author: Bart Swiatek
PS5 Will Assist Gamers with Disabilities
PlayStation 5 will feature a range of solutions to make playing easier for users with disabilities.
IN A NUTSHELL:
- The PS5 will have a number of features to help people with disabilities play;
- We will have the option to translate text into speech and vice versa, read on-screen messages, and adjust colors, fonts and button layout on the controller.
Sony Interactive Entertainment announced in a blog note that the PlayStation 5 will have a range of features designed for people with disabilities. These include a dictaphone (which enables us to use text chats without using the controller), a text-to-speech system, Screen Reader, and color adjustment.
The functions enabling us to change key settings on the controller and fonts will also return. Players will also be given the option to reduce or completely turn off DualSense vibration and resistance of triggers (L2 and R2 buttons). Apart from all these things, further facilities can be offered within individual titles (for example, Naughty Dog is known to take such issues into account when designing its games).
It's worth noting that some of the options described in the note have already been available on PlayStation 4 (including text-to-speech, font change and controller buttons), while others are new.
PS5 will launch on November 12 or 19 depending on the country.