Some gamers have discovered it tough to make use of the PlayStation 5 DualSense controller, partially resulting from its measurement and weight. Although Sony hasn’t launched an official counterpart to Microsoft’s Xbox Adaptive Controller, some people are attempting to make it simpler for others to play PS5 video games.
YouTuber Akaki Kuumeri designed an adapter that enables gamers to make use of the DualSense with one hand. The 3D-printed attachment snaps onto the left thumbstick. When it is positioned on a floor (or one’s thigh), bodily shifting your complete controller will transfer the thumbstick. The L1 and L2 buttons are replicated on the correct aspect of the controller.
There’s a second, non-obligatory attachment that gives inputs for the D-pad as properly. So, save for the Share button, gamers would be capable of use your complete controller with one hand.
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Because the DualSense is symmetrical, Kuumeri says the attachments could be reversed to suit on the opposite aspect of the controller. You’d simply must mirror the elements earlier than printing them.
Kuumeri submitted the adapter to a contest for one-handed controller designs. You can obtain the recordsdata and print attachments for private use.
The adapter might additionally show helpful for players who do not sometimes have points utilizing the DualSense with each palms. In a video, Kuumeri demonstrates the power to play It Takes Two, a co-op-only recreation, solo through the use of attachments on two controllers. The attachment might additionally give gamers a solution to munch on a snack or get pleasure from a beverage with out having to hit the pause button.
Kuumeri’s design will not mitigate all gamers’ accessibility points. Some could tire of shifting the controller round bodily or they could not have the dexterity to entry all 4 shoulder buttons with one hand. Still, the attachment might afford many extra individuals the prospect to play video games like Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart and Returnal — so long as they’ve entry to a 3D printer and are literally capable of safe a PS5.