PlayStation and Accessibility
PlayStation strives to create a gaming experience without barriers that fits the needs of players of all abilities
“At Sony Interactive Entertainment, we strive to build a future for players of all abilities. We use technology to advance accessibility tools, products and services for our PlayStation community, and to guide our mission: to connect the world through the power of play.”
Jim Ryan, President and CEO, Sony Interactive Entertainment
PS5 console Accessibility features
Customize your PlayStation 5 console experience to perform to your needs and specifications. Quickly access accessibility features* from the control center.
Visual
The PS5 console offers a range of customizable display features including Zoom, Color Correction, Text Size, Bold Text, High Contrast, plus more.
- Text Size: Four text sizes are supported: Small, normal, large and very large
- Bold Text: Make text bolder so it stands out more.
- Zoom: Magnify what’s on your screen to get a closer look.
- High Contrast: Adjust the colors of text and backgrounds to improve on-screen clarity.
- Invert Colors: Reverse the on-screen text and background colors to help readability.
- Color Correction: Adjust colors to help you see things on-screen more clearly. Four color filters are supported: Grayscale, Red/Green (Protanopia), Green/Red (Deuteranopia) and Blue/Yellow (Tritanopia).
- Auto-Scroll Speed: Adjust the speed of horizontal text scrolling.
- Reduce Motion: Reduce motion effects and screen movement as you navigate the user interface.
Audio
The PS5 console's Screen Reader can read aloud the text on screen and provide spoken guidance for operating the console.
- Screen reader is enabled automatically if the user waits for 10 seconds on the initial setup screen.
- Screen reading and guidance prompts are available in United States English , United Kingdom English, Japanese, Italian, German, Spanish, Latin American Spanish, French and Canadian French.
- Pause or resume the screen reader by pressing the PS button and TRIANGLE button at the same time. To ask the screen reader to repeat anything it reads, press the PS button and R1 button at the same time.
Closed captions
Closed captions help you follow along with what is spoken on screen in videos, providing text for dialog and audio cues.
Controls
Customize your DualSense wireless controller experience by configuring the button assignments, vibration intensity and adaptive trigger effect intensity.
Gameplay
During gameplay, chat transcription converts the voice chat of other players to text while reading aloud the text you enter to other players.
*Some features may not be available in all countries or regions.
Closed captions features can be customized by configuring the following:
- Font size, color, edges and opacity
- Background colour and opacity, window colour and opacity
- Custom Button Assignment: Change the function of your DualSense controller's buttons, so the most important actions are in easy reach.
- Vibration Intensity Settings: Turn off the Vibration intensity of the DualSense Wireless Controller or change to Weak, Medium or Strong (Standard).
- Trigger Effect Intensity Settings: Turn off the Trigger Effect intensity of the DualSense Wireless Controller or change to Weak, Medium or Strong (standard).
- Convert the voice chat of other players in parties and games to text and read aloud the text you enter to other players.
- Chat Transcription is available only in United States English, United Kingdom English, Japanese, Italian, German, Spain Spanish, Latin American Spanish, France French and Canadian French.
PlayStation Studios and Accessibility
PlayStation Studios is devoted to producing industry-defining games with a focus on Accessibility.
PlayStation Studios and Accessibility
PlayStation Studios is devoted to producing industry-defining games with a focus on Accessibility.
“Creating an accessible world for gamers motivates us and inspires our work. At PlayStation Studios, we aspire to craft gaming content that not only delivers immersive experiences, but also allows gamers to create meaningful connections as we have so much in common through the shared joy of play.”
Hermen Hulst, Head of PlayStation Studios
Accessibility in PlayStation games*
The Last of Us Part II
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered
Destruction AllStars
Returnal
Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut
Death Stranding Director's Cut
God of War
Horizon Zero Dawn
Days Gone
Predator: Hunting Grounds
*Some features may not be available in all countries or regions.
Horizon Zero Dawn
Visual
Text size
- Default
HUD customization
- HUD: always on / dynamic / custom
- Custom HUD can set individual elements to always on, dynamic, off
Screen calibration
- Brightness: 0-100%
- HDR Rendering: On/off
Audio
Volume controls
- Music: 0-100%
- Speech: 0-100%
- Sound FX: 0-100%
Subtitles and captions
Subtitles
- Partial subtitling: Cinematics, main characters’ dialogue and converstations with NPCs
- Speaker identification (all speakers)
- Ambient background speech not subtitled
Subtitle and caption size
- Subtitles @ 1080p: Small (24px), Medium (30 px), Large (38 px)
Subtitle and caption appearance
- Subtitle color: White
Input
Motion controls and touch pad
- Touch Pad presses: Required - opens gameplay menu
Repeated presses, holds and toggles
- Sprint Toggle:Toggle/Hold
Sensitivity
- Camera horizontal: 0-10
- Camera vertical: 0-10
Stick inversion
- Invert camera horizontal: On/off
- Invert camera vertical: On/off
Gameplay
Difficulty options
- Story: The Story difficulty setting eases combat, allowing you to focus on exploration and narrative.
- Easy: An accessible difficulty level for those who simply want to explore the world and story.
- Normal: A difficulty level that balances the journey with a challenging combat experience.
- Hard: A more demanding combat experience throughout the journey.
- Very Hard: A tough combat experience for those who really want a challenge.
- Ultra Hard: The toughest combat experience, this mode increases enemy aggression and damage as well as rebalances Aloy's weapons and equipment. Merchant wares are more expensive.
Combat and stealth assists
- Aim Assist: On/off
Driving and flight assists
- Mount Follows Road: On/off
Navigation assists
- Compass shown on HUD
- Map screen and custom waypoints
- Quest Pathfinding: On/off). Dynamically places markers to help players to navigate to the quest destination
- Waypoint Pathfinding: On/off. Dynamically places markers to help players to navigate to the waypoint location
Game speed and pausing
- Options and Touch Pad pause game
- Game speed slows down when using weapon wheel
- Focus mode manually slows down time while aiming
Tutorials
- Tutorials included
- Specific tutorial missions avaialble for each weapon
- Combat and stealth can be practiced in the Hunting Grounds
Game saves
- Autosaves (5 slots)
- Manual Saves (5 slots)
- Quick Saves (5 slots)
Days Gone
Visual
Text size
- Primary text fixed to 24px @ 1080p, scaling linearly with vertical resolution (48px @ 4k)
HUD size
- HUD authored at fixed size for 1080p, scales linearly with vertical resolution.
HUD customization
- HUD is disabled during Survival Mode
Colorblind modes
- High Contrast mode changes key colors to work for all color deficiencies
Screen calibration
- Brightness: 0–10
- HDR: On/off
Audio
Volume controls
- Sound Effects: 0–10
- Music: 0–10
- Dialog: 0–10
- Dynamic Range: Small Speakers, Full Range, Night Mode
Audio channels
- TV Speakers
- Soundbar
- Stereo
- Surround 5.1
- Surround 7.1
- Stereo Headphones
- 3D Headphones
- 5.1 Headphones
Subtitles and captions
Subtitles
- Full subtitling
- Speaker identification
Subtitle and caption size
- Subtitles @ 1080p: Small (24px), Medium (30 px), Large (38 px)
Subtitle and caption appearance
- Subtitle Background: Off, transparent, on
- Speaker Name: On/off
Input
Remapping
- On Foot: Swap Crouch/Roll on/off
- On Bike: Swap Fire/Target on/off
Motion controls and touch pad
- Touch Pad swipes optional
- Touch Pad presses required
- Sensor Function Aiming supported
- Touch Pad Deadzone: Horizontal & vertical, 0–10
- Touch Pad Swipe Length: Short, medium, long
Repeated presses, holds and toggles
- Repeated Button Presses: Tap/hold
- Sprint Toggle: On/off
Sensitivity
- Deadzone Sensitivity: Small, medium, default, large, linear
- On Foot: Camera Sensitivity (0–10), Aim Sensitivity (0–10), Motion Sensor Function Aiming (0–10)
- On Bike: Camera Sensitivity (0–10)
Stick inversion
- On Foot: Horizontal and vertical
- On Bike: Hhorizontal and vertical
Vibration intensity
- Vibration: On/off
Haptic cues
- Tracking Zone Clues
Gameplay
Difficulty options
- Easy: Decreases enemy difficulty
- Normal
- Hard: Increases enemy difficulty
- Hard II: Further increases enemy difficulty
- Survival: Increases enemy difficulty disables fast travel, hides the HUD
- Survival II: Further increases enemy difficulty, disables fast travel, hides the HUD
Other difficulty options information:
- Aim Snap, Aim Stickiness Sensitivity and Auto-complete QTE can only be changed on Easy and Normal difficulty
- Can switch between Easy and Normal difficulty, other difficulties cannot be freely changed
Combat and stealth assists
- Aim Snap: On/off
- Aim Stickiness Sensitivity: 0–3
- Aim Friction Sensitivity: 0–3
- Previous Zoom Scope: On/off
- Previous Aim Side: On/off
Traversal and camera assists
- Camera Follow Tracking: On/off
Driving and flight assists
- Backup Camera: On/off
Navigation assists
- Objective Markers
- Custom Waypoint
- Mini-map
- World Map
- Optimal Path on Map
Puzzle assists
- Track Assist: On/off. Displays icons over clues during tracking sequences
Quick time event assists
- Auto-complete QTE: On/off
- Repeated Button Size: Small, medium, large
Game speed and pausing
- Game pauses in menus, slows down during focus fire mode and when the weapon wheel is open.
Tutorials
- Tutorials included. Tutorial information can be reviewed in the Pause menu under the HELP category.
Game saves
- Autosaves at key points in missions and outside of missions when near bike.
- Manual save available outside of missions when near bike.
- Manual saves during missions will start the player at the beginning of the mission.
Predator: Hunting Grounds
Visual
Text size
- Default
Screen calibration
- Gamma: 0.5 - 4.0
Audio
Volume controls
- Music: 0-1 in 0.05 increments
- Sound Effects: 0-1 in 0.05 increments
- Dialogue: 0-1 in 0.05 increments
Audio channels
- Stereo
- Surround
- Mono
Audio cues
- Cues wheen the Predator is near
- Predator can see visual and audio cues of player activity
- Taking damage
- Giving damage
- New objective prompts
- Interacting with objectives/collectables
Subtitles and captions
Subtitles
- Full subtitles
Subtitle and caption size
- Subtitles Resizable: 0-1 in 0.1 increments
Subtitle and caption appearance
- Subtitles Backgrounnd Opacity only: 0-1 in 0.1 increments
Input
Remapping
- Full remapping: Standard, Alternate and Custom
- Swap look/move
Repeated presses, holds and toggles
- Crouch toggle only
Sensitivity
- Controller Horizontal Sensititivity: 0.25-2 in 0.05 increments
- Controller Vertical Sensititivity: 0.25-2 in 0.05 increments
- Controller ADS Horizontal Sensititivity: 0.20-1.4 in 0.3 increments
- Controller ADS Vertical Sensititivity: 0.20-1.4 in 0.3 increments
Stick inversion
- Inverted controller look
- Inverted Flight Controller look
Vibration intensity
- On/off
Gameplay
Game speed and pausing
- Pausing only available in the tutorial
Tutorials
- Tutorial available from main menu
Game saves
- Autosave, but progress is lost if the host quits.
Additional features
Talk/voice options
- Push to talk
- Voice to text (english only)
God of War
Visual
Text size
- Text Size Increase (0.0-10.0), Incease text of select UI emelents.
HUD customization
- PC ONLY: Reticle (While Aiming, Always On)
Screen calibration
- HDR: On/off
- Brightness: 0-100
Camera and motion effects
- Motion Blur: 0-10
- Camera Shake: 0-10
- Camera Sway: 0-10
Screen effects
- Film Grain: 0-10
Audio
Volume controls
- Music volume: 0-100
- Dialogue: 0-100
- SFX Volume: 0-100
- Sound In Background: On/off (PC ONLY)
Audio channels
- Suround
- Headphone Mode (Stereo Mode)
Subtitles and captions
Subtitles
- Full Subtitle: On/off for all spoken dialogue
- Subtitle Speaker: On/off
Subtitle and caption size
- Increases with Text Size Increase option.
Subtitle and caption appearance
- Subtitle Background: Off, Light, Dark
Input
Remapping
- Controller: Certain button and features can be reassigned to other preset button configurations. Available for a select number of high use features.
- Full Keyboard and Mouse remapping (PC Only): Actions assinged to every keyboard or mouse command can be remapped to another keyboard or mouse input.
Motion controls and touch pad
- Touch Pad Click required for Menu Entry on controller.
Repeated presses, holds and toggles
- Repeated Button Press: Tap or Hold
- Sprinting: Press, Hold or Auto
Sensitivity
- Horizontal Rotation Speed: 0-10
- Vertical Rotation Speed: 0-10
- Aim Horizontal Rotation Speed: 0-10
- AIM Vertical Rotation Speed: 0-10
PC Only:
- Horizontal Mouse Speed: 0-10
- Vertical Mouse Speed
- Aim Horizontal Mouse Speed: 0-10
- Aim Vertical Mouse Speed: 0-10
Stick inversion
- Invert Horizontal Control: On/off
- Invert Verticle Control: On/off
Vibration intensity
- Controller Vibration: 0-10
Gameplay
Difficulty options
- Story: Forgiving Combat
- Balanced
- Challenge: Increased Enemy Agression, Increase to damage and combat challenge
- God of War: Most intense combat, with high enemey agression, high damage
Combat and stealth assists
- Aim Assist: On/off
- Lock on: On/off
- Strafe Assist: On/off
- Recenter Camera on Attack: On/off
Traversal and camera assists
- Auto Sprint: On/off
- Auto Sprint Delay: 0-2.00s
Puzzle assists
- Chisle Door Puzzle: Precision, Single Button
Tutorials
- In Game Tutorials (All, Minimal)
Game saves
- Autosaves: 10 slots
- Manual Saves: 10 slots
Death Stranding Director's Cut
Visual
Text size
- Text Size: Normal, Large
- This changes subtitle and UI text size across the board. There isn't split options for it.
HUD customization
- Visibility of Markers
- Reticule
- Command Prompts
- Equipment Icons: On/off
Screen calibration
- Widescreen Mode: On/off. Allows you to play in a 21:9 aspect ration on a 16:9 screen, showing more of the gameworld on the X axis.
- Screen Brightness: 0-10
- HDR: On/off
- HDR Luminosity Settings: 0-100
Audio
Volume controls
- Master Volume: 0-100%.
- BB Voice Output: Controller Speaker, TV
- Controls where BBs voice comes from
Audio channels
- Sound Output Optimization: Auto, Optimise for Speakers, Optimise for Headphones. Select what output device you're using.
- Controller Sound Effect Output: On/off. Allows other sound effects to play from the controller speaker as well as BBs voice.
Audio cues
- Audio cues are used throughout gameplay, such as BB crying when nearing BTs, when receiving a message or email, when giving likes, etc.
- No glossary is included.
Subtitles and captions
Subtitles
- Full subtitling: All spoken dialogue for all characters. No speaker names are shown.
Subtitle and caption size
- Text Size: Normal, Large
- This changes subtitle and UI text size across the board. There isn't split options for it.
Input
Remapping
- PS5 Controller remapping not present in game and only one preset is available.
- Game supports Keyboard and Mouse controls, which includes full key binding support for the keyboard.
Motion controls and touch pad
- Controls for Soothing BB: Motion Sensor Function, Left Stick.
- Ability to turn off the motion function if needed.
- Touch Pad press opens up the cufflink menu.
- No touch gestures are present in-game.
Repeated presses, holds and toggles
- Minimum Button Hold Duration: 1-5. Adjusts the length of time a button needs to be pressed to rgister as a hold.
- Controls for Reading Weapons: Hold Down, Toggle
- Controls for Sprinting: Hold Down, Toggle
Shortcuts
- Shortcut to open Photo Mode.
Sensitivity
- Left and Right Stick Dead Zones: 0-10. Allows customisation of deadzones for both sticks at once. No options to customise individually.
- Vertical and Horizontal camera speed can be adjusted independently: 0-100
- Vertical and Horizontal First Person camera speed can be adjusted independently: 0-100
- Aim Acceleration and Deceleration can be adjusted independently: 1-10
Stick inversion
- Vertical and Horizontal Camera controls can be inverted independtantly.
- First Person Vertical and Horizontal Camera controls can be inverted independently.
Vibration intensity
- Controller Vibration Settings: Auto-Assign, On/off
- Allows the game to detect the system settings or overwrite it
- Controller Vibration Strength: Weak, Medium, Strong
Haptic cues
- Vibration cues throughout the game, such as when slipping on various surfaces, when receiving messages, when under attack etc.
- No glossary in game
Adaptive trigger intensity
- Trigger Effect Strength: Off, Weak, Medium, Strong
Gameplay
Difficulty options
- Very Easy: Recommended for those with little or no action game experience. Gameplay at this difficulty level is only very mildly challnging, allowing almost anyone to make it to the end of the story
- Easy: Recommended for those who find action games difficult. Enjoy the story, and experience only modestly challenging gameplay
- Normal: Recommended for those who have some familiarity with action games. Strikes a balance between challenging gameplay and ability to enjoy the story
- Hard: Recommended for those who are good at action games. Completing the game at this difficulty level requires a variety of skills, but will provide a true sense of accomplishment
- Very Hard: Recommended for those who are particularly good at action games. Deliveries and battles will be more challenging, but completely the game at this difficulty level will make you the envy of all your fellow porters
Traversal and camera assists
- Camera Assistance (While Driving): Off/On
- Camera Assistance Sensitivity (While Driving): 1-10
Navigation assists
- Map that can be used to place navigation markers on.
- In-game compass UI to identify points of interest and locate navigation waypoints
Game speed and pausing
- Game pauses when opening the cufflink menu or the options.
Tutorials
- Tutorials occur in context with gameplay unlocks. Tips also present and can be reviewed in the menu system.
- Option available to turn tips off if required
Game saves
- Game supports multiple autosave slots (20+) and Manual Save slots (3). Manual slots can't be specified and old ones are automatically overwritten as new saves are made.
Destruction AllStars
Visual
Text size
- Default
HUD size
- Minimap Scale: Default (100%), Large (200%), Maximum (300%)
- Minimap Marker Size: Default (100%), Large (200%), Maximum (300%)
- Threat Marker Scale: Default (100%), Large (200%)
- Warning Marker Scale: Default (100%), Large (200%)
- Gameplay Marker Scale: Default (100%), Large (200%)
HUD customization
- Visibility of Action Stack, Minimap, Skill Core, Score Bar, Player Health, AR Markers, Enemy Nameplates, Friendly Nameplates, Progress Bars, Button Prompts, and Abilities
- Minimap Background Opacity: 0-100%
- Friendly UI Color: Default, Green, Teal, Sky Blue, Aquamarine
- Enemy UI Color: Default, Red, Bronze, Gold, Fuchsia
- Neutral UI Color: Default, Grey, Lavender, Salmon, Pale Yellow
Colorblind modes
- Colorblind Mode: Off, Deuteranopia, Protanopia, Tritanopia. Applies a colourblind filter to gameworld
- Colorblind Intensity: Low, Medium, High
Screen calibration
- Brightness: 0-100%
Audio
Volume controls
- Master Volume: 0-100%
- Vehicle Audio: 0-100%
- Character Audio: 0-100%
- Commentator: 0-100%
- SFX: 0-100%
- Music Volum: 0-100%
- Cinematics Volume: 0-100%
- In-Game UI: 0-100%
- Menu UI: 0-100%
- Allows customisation of various audio levels.
- Dynamic Range: Auto, Midnight, Narrow, Wide, Maximum
Audio cues
- Audio Cues used when slamming is charged.
- No audio glossary included
Subtitles and captions
Subtitles
- Full subtitles included. All spoken dialogue is covered although no speaker name is present.
- Voice over is minimal throughout the game, but the announcer and character intros have subtitles.
Subtitle and caption size
- Subtitle Size: Default, Large, Maximum
Subtitle and caption appearance
- Subtitle Color: White, Cyan, Yellow, Green. Can adjust the color of the subtitles
- Subtitle Background Color: Black, Cyan, Yellow, Green
- Subtitle Background: 0-100%. Ability to add a background to subtitles
Input
Remapping
- Full control remapping for both on-foot and vehicle gameplay as two separate schemes.
- Left and Right stick swap option available for both schemes.
Sensitivity
- Camera Horizontal Speed: 0-100%
- Camera Vertical Speed: 0-100%
- Right Stick Deadzone: 0-100%
- Left Stick Deadzone: 0-100%
Stick inversion
- X and Y can be inverted independently
Vibration intensity
- N/A - Uses system settings. No option in-game to disable or change.
Haptic cues
- Multiple haptic cues used throughout the game, e.g. taking damage, when power vehicles are charged etc.
- No haptic glossary is included.
Adaptive trigger intensity
- N/A - Uses system settings. No option in-game to disable or change.
Gameplay
Game speed and pausing
- In offline story modes, opening the Options will pause the game.
- Majority of gameplay is online though so pause or slow down isnt available.
Tutorials
- Opening tutorial available when first starting the game. Option to replay the tutorial is available in the menu. Also an Option to disable the tutorial if you don't want to play it during first boot.
Game saves
- Game saves automatically to a single save slot.
Returnal
Visual
Text size
- Default
HUD size
- Minimap Distance: 0-100%. Scales how zoomed in / out you are on the minimap
- Crosshair Weight: Default, Medium, Large. Changes the thickness of the crosshair graphic
- Crosshair Scale: Default, Medium, Large. Changes the size of the crosshair
HUD customization
- Dynamic HUD: On/Off. With Dynamic HUD on, some elements will fade after a period of time.
- Visibility of Minimap, Health Bar, Proficiency, Consumables, Alt-Fire, Adrenaline Bar, Collectibles: On/Off. Turn off each aspect of the HUD
- UI Tone: Default, Deuteranopia, Protanopia, Tritanopia. Adjust the colors of the UI
- Simplified UI: Off/On. Allows turning off visual effects on the UI, such as scanlines.
- Damange Numbers: On/Off. Ability to turn off the damage numbers during combat
Colorblind modes
- Colorblind Mode: Off, Deuteranopia, Protanopia, Tritanopia. Applies a colourblind filter to gameworld
- Filter Strength: 0-100%. Allows adjustment of the colourblind filter strength
- No systems in game rely on color alone.
Screen calibration
- Brightness: 0-100%
- Allows customisation of brightness levels
Camera and motion effects
- No camera effects applied. Motion Blur is disabled automaitcally and cannot be enabled.
Screen effects
- Bloom: On/Off. Allows turning off bloom effect
Audio
Volume controls
- Master Volume: 0-100%
- Music: 0-100%
- Dialogue: 0-100%
- SFX: 0-100%
- Controller Speaker: 0-100%. Allows customization of various audio levels.
- Dynamic Range Adjustments: Allows changing of playback volume, environment noise, and midnight mode to set the correct Dynamic Range
- Speaker Tuning: Allows for fine tuning of Bass and Treble
- Focus: Allows adjustment of audio to focus on dialogue
Audio channels
- Audio Output: Sound Bar, TV Speakers, AV Amplifier. Specify the audio output device. Gives a recommendation on Dynamic Range to use.
- 3D Audio enabled by default when using headphones.
- Midnight mode part of Dynamic Range setup
Audio cues
- Audio Cues provided when Alt-Fire is charged, alongside haptics and on-screen notification.
- No glossary present in-game.
Subtitles and captions
Subtitles
- Full subtitle support. All spoken dialogue has subtitles and speaker indication.
Subtitle and caption size
- Subtitle Size: Small, Medium, Large
Subtitle and caption appearance
- Subtitle Color: White, Yellow Blue. Can adjust the colour of the subtitles
- Speaker Name: On/Off. Option to turn the speaker name off.
- Speaker Colour: On/Off. Option to change the Speaker Colour name to default or match the subtitles
- Background Opacity: 0-100%. Ability to add a background to subtitles
Input
Remapping
- Controller Preset: Adaptive, Classic, Custom. The game uses the adaptive triggers for alt-firing but the Classic Scheme allows additional button presses instead.
Full button re-mapping available for both base control schemes, with additional options for:
- Swap Left and Right Sticks: Default, Inverse
- Rotate Controller: Default, Upside Down
- Swap L2 and R2 Buttons: Default Inverse
Motion controls and touch pad
- Touch Pad Press required for menu system.
- No gyro / motion or touch swipes present.
Repeated presses, holds and toggles
- To Sprint: Press, Toggle, Hold, Always Sprint. Allows for customising sprint controls
- Scanning: Hold, Press. Can toggle scans to activate on press
- Riskey Interactions: Hold, Press. Can toggle interactions to activate on press
Shortcuts
- D-Pad Up activates Photo Mode
- When tutorial messages are displayed, pressing Options goes to the respective video for the tutorial
- When new items / weapons are unlocked, pressing the Touchpad goes to the respective databank entry
Sensitivity
- Look Speed X and Y can be adjusted independtly from 5-200%, default is 100%
- Aim Speed X and Y can be adjusted independtly from 5-200%, default is 100%
- Minimum and Maximum deadzones for each stick can be set independently
Stick inversion
- X and Y can be inverted independently
Vibration intensity
Vibration: On/Off. Can turn vibration off. The game uses the system set vibration intensity settings.
Haptic cues
Haptic cues are used throughout the game. Some examples:
- Firing each weapon (different per weapon)
- When collecting obolites (currency)
- When active reload is successful
- When using alt-fire
- When alt-fire is charged
- When meleeing
Note: There is no glossary in-game
Adaptive trigger intensity
- Can be turned off by using the Classic controls pre-set.
- Uses OS level intensity settings.
Gameplay
Difficulty options
- N/A - No difficulty options
Combat and stealth assists
- Aim Assist: Off, Low, Medium, High
Traversal and camera assists
- Look Axis Helper & Aim Axis Helper
- Helps camera rotation to stay on axis when looking
Navigation assists
- Objective markers on the suit computer map
- Mini-map
Game speed and pausing
- Viewing the Options or Suit Computer pauses the game
Tutorials
- Tutorials included throughout the game.
- Tutorial menu inside the Options menu which includes more detailed recaps plus videos
Game saves
- Autosaves progress when unlocking new items / equipment or killing bosses.
- Game is a roguelike so you always return to starting point when you die and can't just reload a save.
- Option to suspend a run which creates a temporary save allowing the game to be closed. This save is deleted when it's reloaded to keep the roguelike nature intact.
Content warnings
- Content warning shown on first boot which highlights the game is intended to be punishing and you will start from the beginning when you die.
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Accessibility presets
Vision preset
- Aim Assist: Strong
- Auto-Aim: On
- Look at Waypoint: On
- Flight Assist : On
- Grind Assist: On
- Off-screen Ledge Guard: On
- Rift Tether Prompts: On
- Vibration Setting: Functional
- Adaptive Triggers: Functional
- All contrast options are enabled: High Contrast Background, High Contrast Outlines, Shaders for Hero, Ally, Enemies, Interactables, Hazards, Collectibles
Hearing preset
- Vibration Setting: Functional
- Subtitles: On
- Subtitle Size: Default
- Subtitle Color: White
- Subtitle Speaker Color: Light Green
- Subttile Background Color: Black
- Subtitle Background Opacity: 7
- Music Volume: 5
Motor preset
- Vibration Setting: Off
- Adaptive Triggers: Off
- Simplified Traversal: On
- Fire Mode: Toggle
- Aim Mode: Toggle
- Aim Assist: Strong
- Auto-Aim: On
- Melee Mode: Combo
- Weapon Wheel Mode: Toggle
- Look at Waypoint: On
- Flight Assist: On
- Grind Assist: On
- Off-screen Ledge Guard: On
- Hoverboot Auto-Pump: On
- Sprint/Hoverboot Mode: Toggle
- Swing Mode: Toggle
- Speetle Boost Mode: Toggle
Visual
Text size
- Default (26px minimum)
HUD size
- Icon and Prompt Size: Standard (100%), Large (200%)
HUD customization
- Waypoint Display: On press, always show
- Rift Tether Prompts: On/off
- Emphasis Text Color: 11 colors
- Aim Arc Color: 8 colors
- Target Arc Color: 8 colors
- UI Parallaxing: On/off
Colorblind modes
- Playable without color vision
High contrast gameplay
- High Contrast Background for gameplay
- High Contrast outlines: 11 colors, applies to Hero and Enemies
- Shaders: 3 presets, 1 custom, 10 colors. Customizable for Hero, Ally, Enemies, Interactables, Hazards, and Collectibles
Screen calibration
- Brightness: 0-100
- Contrast: 0-10
- HDR: On/off
Camera and motion effects
- Motion Blur: 0-10
- Depth of Field: On/off
- Screen Shake: On/off
- Phantom Dash Effect: On/off
- Center Dot: On/off
Screen effects
- Film Grain: 0-10
- Chromatic Aberration: On/off
- Full Screen Effects: On/off. This is a single setting that includes lens flare, heat shimmer, on camera rain droplets and gas effects.
Audio
Volume controls
- Master Volume: 0-10
- Music Volume: 0-10
- Speech Volume: 0-10
- SFX Volume: 0-10
- UI Volume: 0-10
- Hit Confirm Volume: 0-10
- Controller Speaker: On/off
- Controller Speaker Volume: 0-10
Audio channels
- Audio Output is determined by System Setting on the PS5
- 3D Audio is determined by System Setting on the PS5
- Midnight Mode: On/off
- Mono Audio: On/off
Subtitles and captions
Subtitles
- Partial subtitling (cinematics, main characters, ambient/environmental dialogue)
- Speaker identification (all speakers)
Subtitle and caption size
- Subtitle Size: Standard (32px), Large (36px), Largest (40px)
Subtitle and caption appearance
- Subtitle Color: 12 colors
- Subtitle Speaker Color: 12 colors, same for all speakers
- Subtitle Background Color: 12 colors
- Subtitle Background Opacity: 0%-100%
Input
Remapping
- Three pre-set control layouts (Default, Left Bias, Right Bias) and two custom layouts.
- Partial remapping (Touch Pad cannot be remapped). Buttons cannot be left unassigned. Controller orientation cannot be changed. Left and Right analogue Sticks can be swapped.
- D-pad Movement: On/off
- Flight Stick: Left or Right Analogue
Motion controls and touch pad
- Touch Pad press required to open menus
- Motion Sensor Function Aiming not supported
Repeated presses, holds and toggles
- Firing Weapon: Default, Hold, or Toggle
- Aiming: Hold or Toggle
- Weapon Wheel: Hold or Toggle
- Sprinting/Hoverboots: Hold or Toggle
- Swinging: Hold or Toggle
- Speetle Boost: Hold or Toggle
- Melee: Single or Combo
Shortcuts
- Four shortcut buttons
- Availabile shortcuts: Photo Mode, Toggle Contrast Options, Show Objective, Skip Cutscene, Game Speed (70%/50%/30%), Weapon Quick Select, Melee Combo, Melee Slam, Melee Throw, Auto Glide
Sensitivity
- Camera: Right analogue stick for standard third-person camera, 0-10
- Aiming: Right analogue stick for aiming third-person camera, 0-10
Stick inversion
- Third-person camera: Horizontal/vertical
- Flight controls: Horizontal/vertical
Vibration intensity
- Experiential (all vibrations), Functional (combat specific vibrations only), and off
- Vibration Intensity: 0%-100%
Adaptive trigger intensity
- Experiential (resistance matches all actions in game)
- Functional (lowers resistance and turns off trigger vibration)
- Off
Gameplay
Difficulty options
- Rookie Explorer (Story Mode, no combat death)
- Rookie Recruit (perfect for beginners and casual heroes)
- Rebel Agent (balanced choice for more experienced players)
- Resistance Leader (for those who seek a greater challenge)
- Renegade Legend (for those who wish to battle the most brutal foes)
- Difficulty can be changed at any time.
Combat and stealth assists
- Aim Assist
- Auto-Aim
- Lock-On
Traversal and camera assists
- Camera Follow
- Simplified Traversal controls
- Off-screen Ledge Guard
- Auto-Glide
- Hoverboot Auto-Pump
- Grind Assist
Driving and flight assists
- Flight Assist
Navigation assists
- Look at Waypoint
- Waypoint Display
Puzzle assists
- Puzzles can be skipped (Clank Puzzles provide narrative summary if skipped)
Quick time event assists
- No quick time events
Game speed and pausing
- Overall game speed toggle (100%, 70%, 50%, 30%).
- Options and Touch Pad menu pause game.
- Game pauses when using Weapon Wheel.
Tutorials
- Tutorials included.
- Move lists and combos available in the Controls & Shortcuts menu.
- Specific weapon controls listed in Weapons menu
Game saves
- Autosaves (6 slots)
Content warnings
- No content warnings or triggering subject matter
Content filters
- No red blood/gore (enemies are robots or alien creatures) or bad language
Additional features
English VO
- The game supports toggling English voice and localized subtitles if system language is set to a supported audio non-English language.
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Visual
Text size
- Default
HUD size
- Icon and Prompt Size: Standard (100%), Large (140%), Largest (180%)
HUD customization
- Emphasis Text Color: 7 colors
- Waypoint Display: Always show, on scan only
- Controls Hints: On/off
- Mini-map: On/off
- Crime Notifications: On/off
- Air Trick Notifications: On/off
- App Activity Notifications: On/off
- HUD Background: On/off
- UI Parallaxing: On/off
Colorblind modes
- Playable without color vision
High contrast gameplay
- High Visibility Spider-Sense: On/off
- High Contrast Background for gameplay: On/off
- Shaders (3 presets, 1 custom, 8 colors) for Hero, Ally and multiple Enemy categories
Screen calibration
- Brightness: 0-100
- Contrast: 0-10
- HDR: On/off
Camera and motion effects
- Motion Blur: 0-10
- Camera Shake: On/off
- Swing Camera Motion: 0-10
Screen effects
- Film Grain: 0-10
- Chromatic Aberration: On/off
Audio
Volume controls
- Master Volume: 0-10
- Music Volume: 0-10
- Speech Volume: 0-10
- SFX Volume: 0-10
- UI Volume: 0-10
- Controller Speaker: On/off
- Controller Speaker Volume: 0-10
- JJJ and Danika Podcasts can be turned on/off
- Audio Balance: Left-right
Audio channels
- Home Theater
- Maximum
- Television
- Headphones
- Midnight
- Mono Audio: On/Off
Subtitles and captions
Subtitles
- Partial subtitling (cinematics and main/supporting characters' dialogue only).
- Speaker identification included (main/supporting characters only).
- Ambient speech/NPC dialogue is not subtitled.
Subtitle and caption size
- Subtitle Size: Standard (28px), Large (32px), Largest (38px)
Subtitle and caption appearance
- Subtitle Color (9 colors)
- Subtitle Speaker Color (9 colors, same for all speakers)
- Subtitle Background Color: Black, white, none
Input
Remapping
- Three pre-set control layouts (Default, Left Bias, Right Bias) and two custom layouts.
- Partial remapping (Touch Pad cannot be remapped). Buttons cannot be left unassigned. Controller orientation cannot be changed. Left and Right analogue Sticks can be swapped.
Motion controls and touch pad
- Touch Pad press required to open menus
- Motion Sensor Function Aiming not supported
Repeated presses, holds and toggles
- Change Button Taps to Holds: On/off
- Web-Shooter Burst: On/off
- Aiming: Hold or Toggle
- Swinging/Parkour: Hold or Toggle
- Venom abilities: Hold or Toggle
- Air Tricks: Hold or Toggle
Shortcuts
- Two shortcut buttons
- Available shortcuts: Photo Mode, Open FNSM App, Toggle Gadget Select, Toggle Control Scheme, Toggle Contrast Options, Air Launcher/Swing Kick, Finisher, Throw/Yank/Disarm Enemies, Yank and Throw Environment, Blinding Light, Charge Jump, Zip to Point, Venom Dash, Venom Jump, Venom Punch, Venom Smash, Mega Venom Blast
Sensitivity
- Camera Sensitivity (third-person movement and first-person aiming): 0-10
Stick inversion
- Third-person camera: Horizontal/vertical
Vibration intensity
- Classic: Most critical traversal and combat events
- Accessibility: Enables additional vibrations for when abilities are available, danger radius for explosives, and collectible/puzzle assistance
- Vibration Intensity: 0-100%
Adaptive trigger intensity
- Haptics profiles provided. Experiential enables vibrations for key gameplay information, cinematics, and additional in-world events. Functional enables vibrations for key gameplay information (taking damage, collecting health or ammo).
Gameplay
Difficulty options
- Friendly Neighborhood: Story Mode, no combat death
- Friendly: Less challenging combat
- Amazing: Balanced experience with some challenge
- Spectacular: Challenging combat, enemies are stronger/more aggressive
- Ultimate: For expert players with brutal combat
- Difficulty can be changed at any time
Combat and stealth assists
- Enhanced Auto Aim
- Increased Dodge Window
Traversal and camera assists
- Chase Assist
- Camera Follow: On, off, fast
- Combat Camera: To keep enemies in view
Driving assists
- No driving or flying
Navigation assists
- Look at Waypoint
- Mission Waypoint Display
- Mini-map
- Custom Waypoints
Puzzle assists
- Puzzles can be skipped, additional hints can be provided
Quick time event assists
- QTE Auto Complete
- Change Button Taps to Holds
Game speed and pausing
- Options and Touch Pad menu pause game
- Using Gadget Wheel greatly slows down game
Tutorials
- Tutorials included. Combos available in Controls menu. Move list available in Touch Pad menu.
Game saves
- Autosaves (6 slots)
Content warnings
- No content warnings or triggering subject matter
Content filters
No blood, gore or bad language
Additional features
English voice over
- The game supports toggling English voice and localized subtitles if system language is set to a supported audio non-English language.
Narrated American Sign Language
- Enables narration subtitled American Sign Language (ASL) lines
Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered
Visual
Text size
- Default
HUD size
- Icon and Prompt Size: Standard (100%), Large (140%), Largest (180%)
HUD customization
- Emphasis Text Color: 7 colors
- Waypoint Display: Always show, on scan only
- Controls Hints: On/off
- Mini-map: On/off
- Crime Notifications: On/off
- Air Trick Notifications: On/off
- App Activity Notifications: On/off
- HUD Background: On/off
- UI Parallaxing: On/off
Colorblind modes
- Playable without color vision
High contrast gameplay
- High Visibility Spider-Sense: On/off
- High Contrast Background for gameplay: On/off
- Shaders (3 presets, 1 custom, 8 colors) for Hero, Ally and multiple Enemy categories
Screen calibration
- Brightness: 0-100
- Contrast: 0-10
- HDR: On/off
Camera and motion effects
- Motion Blur: 0-10
- Camera Shake: On/off
- Swing Camera Motion: 0-10
Screen effects
- Film Grain: 0-10
- Chromatic Aberration: On/off
Audio
Volume controls
- Master Volume: 0-10
- Music Volume: 0-10
- Speech Volume: 0-10
- SFX Volume: 0-10
- UI Volume: 0-10
- Controller Speaker: On/off
- Controller Speaker Volume: 0-10
- JJJ Podcasts can be turned: On/off
- Audio Balance: Left-right
Audio channels
- Home Theater
- Maximum
- Television
- Headphones
- Midnight
- Mono Audio (on/off)
Subtitles and captions
Subtitles
- Partial subtitling (cinematics and main/supporting characters' dialogue only)
- Speaker identification included (main/supporting characters only)
- Ambient speech/NPC dialogue is not subtitled
Subtitle and caption size
- Subtitle Size: Standard (28px), Large (32px), Largest (38px)
Subtitle and caption appearance
- Subtitle Color (9 colors)
- Subtitle Speaker Color (9 colors, same for all speakers)
- Subtitle Background Color: Black, white, none
Input
Remapping
- Gadget Select Button (Hold R1, Hold L1)
- No other remapping supported
Motion controls and touch pad
- Touch Pad press required to open menus
- Motion Sensor Function Aiming not supported
Repeated presses, holds and toggles
- Change Button Taps to Holds: On/off
- Web-Shooter Burst: On/off
- Aiming: Hold or Toggle
- Swinging/Parkour: Hold or Toggle
- Air Tricks: Hold or Toggle
Shortcuts
- Photo Mode Shortcut (Left D-pad)
- Toggle Contrast Options (Right D-pad)
Sensitivity
- Camera Sensitivity (third-person movement and first-person aiming): 0-10
Stick inversion
- Third-person camera (horizontal/vertical)
Vibration intensity
- Classic: Most critical traversal and combat events
- Accessibility: Enables additional vibrations for when abilities are available, danger radius for explosives, and collectible/puzzle assistance
- Vibration Intensity: 0-100%
Adaptive trigger intensity
- Adaptive Triggers: On/off
Gameplay
Difficulty options
- Friendly Neighborhood: Story Mode, no combat death
- Friendly: Less challenging combat
- Amazing: Balanced experience with some challenge
- Spectacular: Challenging combat, enemies are stronger/more aggressive
- Ultimate: For expert players with brutal combat
- Difficulty can be changed at any time
Combat and stealth assists
- Enhanced Auto Aim
- Increased Dodge Window
Traversal and camera assists
- Chase Assist
- Camera Follow: On, off, fast
- Combat Camera: To keep enemies in view
Driving and flight assists
- No driving or flying
Navigation assists
- Look at Waypoint
- Mission Waypoint Display
- Mini-map
- Custom Waypoints
Puzzle assists
- Puzzles can be skipped
Quick time event assists
- QTE Auto Complete
- Change Button Taps to Holds
Game speed and pausing
- Options and Touch Pad menu pause game
- Using Gadget Wheel greatly slows down game
Tutorials
- Tutorials included. Combos available in Controls menu. Move list available in Touch Pad menu.
Game saves
- Autosaves (6 slots)
Content warnings
- No content warnings or triggering subject matter
Content filters
- No blood, gore or bad language
Additional features
English voice over
- The game supports toggling English voice and localized subtitles if system language is set to a supported audio non-English language.
Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut
Visual
Text size
- Default: 24px @ 1080p, 48px @ 2160p
- Large: 36px @1080p, 72px @ 2160p. Only applies to certain HUD elements
HUD size
There is no explicit "HUD Size" setting, but setting "Large Text" to "On" essentially scales the following HUD elements by 150%:
- Objective List
- "Read Signpost" message
- Teamfight Curse Messages
- Multiplayer Voice Status
HUD customization
- Enemy Status Bars (on/off): Display enemy Stagger meters and low health indicators
- HUD Style (standard/expert): "Expert" setting minimizes HUD elements for a more immersive but less descriptive experience
- Projectile Indicator (on/off): Display a visual indicator to signal incoming ranged attacks from off screen
Colorblind modes
- No specific colorblind modes are provided, but most of the game has been designed to be playable without color vision.
- In addition, "Kurosawa Mode" can be enabled, which transforms the entire game into a black-and-white experience.
High contrast gameplay
- Enhanced Combat Cues: On/off
- Enhances Wind Visibility: On/off
Screen calibration
- Brightness: 0-10
- HDR UI Brightness: 0-10
- Contrast: Default, dramatic
Camera and motion effects
- Camera Speed: Cinematic, slow, default, fast
Screen effects
- Kurosawa Mode (on, off): Applies a stylized black and white filter for an immersive, cinematic experience
Audio
Volume controls
- Dialog Volume: 0-100
- Music Volume: 0-100
- SFX Volume: 0-100
- Cutscene Volume: 0-100
- Controller Audio: On/off
Audio channels
- Home Theater
- Bookshelf Speakers
- Build-in TV Speakers (3D audio where supported)
- Sound Bar,
- Night Mode
- Headphones (3D audio where supported)
Audio cues
- Focus mode plays positional heartbeat sounds from nearby enemies. These sounds also change if the enemy is aware of the player (matching haptics on PS5).
- Enemies yell a single cue ("Dosho" in Mongolian, "Down!" in all localized languages) before they shoot arrows or throw knives at the player
- Mix changes help inform when a player is injured (filtered sfx and music) and when they heal back (filters are removed)
- Audio cues to match visual cues for unblockable and parryable attacks
- Audio cue glossary not included
Subtitles and captions
Subtitles
- Subtitles (on/off): Partial subtitling (cinematics and main characters' dialogue only)
- Subtitle Names (on/off): When enabled, speaker identification is provided for all non-player characters (player character is not identified in subtitles)
Subtile and caption size
- Default: 30px @ 1080p, 60px @ 2160p
- Large: 45px @ 1080p, 90px @ 2160p
Subtitle and caption appearance
- Subtitle Backdrop: On/off
- Subtitle Text Color: White/yellow/blue/red/green
Input
Remapping
- Four pre-set control layouts: Default/left-handed/melee alternate/melee alternate left-handed
- No custom layouts. No remapping.
- Controller Orientation: Default/left/right/upside-down
- Swap left and right stick while aiming: On/off
Motion controls and touch pad
- Motion Controls (required)
- Touch Pad Swipes (required)
- Touch Pad Presses (required)
- Motion Sensor Function Aiming (not supported)
Repeated presses, holds and toggles
- Toggle Button Holds (on/off): Certain actions requiring button holds can be toggled using a single button press
Sensitivity
- Camera Speed: Cinematic/slow/default/fast
Stick inversion
- Invert Camera Horizontal: On/off
- Invert Camera Vertical: On/off
Vibration intensity
- Vibration Intensity: Strong/subtle/off
Haptic cues
- Guiding wind plays a positional haptic that moves in the direction of the next objective.
- Traveler's garb armor plays haptic that buzzes stronger and more frequently as you get closer to a target
- Focus mode plays positional heartbeat haptic from nearby enemies.
- Haptic cues in combat for blocks, swings, sword binds, and taking damage
- All bow sounds (especially pulling the bow back, firing, and getting a headshot) have 1:1 haptics matching audio and visual so visually impaired people can have a better sense of bow behavior when aiming
- Hero downed state features haptics to help communicate to the player. Healing provides an alternate haptic which also stops the downed haptic.
- Explosions contain positional haptics so you can tell the direction and how far away they happen
- Haptics on locomotion (player running/horse galloping) to help convey where the player is and what surface(s) they're moving across
- On Iki Island, positional haptics get faster and more intense as the player approaches systemic hallucination sites
- All UI elements have haptic components to help clarify to the player when/how menus have been navigated
- All door opening animations from shoji doors to large gates have haptic components matching animation to make it clear when doors are opening and when the animations have completed.
- In Legends mode, when the player strikes a healing drum or uses a healing power, it emanates a haptic tone positionally so players are aware of the radius of healing.
- All cinematics have been scored with haptics to help communicate to visually impaired players the actions occuring in each scene
- Haptic Cue Glossary not included
Adaptive trigger intensity
- Trigger Effect Intensity: Strong/subtle/off
Gameplay
Difficulty options
Difficulty:
- Easy: For players who want to experience Jin's story and explore the Island of Tsushima with minimal challenge
- Medium: For players who want a well-rounded gameplay experience with a moderate challenge
- Hard: For players unafraid of death who are brave enough to face the ultimate challenge
- Lethal: Death is always close at hand. A single sword strike is lethal
Combat:
- Low-intensity Combat: On/off
Combat and stealth assists
- Aim-assist: On/off
- Target Lock: On/off/swap on defeat
Navigation assists
- Objective markers
- Custom waypoints
- Guiding wind
Quick time event assists
- Mini-game Controls (default/simplified): When simplified, time is not a factor for mini-games and more leniency is allowed for games that require precise controls
Game speed and pausing
- Options menu and PS button pause the game
- Game slows when using the stance/tool selector
- "Concentration" technique is available in the tech tree, allowing player to slow time while aiming
Tutorials
- Tutorials included. Moves list and combos available in the Techniques menu. Hints are displayed on load screens.
Game saves
- Autosave (1 slot) and Manual save (10 slots) supported.
- Playing the game saves at regular checkpoints inside and outside of missions to the autosave slot, often including positional information of the character in the world.
- Users can manually save into a separate pool of slots (maximum of 10). After a manual save, progress continues in the autosave slot.
Content filters
- Show Blood: On/off
PS4 console Accessibility settings
Go to Settings > Accessibility to find PS4 accessibility options.
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Creating an Accessible world for gamers
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