PlayStation reveals accessibility website for consoles and first-party games

Ben Bayliss2 minute read

PlayStation has revealed its dedicated accessibility website that show all information regarding accessibility across its consoles and first-party games.

Announced in a short blog post, Sony Interactive Entertainment revealed the official accessibility website stating, that the website is “aimed to support our diverse PlayStation community and help to provide more enjoyable experiences when playing on PlayStation platforms.”

The website includes the PS5 and PS4 consoles and the accessibility settings they have available at a system level. Then there are a number of first-party games available including The Last of Us: Part 2, Marvel’s Spider-Man, Returnal, and many more. There are also quotes from PlayStation executives, including President and CEO Jim Ryan, head of PlayStation Studios Hermen Hulst, and global head of human resources Orit Ziv.

Watch PS5 Accessibility Settings on YouTube

According to the blog post, the site looks to be regularly updated as Sony Interactive Entertainment continues it’s “journey to creating experiences without barriers.”

2021 has been a big year for showcasing accessibility directly at a system level. Earlier this year I wrote a feature on how accessibility needs to start being listed on digital stores, and at that time, the only store doing so was Google Stadia. Since then, Xbox revealed its accessibility tags feature that’s heading to its digital store, and now PlayStation has a website dedicated to highlighting the accessibility of its products.

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Ben is the one in charge of keeping the content cogs at Can I Play That? turning. Deafness means that he has a focus on discussing captions, but with experience in consultancy and advocacy, he covers what bases he can. Having written about accessibility in video games at DualShockers, GamesRadar+, GamesIndustry.biz, Wireframe, and more he continues his advocacy at CIPT. He was actually awarded a Good Games Writing award for an article he wrote here! He enjoys a range of games, but anything that’s open-world and with a photo mode will probably be his cup of tea. You can get in touch with him at: ben@caniplaythat.com

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