2023-04-27 18:55:43
While waiting for Forza Motorsport gameplay and real information on the game’s content, Xbox is delaying and detailing the game’s driving assistance options today, making it the most accessible episode of the franchise.
List of Forza Motorsport accessibility options
If you’ve come to get a release date for the game, you’ve come to the wrong place since Turn10 didn’t specify anything other than “release this year.” The studio recalls having worked hard on the technical part, but also on the features dedicated to accessibility.
Neha Chintala, Gameplay & Accessibility Producer at Turn 10 Studios, details each of Forza Motorsport’s accessibility options.
Driving assistance for the blind and visually impaired
This includes sound clues, the list of which will be accessible from the game menus. Once assimilated, they will allow you to hit the road on the circuits and drive with these clues. These give indications on the place of the player within the race, the orientation on the circuit, the way of apprehending the turns and the car, to know how much you will have to slow down or when you will have to change gear , For example. Xbox clarifies that a learning curve will be necessary, but seems confident that those affected can work it out.
One-touch driving
Different button combinations will be available for in-game driving. These features have been designed for those who find it difficult to press several buttons simultaneously, to take a controller in their hands or to keep a button pressed, and they allow customization of the unprecedented controls.
Narrator mode
This will help players navigate menus and play. The basic options allow you to modify the volume, the pitch of the voice and its speed, as well as to choose the voice of the narrator. The latter will also be able to give the position of the competitors during the race, use keywords related to navigation, tell you which buttons to press and more.
Dynamic audio description
The audio description of in-game cutscenes will change depending on the time of day and weather conditions of the current race.
Voice-to-text and text-to-voice transcription
You can use these options to exchange with others during multiplayer games and send messages through a synthetic voice thanks to the transcription of text into voice, or read the various discussions thanks to the transcription of voice into text.
Modes dedicated to color blind people
If you have tritanopia, deuteranopia or protanopia, you can change certain colors of the interface to better distinguish the information on the screen and the most important elements. If you have tritanopia, deuteranopia or protanopia, you can add a filter on the 3D rendering of cars, tracks, drivers, cinematics and more, in order to better distinguish the colors of your choice.
Configuring Gamepad Controls
You can completely reconfigure these in the settings, for more flexibility in the way you play.
Subtitle settings
You can activate them, adjust the font size and the opacity of their background.
Audio customization settings
You will be able to independently change the volume of different sounds, in order to create the audio experience you prefer.
Difficulty level of opponents
When you compete once morest the artificial intelligence, you can change the difficulty level of it.
Text size
Adjust menu texts with different options. You will also be able to change the size of the game’s heads-up display.
Contrast
Increase the contrast of the interface and the elements present on the screen to improve their readability.
Dynamic backgrounds
You can deactivate them to make navigation and reading in the menus more comfortable.
Originally planned for the first half of 2023, Forza Motorsport now seems to be approaching a release rather during the second half. The game will be available upon release in Xbox Game Pass.
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