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Zak often plays games with a controller but, owing to arm weakness, he finds it uncomfortable to hold both hands together for extended periods. He got in touch with our specialist assessment team and, after a review of his abilities, they suggested that a split controller setup could enable him to keep each hand in whatever position was most comfortable.<\/p>\n

The team identified Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons as a potential controller option, and in order for him to use them with his PS5 they recommended that he used PlayStation Remote Play to stream his games to a PC. The team sent Zak a video explaining how to connect the Joy-Cons to his PC via a Titan Two adapter and Bluetooth.<\/p>\n

The tech is making a real positive difference for Zak. He can now play PS5 games much more easily –\u00a0 he\u2019s already piled into God of War: Ragnarok and lined up Elden Ring as the next challenge!<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s absolutely perfect,\u201d he said. \u201cExactly what I was after! For now I’ve got it running via remote play, which is working really well. I’m really grateful for your help in getting this solution sorted for me – if you’ll excuse the clich\u00e9 it\u2019s a real game changer, and I’m looking forward to being able to play through games more comfortably, and for longer.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

We\u2019re so glad we could help Zak and we\u2019ll be keeping in touch should there be other ways to use his Joy-Cons with his PS5 without Remote Play in the future.<\/p>\n

Image above: Zak with his two Joy-Cons. Inset: Two furry friends look to join the action <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Zak often plays games with a controller but, owing to arm weakness, he finds it uncomfortable to hold both hands together for extended periods. 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