To improve the experience for gamers with disabilities, Sony has announced that they are working on an accessibility controller for the PlayStation 5. Codenamed "Project Leonardo," the controller aims to provide greater hardware adaptation for video gamers. Microsoft has been ahead of Sony in this regard and by now the Redmond giant has released its Adaptive Controller in 2018 and 2021. Now, with the Accessibility Controller, Sony wants to make games on its platform more accessible to a wide range of users.

To develop the Accessibility Controller, Sony partnered with AbleGamers and SpecialEffect, who champion the need for hardware and software accessibility features in video games. Sony has announced that its accessibility control will be highly configurable and can be used with other third-party accessories. It can be used as a standalone controller or can be paired with the DualSense controller which is great for customizability.

The buttons and joystick on Sony's accessibility controller can be moved around the circular gamepad. Sony has also said that its accessories will come in different shapes and sizes so players can choose an accessory based on their physical strength, range of motion and needs. The controller has four 3.5 mm aux sockets to connect several accessibility accessories.

The good part is that Sony is already pretty good at offering software accessibility features. In fact, it has won Game Awards for The Last of Us and God of War Ragnarök for developing a range of amazing accessibility options. So you will be able to remap the buttons via software and assign a different function. And for added convenience, you can create up to three different accessibility configurations for different use cases.