A recently revealed colorblind filter for Tekken 8 is negatively impacting disabled players with issues like nausea and migraines. While accessibility tools like colorblind options help to differentiate important on-screen information like opponents and their health bars, this setting is preventing some disabled individuals from viewing matches altogether.
TL;DR: They added like, 20 filters, ranging from the standard various hue-shifts, to more unique things like “high contrast silhouettes” and “vertical stripes on one player, horizontal ones on the other”. Some people flicked through them and said “wow some of these are so crazy it makes me sick to look at”. Game journo picks it up and runs with it.
If an optional accessibility filter makes you sick, don’t turn it on! There’s no rule that says you have to! Most people will never see these in the first place, and even if you need one, pick one of the ones that doesn’t hurt you!
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The different color-blind modes look pretty cool. Maybe the striped silhouettes don’t bother the people they’re meant to help?
https://nitter.net/itwhiffed/status/1739898999199744220
TL;DR: They added like, 20 filters, ranging from the standard various hue-shifts, to more unique things like “high contrast silhouettes” and “vertical stripes on one player, horizontal ones on the other”. Some people flicked through them and said “wow some of these are so crazy it makes me sick to look at”. Game journo picks it up and runs with it.
If an optional accessibility filter makes you sick, don’t turn it on! There’s no rule that says you have to! Most people will never see these in the first place, and even if you need one, pick one of the ones that doesn’t hurt you!
Thank you for that. That’s terrible journalism. I’m glad I don’t have to click now.