According to the plan, "Diablo: immortality" will open the public beta of PC and Android / IOS mobile platform on June 2 (next Thursday). However, before that, the development team is still trying to improve the accessibility experience Blizzard stressed in a blog post that in order to improve the "accessibility" of Diablo: immortality as much as possible, it is committed to enabling users to use the handle on mobile devices and PCs to experience the game smoothly
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Specifically, many controls, including skills and chat, can be remapped in the controller tab of the setup menu.
Interestingly, Blizzard also sent Razer Kishi game console (Android / IOS universal) to some critics to transform the mobile phone into a Nintendo like switch / steam deck.
Even so, the development team argued that it did not encourage everyone to use the handle, but tried to provide various control options including touch screen, keyboard and mouse.
In the pre alpha stage, Diablo: immortality has not yet introduced support for the handle. At that time, Andrew Webster tried to use ipad The game is controlled by virtual buttons on the screen of the terminal.
However, such an experience is not comfortable for generous tablet or smartphone users. Fortunately, the development team quickly realized this.
In addition, the chat experience with teammates is also a special place to consider.
The good news is that Blizzard has promised to bring native "voice chat transcription" and "text to speech" functions (and the PC has not been left behind).
Diablo Immortal Accessibility Features - Voice Chat Transcription（via）
In an interview with theverge, series director rod Ferguson said that it is a crucial task to make as many players as possible base on Diablo: immortality.
Although many players have complained about the introduction of Micro Trading (in store purchase) mechanism before, at least Blizzard has made more efforts in accessibility.
Diablo Immortal Accessibility Features - Text to Speech Narration（via）
Joe Grubb, the chief game designer, added that this will help people experience the game on a larger screen and meet more personalized use needs through key remapping.