Many technological advantages have the aim to aid humanity and specially people with physical disabilities to have a normal life as possible. Gaming has been NO EXCEPTION and while Microsoft has led things with Xbox, Playstation will finally have its own concept!

Sony announced that they are working on Project LEonardo, which will result in the first official Playstation Accessible Controller.

The concept presented is a new highly customizable controller kit that works “out of the box” to help many players with disabilities play games more easily, more comfortably, and for longer periods.

Working directly with AbleGamers, SpecialEffect and Stack Up, Sony said that the goal is to have a Playstation 5 controller highly configurable that works in tandem with many third-party accessibility accessories.

As per Sony:

“Highly customizable play experience

Hardware customizations. Project Leonardo for PS5 is a canvas for gamers to craft their own play experience. It includes a robust kit of swappable components, including a variety of analog stick caps and buttons in different shapes and sizes.

Players can use these components to craft a wide array of control layouts. And the distance of the analog stick from the game pad can be adjusted to suit the player’s preference. These components allow players to find a configuration that works for their strength, range of motion, and particular physical needs. 

Software customizations. On the PS5 console players have an array of options to tailor their Project Leonardo play experience:

Button mapping

The controller’s buttons can be programmed to any supported function and multiple buttons can be mapped to the same function. Conversely, players can map two functions (like “R2” + “L2”) onto the same button.

Control profiles

Players can store their programmed button settings as control profiles and easily switch between them by pressing the profile button.

Up to three control profiles can be stored and accessed by the player from their PS5 console at any time.”

The product of Project Leonardo is designed to give the player complete independence or if it needed, it can have a DualSense to serve as a supporting or having a family member or friend assisting the player.

For audio assistance, Project Leonardo includes our 3.5mm AUX ports to support a variety of external switches and third-party accessibility accessories, meanwhile physically, its symmetric design allows players to reposition the analog sticks as close together or as far apart as they like.

Unfortunately Sony did not have a release date or how the proper name of the device will be when development is done, nor how it will be expected to cost in the future.