Accessibility is becoming more and more important to Sony, especially in its games. Today, the Japanese brand goes even further. Project Leonardo, a PS5 controller designed for people with disabilities.
Leonardo is a controller who want to make the game accessible to everyone. It comes in the form of a dotted circular object with large customizable buttons. Then everyone will have to find the appropriate settings for him.
Project Leonardo, a controller that lets everyone enjoy video games
Project Leonardo has the feature to be fully modular according to the needs of the player. For example, it is possible to completely remap keys. In addition, Sony offers the possibility to combine with various controllers. The user can pair the two, use only one, use two or more with a classic remote… in short, everything has been done so that everyone can find something for himself.
In a post on its official blog, Sony details the creation of this new device. Made with game developers, disabled and accessibility experts. nice project, no price or release date yet. However, we can expect to see its landing in 2023, when the design looks like it’s final.
The Leonardo Project is a welcome initiative. Everyone has the right to enjoy video games, despite their disability. The brand is already putting in a lot of effort The Last of Us Part I or God of War Ragnarok are examples of this, but this is the first time something “physical” has appeared in this sense.
Such an initiative on the Microsoft side has already been around for several years with the Xbox Adaptive controller. The second is completely modular and designed to adapt to all obstacles.
Source : sony
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