PlayStation Store for PS5 adds Accessibility Tags
Detailed information on accessibility features supported in games.
Sony Interactive Entertainment has begun rolling out Accessibility Tags on PlayStation Store for PlayStation 5, the company announced.
Accessibility Tags allow developers to provide detailed information on the accessibility features supported in their games. You can access these tags by pressing the “Triangle” button on a PlayStation Store page for a game that supports Accessibility Tags.
Here are the details:
Accessibility Tags will be available for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 games on PlayStation Store on PlayStation 5. If both PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 platform versions are available, you can compare Accessibility Tags for each through a dropdown menu.
With Accessibility Tags, you’ll be able to easily see if the game you want to play features the accessibility options you’re looking for. Here’s a sampling of the more than 50 Accessibility Tags available for game developers to choose from, across six categories:
- Visual accessibility features, such as clear text, large text, color alternatives, audio cues and directional audio indicators.
- Audio features, such as volume controls, mono audio, screen reader and visual cue alternatives.
- Subtitle and caption options, including subtitle size, clear captions, and large captions.
- Control options, including button remapping, thumbstick sensitivity, and ability to play without button holds, rapid button presses or motion control.
- Gameplay options, such as difficulty settings, skippable puzzles, simplified quick time events, and game speed.
- Online communication options, such as text or voice chat transcription and ping communication.
Accessibility Tags on PlayStation Store for PlayStation 5 will gradually release for players this week. At launch a variety of games such as Days Gone, Death Stranding Director’s Cut, Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut, God of War, God of War Ragnarok, Gran Turismo 7, Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, and Returnal will support Accessibility Tags. 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 PlayStation 5 in the coming weeks and months.
Watch a video of Accessibility Tags in action below.