Sony has confirmed the accessibility options for the PC release of God Of War, with Sony Santa Monica (SMS) calling it “a step forward.”
Ahead of God Of War’s release on the PC, developers have confirmed the game will now feature new accessibility features.
“This is a step forward, and part of our initiative to bring more accessibility to all SMS studio products,” said lead UX designer Mila Pavlin. “We are really investing in studio process and increasing accessibility across the board,” she added.
What are the new accessibility features?
the game will now feature Auto Sprint, Auto Sprint Delay, Always on Reticle, and Full Keyboard/Mouse remapping.
According to the Playstation website, aspects of the game like text size, control sensitivity and sound will be fully adjustable, as are the camera and motion effects.
“Creating an accessible world for gamers motivates us and inspires our work,” said Hermen Hulst, Head of Playstation Studios. “We aspire to craft gaming content that not only delivers immersive experiences, but also allows gamers to create meaningful connections as we have so much in common through the shared joy of play.”
When is the game expected to be released on PC?
God Of War was originally released on Playstation in 2018 but is set to come to PC on January 14.
The announcement came via the official PlayStation Blog, with developer Santa Monica Studio’s senior community manager Grace Orlady saying “Our primary goal when bringing God of War to PC was to highlight the exceptional content the team created and leverage the powerful hardware that the platform offers to create a uniquely breathtaking and high-performance version of the game.”
Sony has been slowly adding games that were PlayStation exclusive to PC for a little while now. Starting with ‘Horizon Zero Dawn’, we then got ‘Death Stranding’ (which admittedly is published on PC by 505 Games, not Sony), and then ‘Days Gone’, before the console maker announced the most recent Nathan Drake ‘Uncharted’ adventures would also be joining the fun on PC. But now, the 2018 reboot of ‘God of War’ is coming to PC, and we know some technical details, and who is handling the port.
Is there a sequel to the God of War game?
The PC release comes ahead of the upcoming sequel, God of War: Ragnarok, which is set to arrive on PS4 and PS5 later in 2022.
Christopher Judge, the voice actor behind Kratos, recently revealed that Ragnarok was delayed due to an illness he faced in 2019.
Judge added that he received “nothing but love and support” from Sony Santa Monica, who “never said a word about the delay, and what caused it”.
