PlayStation’s Accessibility controller arrives this December

Back in 2018 Microsoft announced and released its Xbox Adaptive Controller: An accessibility-focused piece of hardware which allowed for many different people with all manner of varying disabilities to play video games thanks to its intelligent design and customisability. Sony’s own accessibility-focused controller was announced earlier this year as Project Leonardo. Now, the PlayStation ‘Access’ controller has gotten an official price and release date,

Making the announcement on the PlayStation blog, Isabelle Tomatis – the Vice President of Brand, Hardware and Peripherals at SIE said “For the past five years, we’ve been on a journey with accessibility organizations and experts to create a versatile controller kit that enables gamers with disabilities to play more comfortably and for longer periods, empowering more players to share in the joy of gaming. Today, I’m thrilled to announce that the Access controller for PS5 will be available globally on December 6, with preorders kicking off on Friday, July 21.”

As expected, the controller introduces complete customisation of the hardware, including pretty much all of the buttons, analogue sticks and more. This is then enhanced by the software available, allowing you to remap all the buttons, as well as create macros and controller profiles. What’s more, the controllers can be paired with other peripherals for complete flexibility on how you use them.

The PlayStation Access controller will retail for £79.99 – £20 higher than a standard DualSense controller and £5 more than Xbox’s Adaptive Controller. Introducing greater accessibility into the gaming medium has been long overdue, and so it is encouraging to see more major companies putting research and time into building greater accessibility.

KitGuru says: What do you think of the controller? Is the price fair? Let us know your thoughts down below.

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