Peter Byrne is a man from New Jersey who has cerebral palsy. Despite the debilitating medical condition, he hasn’t stopped enjoying one of his favorite hobbies: playing video games. However, he was having an issue with his game constantly being paused accidentally due to the placement of the pause button and his left hand. He would accidentally hit the touchpad and pause the game, which as anyone can tell you, is super annoying. Fortunately, a kind PlayStation employee built a custom PS4 controller for him.
The amazing thing isn’t that Alex Nawabi built the PS4 controller on his own time, but that it’s not even part of his job. He’s in the retail marketing division, but he was able to take some controllers apart and put together something that would work for Peter’s special needs. It’s all part of PlayStation’s plan to make their games as approachable as possible.
“I honestly got choked up reading the letter as I did not expect anything like this to happen,” Peter added in his Facebook message. “Mr. Nawabi really cared about my situation and did this on his own time to make my experience better. I honestly can’t thank him enough for everything he did for me. Thank you Mr. Nawabi it really means a lot too me!”
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