Sony has ushered in a new era of gaming accessibility with the upcoming PlayStation 5 Access controller. Building upon the foundation laid by Microsoft’s Xbox Adaptive Controller in 2018, Sony is committed to empowering gamers with disabilities by revolutionizing their gaming experience.
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The next Forza will be the most accessible Forza ever
Forza Motorsport is arriving later this year with all the usual improvements in visual immersion and fidelity you’d expect from the latest Forza. But it’s also going to let players who are blind or have low vision race around tracks by listening for clever audio cues making Forza Motorsport the most accessible Forza title ever created.
Sony announces first accessible PlayStation controller at CES 2023
PlayStation is releasing a new customizable controller for the PS5 aimed at helping people with disabilities game more comfortably, announced at CES 2023.
Dead Cells’ update adds accessibility features and more
Motion Twin and Evil Empire’s fantastic roguelike Dead Cells has received another new update for the Nintendo Switch. The studios have partnered with AbleGamers and members of the Dead Cells community to help bring in new accessibility features to the game. These additions to the game will make it more accessible to those who have wanted to try out Dead Cells but have been intimidated or struggle with the roguelike genre.
New accessible bluetooth gaming controller is only $35
Not all gamers have the manual dexterity or strength to hold a standard game controller. That’s where 8BitDo’s new Lite SE comes in. It’s been designed with accessibility in mind and costs just $35, much less than other limited mobility controllers.
Diablo Immortal launches with suite of accessibility features
The Diablo team at Blizzard talked about some of the accessibility features they’ve built into Diablo Immortal to make hell that works for everyone. You will be able to play Diablo Immortal with controllers on both mobile devices and on PC, Blizzard wrote in its accessibility blog.
Researchers develop 3D printed bracelet to use computers and play video games
Australian researchers are developing a 3D printed bracelet to allow people living with hand-impairment to easily use computers and play video games.
Field of Vision brings sports in real time to visually impaired fans
In 2019, Omar Salem saw a video of two spectators at a soccer game. One of them was visually impaired and his friend was tracing the action of the game on the man’s open palm. Salem was struck by the generosity of the deed, but it also got him thinking: does the friend want to spend the whole game providing feedback? Wouldn’t it be better if there was some way a visually impaired person could enjoy a soccer game independently?
Acoustic virtual reality game helps blind and partially sighted people to orient themselves
Researchers at the IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of Technology) developed an acoustic virtual reality-based archery game, enabling blind people to experience for the first time this type of technology, which is typically focused on vision.
Sony announces accessibility options for ‘God Of War’ on PC
Sony has confirmed the accessibility options for the PC release of God Of War, with Sony Santa Monica (SMS) calling it “a step forward.”
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