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The Access™ controller launches globally on December 6th, 2023. Pre-order your controller from July 21st, 2023. Create new ways to play with this highly customizable controller kit for PS5® consoles, designed to help those with disabilities play games more comfortably, for longer. Discover more about the controller's flexibility and customizability by watching our features trailer.​

Access controller for PS5 launches globally on December 6

Highly customizable accessibility controller kit available to preorder starting on July 21.

blog.playstation.com

Available for a suggested retail price of $89.99 USD/$119.99 CAD/¥12,980 JPY/€89.99/£79.99 (MSRP), the Access controller lets you customize your layout with different button and stick caps in various shapes and designs, operate the controller from any 360° orientation, and connect third-party accessibility accessories using its four industry-standard 3.5mm expansion ports.

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Preorders kick off on July 21​

Starting Friday, July 21 at 10am local time, players in the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Austria and Portugal will be able to preorder the Access controller directly from PlayStation through direct.playstation.com, as well as from select retailers. Preorders will also be available through select retailers in other global markets on the same day. The Access controller will launch globally on December 6.

Thank you to the wonderful organizations, accessibility experts and PlayStation Studios teams who’ve been on this journey with us. We’re especially grateful to all the players who continually share their passion for the games and products we make. We truly believe gaming should be accessible to everyone, and the Access controller is our latest step toward living up to that promise. Stay tuned for more updates as we get closer to launch!

Product Specifications & Contents​

Let’s take a look at the product specifications and what’s included in the box:

Feature	Details
Access controller for PS5	Dimensions (w/h/d): Approx. 141 x 39 x 191 mmWeight: Approx. 322 grams (0.7 lbs.)
(4) expansion ports	3.5mm industry-standard AUX ports for players to connect additional buttons, specialty trigger switches and other compatible accessories
(19) button caps	wide flat button cap(covers two button sockets)(2) overhang button caps(benefits players with smaller hands as they are positioned closer to the center)(4) curve button caps(can be pushed if placed along the top or pulled if placed along the bottom of the controller)(8) pillow button caps(4) flat button caps
(3) stick caps	ball stick capstandard stick capdome stick cap
(23) button cap tags	Swappable button cap tags for players to easily mark which inputs they map to each button
USB cable	1.5m USB Type-C to Type-C cable (Hi-Speed USB)
Quick start guide and safety guide	Instructions for setting up the controller, UI settings and button configurations on PS5

 

[R6Rider]

I can see myself getting one of these to mess around with various setups.

Those additional inputs you can buy could have some awesome implementations.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Good moral move but I wish them the best with that.

 

[ElCasual]

Maybe buy it to play SF6 more comfortably.

 

[mckmas8808]

Maybe buy it to play SF6 more comfortably.

I was gonna say abled-bodied people could use this controller for all fighting games.

 

[adamsapple]

Cool, won't ever knock anyone for making gaming more accessible to folks.

 

[Tommi84]

I will always, ALWAYS, appreciate efforts like this and was praising MS for doing that already.

Good job, Sony.

 

[ElCasual]

I was gonna say abled-bodied people could use this controller for all fighting games.

Well I am still in platinum **** and others days in ***, so....

 

[Elog]

Really cool. I think people without disabilities really underappreciate how much this is appreciated to those with disabilities.

 

[killatopak]

Can finally play Dead or Alive one handed.