While Nintendo hasn’t officially discussed any details about their upcoming next generation of console hardware, rumours online have been circulating with increasing frequency the past few months about a potential “Switch 2” believed to be releasing some time in 2024. While not the focus of today’s video, a quick overview
Premium Early Releases, FOMO, and Accessibility
If you were to ask an Xbox representative for the official release date of Starfield, they would tell you that the game was released on September 6th 2023. This is despite the fact that, by that time, the game had already been purchased and played by hundreds of thousands of
Sea of Theives Introducing Audio Aim Assist for Blind Players
For a while now, Sea of Thieves has been quietly and consistently making accessibility improvements to its core gameplay loop as part of regular game updates. The Xbox and PC multiplayer pirate adventure simulator has a lengthy history of not only adding new accessibility settings to the game over time,
Xbox’s Gamescom Presence Put Accessibility Front and Centre
Last week I spent three days in Cologne, Germany, covering Gamescom for work as a freelancer, writing hands-on opinion pieces for the Epic Games Store news section, and having my own appointments checking out upcoming games and speaking with developers. While most of my visit was spent in appointments in
Vampire Survivors Co-op / Switch Accessibility Review
Originally released on PC in Early Access in December 2021, Vampire Survivors is a game in which players fight off waves of enemies using weapons that automatically fire in distinct patterns. The player is primarily responsible for moving their character into a position where their attack patterns will successfully hit
The Switch 2 NEEDS These Accessibility Improvements
While not currently announced in any official capacity, rumours online for a while now have been circulating that a successor to the Nintendo Switch is releasing in 2024. From credible Pokémon leakers discussing next gen performance patches for existing titles, to rumours of specific studios receiving development hardware, it seems
PS5 Gets Co-Pilot Support Via “Assist Controller” Mode
Right at the start of 2023, I published an episode of Access-Ability talking about aspects of gaming accessibility that I wanted to see the video game industry make standardized industry wide going forward. One of the topics that I discussed in that video was Co-Pilot Mode, a feature on Xbox
Stray Gods: Accessibility Settings Preview
Releasing in a couple of weeks on August 10th 2023, Stray Gods is a musical adventure game in which you play as Grace, a college dropout accused of killing Calliope, the previous Muse to the Greek gods. As someone newly granted divinity, Grace must use her new powers, and her
Comparing Accessibility Controllers: Xbox vs PlayStation vs Nintendo
The release of the Xbox Adaptive Controller back in 2018 was a huge step forward for gaming accessibility. While still more expensive than a traditional gaming controller, the mass produced modular controller base provided a comparatively affordable and easy to access entry point to accessible gaming hardware, that could be