on and off, and map two different inputs to the same button. can do. You can also create and save profiles of your favorite control him for different games and genres (such as “fighting” or “driving”).
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Controller pairing and analog stick calibration. Up to two Access controllers and one DualSense (or DualSense Edge) wireless controller can be used together as one virtual controller, allowing players to combine devices or play cooperatively with others. Similar to the DualSense Edge wireless controller, players can also tweak input start position and sensitivity. The ability to adjust the deadzone (the distance an analog stick travels before it is perceived in-game) and stick sensitivity are especially useful for players to improve fine motor control during gameplay.
View image and download “Access controller UI image demonstrating the ability to pair a DualSense controller with up to two Access controllers”
View image and download “Access controller UI image showing analog stick sensitivity and deadzone adjustment options in a user-created control profile”
Switch modes. Access controllers also have a toggle mode, allowing players to adjust the behavior of any button to act like the Caps Lock key on a keyboard. For example, if you enable toggle mode for the acceleration input in a racing game, the Access controller will accelerate the car without holding the button down.
View and download the image “PS5 screenshot of Gran Turismo 7 showing Toggle Mode enabled with the ‘R2’ button on the access controller”
Players can enable toggle mode for any programmable input. For example, if the game only allows you to sprint by holding down “L3” (left analog stick), it can be physically challenging. You can change that input to behave like “click L3 to switch sprints” by enabling toggle mode. For the button assigned to L3.
Accessibility journey on PS5
Along with new details on the Access controller, we’re excited to share today a video showcasing the ongoing work of our entire product development team and the PlayStation Studios team to make games accessible to more players on PS5. Hear from team members around the world about the work he’s doing to expand gaming accessibility on PS5 through his upcoming Access controller, console UI, and games.
We’ll be sharing more details about the Access Controller for PS5, including product and release details, in the coming months. Thank you to all the players who share their valuable feedback and inspire us every day to bring the joy of the game to more people through innovation and collaboration with you, our community. .
*AMPS is an industry standard mounting screw pattern for attaching devices to equipment, including accessibility equipment.