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On the 18th, Microsoft Xbox unveiled various activities and news updates to strengthen game accessibility to celebrate the ‘Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)’ on the 18th.
First, the Xbox accessibility support page has been updated. Xbox revamped its accessibility support page late last year to make it easier to navigate the accessibility features available on consoles and Windows devices, and with subsequent updates, the page now covers more than 150 accessibility controls .
The Microsoft Store on Xbox.com has also been improved. This update allows users to filter and search for games tailored to their needs and accessibility preferences, and supports more than 17 languages. By applying a variety of filters, including 20 accessibility filters, including difficulty settings and subtitles, you can discover games that suit your tastes across console, PC, and the cloud. Xbox also added a new accessibility setting to disable background images and animations in the Xbox app for PC in March to reduce unnecessary visual elements that can cause confusion and confusion during gameplay.
The existing accessibility programs have also been further developed. For example, in the ‘Microsoft Game Accessibility Service Testing Service (MGATS)’ launched by Xbox in February 2021, so that game publishers and developers can check the accessibility of games, developers can check accessibility tag standards more easily. Added 119 test steps and 124 examples to help you understand.
In addition, Xbox introduced the ‘Xbox Ambassador Accessibility Explorer Track’ in the second half of last year, which allows ambassadors to better understand game accessibility and try out new accessibility features. Since the launch of the Accessibility Roam Pass, more than 1 million trips have been completed by ambassadors, and more than 18,000 individual ambassadors have participated.
Xbox flagship games are also expanding accessibility features. Forza Motorsport is equipped with Blind Driving Assists (BDA), an innovative accessibility feature that helps blind and partially sighted users navigate in-game tracks using assistive audio signals. mode, etc. ‘Hi-Fi Rush’ visualizes the beat of the background and user interface without sound activation It provides a Rhythm Visualization function that can be performed.
