Sony’s new Access Controller will go on sale worldwide on Dec. 6 and cost $90 in the U.S.
The new Playstation Access Controller is pictured at a demonstration event in London on October 5, 2023. With large buttons arranged in a circle and a joystick on one side, Sony is launching a new PlayStation controller from December, designed to makPaul Lane uses his mouth, cheek and chin to push buttons and guide his virtual car around the "Gran Turismo" racetrack on the PlayStation 5.
Putting the traditional controller aside, Lane, 52, switches to the Access. It's a round, customizable gadget that can rest on a table or wheelchair tray and can be configured in myriad ways, depending on what the user needs. That includes switching buttons and thumbsticks, programming special controls and pairing two controllers to be used as one. Lane's "Gran Turismo" car zooms around a digital track as he guides it with the back of his hand on the controller.
Barlet said his organization, which helped both Sony and Microsoft with their accessible controllers, has been advocating for gamers with disabilities for nearly two decades. With the advent of social media, gamers themselves have been able to amplify the message and address creators directly in forums that did not exist before.
Because it can be used with far less agility and strength than the standard PlayStation controller, the Access could also be a gamechanger for an emerging population: aging gamers suffering from arthritis and other limiting ailments.
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