hi all, the reason that we will never have full access to mainstream games is that nobody cares enough to pump any money into it. we are not enough as a group, there are too few blind people around that are gamers.
there are more old people who turn blind than say younger ones who lose their sight later in life or people who never had vision. if you make a game accessible it will probably lose lots of appeal to sighted gamers maybe because certain features will not be able to be included. so the sighted gamers is where the target market is, and that is what the companies cater to. they want their money and can basically do without the off few thousands they would get from the few blind users, they could win over. same goes for screenreader software. as you cannot simply convert a reader that is already out there unto a console, one would have to be developed for it. who would want to spend the time and money on something that is bound to alwys cost more than earn money? the market is simply too small to be bothered. sad but true. it makes me so sad and mad also. before i lost the rest of my vision i was such an avid gamer. i played every console since pong way back in the 70s. gaming is one of my hobbies if not the main hobby. now i still enjoy lots of audiogames and thankful and appreciate every effort thatanyone makes to entertain us thru this medium. but it is not quite the same, we are a minority and as always with minorities, well not the most important people in the world. one cannot 'demand' accesibilty in games by law, that will not work. sorry for this being so long but just thought I'd throwmy 2 cents in. have a great day everyone! 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]
