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PlayStation debuts highly customisable controller for gamers with disabilities at CES

Sony has unveiled an adaptable PlayStation controller, dubbed “Project Leonardo”. It is designed for gamers with limited motor control, who may not be able to hold the traditional controller.

The article does a great job at summarising what’s unique about the controller:

The controller consists of a circular gamepad that was designed to lay flat on a table or wheelchair tray, which is equipped with eight interchangeable buttons plus a joystick that can be rotated around this central module.

The controller also comes with a kit of swappable components, allowing the shape, size and positioning of both the buttons and the joystick to be adapted to the personal needs and preferences of the user.

The controller’s software is equally adaptable, allowing gamers to program multiple buttons with the same function, the same button with multiple functions or their preferred north orientation for the joystick.

These settings can be stored in distinct button control profiles, with users able to switch between up to three profiles per console.

It can also be used with a second Project Leonardo controller and one of the PS5’s wireless DualSense controllers, with all three able to act together as a single device.

PlayStation is currently gathering feedback on the controller, meaning no release date or price has been set to date. The company’s announcement comes nearly five years after Microsoft released the Adaptive Controller for its Xbox console.

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