The LauraKBuzz Podcast

Now that the PlayStation Access Controller has been out for a few months, I spoke to disabled content creator and accessibility advocate Arevya about her experiences finding a place for the device in her gaming life.

This audio only game does a great job translating first person gameplay to audio navigation, even if it relies on stereo hearing without ssist features to compensate.

Multiplayer online games with player vs player elements provide unique accessibility challenges. However, those unique challenges can be overcome creatively.

This week on Access-Ability, we try something a little different. Join me for a 35 minute chat with Arevya, a disabled and chronically ill content creator, talking about PTSD and video game accessibility.

When community torunament organisers have to create an opt-out for an attack, something has gone very wrong.

Nintendo’s new rules ban a tournament organiser from having discretion to allow use of unlicensed inputs as part of a Hori Flex setup.

Xbox needs to address the accessibility implications of this move, in particular whether unlicensed Xbox Adaptive Controller peripherals are impacted.

Accessibility is about more than just game settings, and it's important to take time to appreciate that ocassionally.

Could we see a one handed Xbox controller? And, if so, who might it be useful for?

A step sideways rather than forward, the PS5 Access Controller is great, if its design suits your needs straight out the box unmodified.