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Sony CES 2023 round-up: Project Leonardo, PS5 sales, and more

Everything announced at the conference

Marco Wutz

Sony CES 2023 round-up: Project Leonardo, PS5 sales, and more
Sony CES 2023 round-up: Project Leonardo, PS5 sales, and more /

Contents

  1. PSVR 2: Gran Turismo 7 and Beat Saber
  2. Project Leonardo: new accessibility controller
  3. PS5: sales numbers surpass 30 million

Sony’s press conference at the renowned Consumer Electronics Show 2023, CES 2023 for short, had some interesting updates in store for PlayStation owners concerning PSVR 2, PS5 sales and availabilty, a new accessibility controller kit, and more.

Here’s everything you need to know to get you up to speed.

PSVR 2: Gran Turismo 7 and Beat Saber

Gran Turismo 7 and Beat Saber will be available on Sony’s new VR platform. A release date for Beat Saber on PSVR 2 has not been announced, but the racing game will support VR from the get-go. VR support is going to be added as a free upgrade for anyone owning Gran Turismo 7.

On the topic of Gran Turismo, Sony also used the opportunity to show off a first look at the upcoming movie based on the franchise.

Project Leonardo: new accessibility controller

Sony revealed Project Leonardo, an accessibility controller kit currently being developed. The company could not yet share any details on the targeted release date or price range, merely stating that the hardware aims to “remove barriers” and “help players with disabilities play more easily, more comfortably, and for longer periods on PS5.” Sony wants the kit to be highly flexible and adaptable, making it easy to customize for each individual’s needs.

A futuristic looking hardware component with buttons and a stick.
With different configurations being available, Leonardo can be customized according to individual needs / Sony

PS5: sales numbers surpass 30 million

Taking over the stage at CES 2023, PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan declared the great PS5 shortage to be over: “Everyone who wants a PS5 should have a much easier time finding one at retailers globally” – at least from now on. He also announced that PS5 had officially passed the milestone of 30 million units sold over its lifetime.

We have listed some of the best PS5 games to help you choose which titles to purchase for your new console.

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Marco Wutz
MARCO WUTZ

Marco Wutz is a writer from Parkstetten, Germany. He has a degree in Ancient History and a particular love for real-time and turn-based strategy games like StarCraft, Age of Empires, Total War, Age of Wonders, Crusader Kings, and Civilization as well as a soft spot for Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail. He began covering StarCraft 2 as a writer in 2011 for the largest German community around the game and hosted a live tournament on a stage at gamescom 2014 before he went on to work for Bonjwa, one of the country's biggest Twitch channels. He branched out to write in English in 2015 by joining tl.net, the global center of the StarCraft scene run by Team Liquid, which was nominated as the Best Coverage Website of the Year at the Esports Industry Awards in 2017. He worked as a translator on The Crusader Stands Watch, a biography in memory of Dennis "INTERNETHULK" Hawelka, and provided live coverage of many StarCraft 2 events on the social channels of tl.net as well as DreamHack, the world's largest gaming festival. From there, he transitioned into writing about the games industry in general after his graduation, joining GLHF, a content agency specializing in video games coverage for media partners across the globe, in 2021. He has also written for NGL.ONE, kicker, ComputerBild, USA Today's ForTheWin, The Sun, Men's Journal, and Parade. Email: marco.wutz@glhf.gg

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