Sony Is Adding Accessibility Tags To The PlayStation Store This Week
It’s been well noted that AAA publishers have been aiming to make their games more accessible in this generation than in generations gone. Sony’s recent remake of The Last of Us, which originally debuted on the PlayStation 3 in 2013 received numerous accessibility options and updates for The Last of Us Part 1 on PlayStation 5. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) has today announced in a PlayStation Blog that they’ll be adding accessibility tags to PlayStation Store games on the PlayStation 5 this week.
Speaking in the blog post, Sony Interactive Entertainment’s senior VP of platform experience, Hideaki Nishino, noted that these new accessibility tags will allow developers “to provide detailed insight on accessibility features supported in their games.” He continued: “These can range from visual and audio accessibility settings to DualSense controller options, difficulty settings, and online communication features like chat transcription.”
According to Nishino there are set to be over 50 accessibility tags present throughout six different categories which are listed in the blog post as the following:
While these tags are a fantastic improvement and addition to the PlayStation store they will only be available on the PlayStation 5 covering PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 games. Some of the games that are set to include the feature at launch during this week are Days Gone, Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut, God of War, God of War Ragnarök, Gran Turismo 7, Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Death Stranding Director’s Cut, and Returnal.
In the blog post, Nishino said: “We are just starting to roll out this feature and are collaborating with a wide range of
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