Sony Announced Project Leonardo

The International Consumer Technology Association or CES for short just wrapped up this past weekend and one of the biggest talking points that came out of it was Sony’s announcement of Project Leonardo.

Project Leonardo is a controller that is aimed at players to help improve accessibility for them. SIE senior vice president Hideaki Nishino talks more about what is Project Leonardo on the Playstation Blog

“To address common challenges faced by many players with limited motor control, including difficulty holding a controller for long periods, accurately pressing small clusters of buttons or triggers, or positioning thumbs and fingers optimally on a standard controller. A robust kit of swappable components, including a variety of analog stick caps and buttons in different shapes and sizes. A variety of external switches and third-party accessibility accessories. This enables users to integrate specialty switches, buttons or analog sticks with the Project Leonardo controller.” – SIE senior vice president Hideaki Nishino

Sony is working with AbleGamers Charity, Special Effect, and Stack Up to help create and design Project Leonardo so that everyone can play in their way. There is no word yet on the release date and price but we will keep you up to date on this project.