Nintendo Switch 2 GameChat will support text-to-speech accessibility
Live captioning will also be available through GameChat.
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Ubisoft's Chroma is an open-source tool built to help add colorblind options to games
Ubisoft hopes that developers will be able to use the tool to more easily cater to various colorblind options in games and applications.
ESA unveils Accessible Games Initiative aimed at boosting accessibility feature awareness
Electronic Arts, Google, Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony, and Ubisoft have supported a unified tagging system aimed at boosting visibility of accessibility features.
Shacknews Outstanding Achievement in Accessibility 2024 - Tekken 8
For all of its innovations in easy-access, training, and alternative control styles, Tekken 8 may be the most accessible fighting game at all levels
Steven Spohn to leave AbleGamers
Spohn feels he accomplished what he set out to do with AbleGamers and wants to pursue a new project to continue to aid disabled people.
Microsoft reveals Xbox Adaptive Joystick for players with limited mobility
The Xbox Adaptive Joystick features swappable thumbstick toppers.
Xbox & ByoWave announce 'snap & play' Proteus accessibility controller
The controller will retail at $299 USD, can be pre-ordered for a discount, and will ship in fall 2024.
Tekken 8 update makes fix to concerning colorblind accessibility patterns
An update had been deployed ahead of Tekken 8's release, tweaking colorblind settings after accessibility advocates shared concern about certain patterns.
Shacknews Outstanding Achievement in Accessibility 2023 - PlayStation Access Controller
The PlayStation Access Controller allows more people to play more games, and it was easily our favorite innovation in accessibility this year.
Xbox Insider is testing a feature allowing keyboard keys to be mapped to gamepad buttons
Xbox Insiders are now able to utilize a feature that lets them map keyboard controls to the Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 and the Xbox Adaptive Controller.
