Sony’s PS5 DualSense controller can now be used to control games using just one hand thanks to a 3D-printed adapter.
As Eurogamer reports, the adapter is the work of Akaki Kuumeri, who has a wealth of 3D printing experience based on his YouTube channel videos. The one-handed DualSense adapter came about because Akaki wanted to play It Takes Two, with the adapter allowing him to use two DualSense controllers at once as can be seen in the video below. It also features as one of the entries in the PrusaPrinters Snap-On Controller Mods contest.
The snap-on adapter consists of two sections. The main section allows for thumbstick functionality to be controlled with your thigh by pushing up, down, left, or right. It also migrates the shoulder buttons to the other side of the pad. A second section clips on top of the first and converts the D-pad input into four triggers sitting just to the side of the face buttons. It also works the other way around and converts the face buttons to triggers if you print the left-handed version.
Akaki has made the files available to download if you want to 3D print the adapter yourself. Full assembly instructions and advice are included on the download page. Comments on the YouTube video suggest Akaki gets in touch with the charity Special Effect, which specializes in helping physically disabled people, specifically children, play video games.
In October last year, Microsoft announced a whole range of new Xbox accessibility features and already offers an official Xbox Adaptive Controller (although we’d really like to see it updated). The PS5 enjoys a number of accessibility improvements according to IGN, and now it’s getting hardware mods courtesy of the PS5-owning community. Perhaps Sony will take notice and decide to develop its own adaptive controller.
