Sony Interactive Entertainment, or SIE, announces the launch of a new feature called the Accessibility tags to PlayStation game listing on the PS5. This new feature will be available globally this week. But PS4 owners aren’t getting the full accessibility tag experience as their PlayStation 5 counterparts. In addition, Project Leonardo, the new accessibility kit, is only coming to PS5 owners.
Sony Brings Accessibility Tags – Limits PS4 Owners
The latest news from Sony to add accessibility tags on PlayStation game listings on the PS5 was met with positive reviews. Developers and fans alike think this is a great incentive that would allow all kinds of players to have the full gaming experience.
It was first reported on PlayStation’s Blog post, where Sony Interactive Entertainment’s VP of platform experience Hideako Noshini announced the release of this new feature that would allow developers to “provide detailed insight on accessibility features supported in their games.”
By adding accessibility tags in games, developers can make their games more inclusive and reach a wider audience.
Noshino said there are over 50 accessibility tags available, divided into six categories– Visual, Audio, Subtitles and Captioning, Control, Gameplay, and Online Communication–promoting a gameplay adjusted by players to their desired settings.
List of games that include this new feature includes Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut, God of War, God of War Ragnarok, Gran Turismo 7, Marvel’s Spiderman Remastered, Marvel’s Spiderman: Miles Morales, Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart, Returnal, Death Stranding Director’s Cut and Days Gone.
Noshino said, “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.”
While the PS5 enjoys the full range of accessibility tags, the Sony PS4 lacks some. Ghost of Tsushima PS5 has 30 accessibility tags, while the PS4 variant only has 29. Sony’s Project Leonardo Button Mapping Kit is also not coming to PS4 owners. That’s pretty ironic, as this restricts cross-gen accessibility rather than expanding it.
Do you think PS4 owners should’ve gotten the same Accessibility Tag support as the PS5? Should handicapped gamers really flesh out the extra money to get a PS5, a Project Leonardo Kit, just to play the same game on a more expensive gaming solution? Let us know in the comment section below. For further updates, stay tuned only on NerdStash.