Subtitles are one of gaming’s most common accessibility options, so much so that players tend to get frustratedwhenever a game like theSpyro Reignited Trilogyomits subtitles. Sony is clearly aware of this, and with thePlayStation 5it will be streamlining the process of turning on subtitles.
Traditionally, whenever a game leaves subtitles off by default, players have to spend time searching through menus to turn them on. It’s a mild but frequent annoyance for gamers who are hard of hearing or simply find it easier to follow along with that extra text. However, on thePS5, it will be possible to make subtitles turn on by default whenever players start up a new game, saving them that extra time.
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This is one of the features Sony showed off as part of itsrecent breakdown of the PS5’s UI and accessibility settings. Known as “Game Presets,” it allows users to create custom presets that automatically apply their preferred settings to different games. This includes subtitles, which means players will soon be able to skip digging through menus in many of their games. However, Sony has yet to clarify how many games will utilize the preset feature.
Besides subtitles, the system also lets players apply audio options, difficulty levels, and camera controls in various ways. Players can even streamlinenext-gen games with different performance modesby presetting whether they want to prioritize resolution or framerate. All of these are available in the PS5’s Settings menu, underneath “Saved Data and Game/App Settings.”
Game Presets are just one of the newfeatures designed to make the PS5 more convenientand accessible. Sony has confirmed that the console boasts voice dictation that lets users input text simply by speaking, as well as a Screen Reader option that makes on-screen text audible for blind and low-vision players. These features, Sony says, support several languages including English, Japanese, German, Italian, French, Canadian French, Spanish, and Latin American Spanish.
Many fans will find these accessibility options a nice change of pace from some of the less exciting PS5 news that has been revealed recently, like the fact that the PS5 won’t natively support 1440p or that its SSD will only offer 667GB of storage space. While there have also beenreports that the PS5 overheats, none of the reviews from publications that have already tested out the console have seemingly backed these up, so fans shouldn’t be too worried.
