Hi Tom. I have not been blind since birth so I did have just about every console out until the last generation, which fell into the period when I lost the rest of my sight completely, so I was out of touch with consoles for a while. I think I may have the advantage that I know the set up of most consoles by heart, i.e. the menues and stuff, so I know where to go most times.
on psp, for example it is a little try and error most times, but most games for it are very straight forward, menuewise. in tekken once you managed to get thru the basic menue points it will say a lot about the happenings on the scree, like "selct yout character", et cetera. When you do play mainstream console games, that are of course aimed at sighted gamers, you will encounter obstacles and the game experience will and cannot ever be the same one for us, that a sighted gamer has. if you keep that in mind, then you are all set:) still I think that on some games I can get enough enjoyment out of it to justify buying them. I buy used ones most times anyways. With those games it is mostly about learning the layout and the sounds of a game to get anywhere. Tekken for example is pretty good to learn when you are patient enough to take the time. I even win quite a lot of fights, even in higher stages :) So I guess it is up to the individual how bad you want to take a shot at those games. Some do have awesome storylines and sounds, which I really enjoy. I so want to try and play the new God of war for psp, even if it is just for the story and sounds, I have to say what people say about its accessibility. I guess since it is an adventure hack and slay game, it will be kind of hard to figure out. Like you said the psp has the advantage that you can store all kinds of data as well as music on it. Who knows maybe some soul will eventually go thru the trouble and develop some kind of screenreader for a handheld console, like my talks that I have in my phone. Would be too cool, I guess the market is way too small for this too happen, at least for a reasonable price. Anyway I am happy with my psp and do not regret the purchase at all. well, those are some of my thoughts, have a great day! take care chrissy --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
