Nintendo, Microsoft, and other developers will share accessibility labels about their games

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Five major video game companies, including Nintendo of America and Microsoft, are joining a major new “cross-industry effort” managed by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) to share clearer information about the accessibility features in their games. As part of the “Accessible Games Initiative,” the five “founding members” — Electronic Arts, Google, Microsoft, Nintendo of America, and Ubisoft — will initially use a set of 24 tags like “large and clear subtitles” and “narrated menus” to communicate certain accessibility features, according to a press release. According to the Accessible Games Initiative website, the list of tags includes: Auditory features : Chat speech-to-text & text-to-speech, mono sound, multiple volume controls, narrated menus, stereo sound, surround sound Gameplay features : Difficulty levels, save anytime Input features : Basic inp ... Read full article.