Days Gone
A PlayStation open-world zombie survival game.
Where Days Gone comes up1 episode or test
Days Gone launched in 2019 with no controller options and only added key ones months after release. The sources give no figures beyond that timeline. The lesson for app builders: ship control remapping and other accessibility options at launch, and test that they work together across the whole product, since late patches leave early users shut out.
- 1Shipped without remappingNo way to move key functions
- 2Players couldn't reach buttonsMotor disabilities blocked key functions
- 3Waited months for patchKey accessibility options finally arrived
From Days Gone accessibility notes
What was said about Days Gone
Days Gone launched without controller remapping and patched accessibility options in months later. Days Gone shipped with no controller remapping at all, so players with motor disabilities could not move key functions to reachable buttons. Key accessibility options only arrived in a patch months after release, and players had to wait for them.
Presets alone are not good enough, and Death Stranding also offered no remapping. The late patch is cited as an example of why options should be in place at launch and work together across the whole game.
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Launched with no controller options and added key options months after release.
Days Gone launched without controller remapping and patched accessibility options in months later. Days Gone shipped with no controller remapping at all, so players with motor disabilities could not move key functions to reachable buttons. Key accessibility options only arrived in a patch months after release, and players had to wait for them.
Presets alone are not good enough, and Death Stranding also offered no remapping. The late patch is cited as an example of why options should be in place at launch and work together across the whole game.
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