Re: The last of us part ii discussion
This sounds really awesome! I hope this pushes Sony to significantly improve their accessibility on the console.
Unfortunately, I won't be purchasing a Playstation for a single game, especially when Sony's commitment to accessibility is shaky at best. I get the feeling the only reason text-to-speech is available in the United States exclusively is because of the CVAA. They're going to have to improve massively before I even consider purchasing the PS 4, 5, or any game console from them. I'd rather purchase the Xbox at this stage because Narrator offers a superior screen reading experience.
Before I get the argument that the Playstation offers more accessible games, I want to point out that I refuse to play anything that isn't 100% accessible to a totally blind person. I don't consider using OCR, memorizing how many times to press a button, or asking someone with vision to help me acceptable solutions. If what I've heard about this game is true, this is notn ecessary. This is how all games and consoles should behave, so hopefully this sets an example and finally gets rid of these lame excuses manufacturers and developers may have when it comes to implementing accessibility. If Apple demonstrated it was possible to make mainstream technology accessible for everyone, and Naughty Dog demonstrated that a video game can be made fully accessible, there's no excuse anymore.
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