Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) has announced that accessibility tags for PlayStation Store game listings on PS5 will be rolled out globally this week.
In aPlayStation Blogpost, SIE’s senior VP of platform experience, Hideaki Nishino, said the tags will enable developers “to provide detailed insight on accessibility features supported in their games”.
He added: “These can range from visual and audio accessibility settings to DualSense controller options, difficulty settings, and online communication features like chat transcription.”
Nishino said there will be over 50 accessibility tags for developers to chose from across six categories including:
Accessibility tags will be available for PS5 andPS4games on PlayStation Store onSony’s newer console only.
Games that will support the new feature at launch includeDays Gone,Death StrandingDirector’s Cut,Ghost of TsushimaDirector’s Cut,God of War,God of War Ragnarök,Gran Turismo 7,Marvel’s Spider-ManRemastered,Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales,Ratchet & Clank: Rift ApartandReturnal.
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“We are just starting to roll out this feature and are collaborating with a wide range of developers to implement this feature in their game hubs on PS5 in the coming weeks and months,” Nishino said.
At CES in January,Sony announced Project Leonardo, a new customisable controller aimed at players with disabilities.
