• PlayStation has announced that Accessibility Tags are rolling out this week for the PS5 console.
• It will allows game devs to provide insight on accessibility features supported in their games.
• There will be more than 50 Accessibility Tags available for game developers to choose from.

In recent months PlayStation has been placing a significant focus on accessibility for its exclusive titles. God of War Ragnarok for example, which has more than 70 accessibility features for players, has been awarded for its work to make the game accessible to as many players as possible.

Now PlayStation is rolling out Accessibility Tags in the PlayStation Store for the PS5 console.

“Accessibility Tags allow game developers to provide detailed insight on accessibility features supported in their games. As you browse various game hubs on PlayStation Store game hubs on PS5, you’ll see a list of accessibility features by pressing the ‘Triangle’ button if the game you select supports Accessibility Tags,” notes PlayStation in a blog post.

“These can range from visual and audio accessibility settings to DualSense controller options, difficulty settings, and online communication features like chat transcription,” it adds.

The company continues to explain that these tags will be available for PS5 and PS4 games on PlayStation Store on PS5, clarifying that if both PS5 and PS4 platform versions are available, you can compare Accessibility Tags for each through a dropdown menu.

For developers, there’ll be more 50 tags 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.”

“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 Ragnarök, Gran Turismo 7, Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, and Returnal will support Accessibility Tags,” PlayStation concludes.

More titles will receive these features over the coming weeks and months, the company confirmed.