The controller, which was created in collaboration with disabled gaming groups such as AbleGamers, Stack-Up, and SpecialEffect, has a unique circular design. The controller comes with a number of different button caps, along with three stick caps that can be changed out to suit the specific needs of the gamer. The controller itself is also designed to rest on a flat surface for players that would require that kind of feature.
↫ John Callaham at Neowin
Microsoft has a similar product as well, and it’s great that disabled people who want to play games are being taken so much more seriously these days. Excellent work from both console giants.
Microsoft has been in this for a long time, and it is good to see Sony catching up.
Both of them also released games with accessibility features as well. This year Forza Motorsports won the “Game of the Year” award in “innovation of accessibility category” for allowing blind gamers to race without sight.
https://kotaku.com/forza-motorsport-xbox-blind-accessibility-options-race-1850829331
https://www.levelpush.com/forza/forza-motorsport-wins-innovation-in-accessibility-at-the-game-awards-2023/
These are very positive moves, and hope to see rest of the industry to catch up.
One other note, we might think this helps others, but over time this will also be helping ourselves. Our reflexes slow down, hands lose capability, and yes, our sight gets worse as we age. And the average age of gamers is increasing with our generations.