Sony has lastly introduced a PlayStation accessibility controller, and it goals to “remove barriers to gaming” and hopefully assist extra gamers throughout the board. While the pad appears to be particularly designed for PS5, it’d share compatibility traits just like the Dualsense.
Dubbed Project Leonardo, the brand new PlayStation accessibility machine gives an analogous expertise to Microsoft’s Xbox Adaptive controller, however includes a shell-like design that’s consistent with the PlayStation 5. The setup makes use of a sequence of interchangeable panels and chonky analogue sticks that are available in quite a lot of styles and sizes, whereas 3.5mm AUX ports allow compatibility with customized attachments and bespoke units.
In an announcement, Project Leonardo’s designer, So Morimoto, says the pad has “no one ‘right’ form factor,” and the ultimate design was accepted by a dozen accessibility consultants. In principle, the pad has all the things it must change into the most effective PC controller choices with accessible options at its core, offering it isn’t one way or the other locked to Sony’s console ecosystem.
Ensuring that Project Leonardo works on PC similar to the Dualsense is crucial, particularly if the PlayStation platform expands past console {hardware}. We can’t think about why it wouldn’t work, so the machine will hopefully contribute to efforts throughout the complete gaming area, somewhat than simply PS5 accessibility.
The Project Leonardo announcement doesn’t point out worth or a launch date, however Sony says it’ll share extra particulars sooner or later. Microsoft’s comparable machine is on the costly aspect, coming in at $129 USD, however Sony’s pad will hopefully arrive with a extra reasonably priced MSRP connected.
