Sony - FUTURE PROOF : Focusing on What Matters with High Contrast Mode
A white rectangle on a black screen has black and white information separated into different sections.
ON SCREEN TEXT: EVERYONE 10+
E10+
ESRB
Alcohol Reference
Animated Blood
Fantasy Violence
In-Game Purchases
Calm music plays. Two animated videogame characters walk a red carpet strewn with confetti in a futuristic city as an audience cheers and cameras flash. The taller of the two is Ratchet, a tabby cat-like humanoid dressed in a uniform with a brown leather pilot cap, gloves, and boots. The other, Clank, is a shiny silver humanoid robot, about half Ratchet’s height with a red light on top of his head. They approach a stage where a microphone waits. In the top right corner is a white logo.
ON SCREEN TEXT: SONY
In the bottom left is a partially opaque logo.
ON SCREEN TEXT: RATCHET & CLANK
RIFT APART
Along the bottom of the screen is white text.
ON SCREEN TEXT: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart™: available now. Mix of gameplay and cinematic footage
Now a middle-aged, clean-shaven caucasian man in glasses stands in jeans and a red short-sleeved t-shirt. playing a video game on a television mounted to the wall of a corner lounge area. A woman with long, curly sand-colored hair sits in a nearby armchair, watching. A blue bubble rises from the bottom of the screen with white text inside.
ON SCREEN TEXT: Insomniac Games
Burbank, California
Now the man sits in a director’s chair in front of a dark textured background. The bubble is replaced with another blue bubble with white text inside.
ON SCREEN TEXT: Jason Bolte
Senior Designer
Insomniac Games
JASON
“First and foremost, the thing I tell everyone is, good design is good accessibility. They’re one and the same.”
Now white text appears in the center of a blue screen with large purple half-circles on either side.
ON SCREEN TEXT: Focusing on What Matters
With High Contrast Mode
Back in the lounge, Jason plays the video game. His tortoiseshell-framed glasses have yellow-tinted lenses.
JASON
“Couple years ago, I got diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa. I’m losing my vision slowly over time.”
Now he’s back in the director’s chair.
JASON
“I did not expect I would ever work in games again, and that was when I started playing with Bryanna.”
Now Jason uses a white cane as he walks through a carpeted office, past rows of computer desks on one side and a blue wall on the other. Some people can be seen at a couple of computers. A woman with curly, sand-colored hair in a black dress accompanies him. Small text appears at the bottom of the screen.
ON SCREEN TEXT: This production was created following stringent COVID-19 protocols and safety procedures.
BRYANNA
“Even before I got together with Jason, my fiancé, accessibility has always been something I’ve thought about.”
Now the curly-haired woman sits at a desk working at a computer and a blue bubble pops up with white text inside.
ON SCREEN TEXT: Bryanna Lindsey
Lead VFX Artist
Insomniac Games
Now Bryanna sits in front of the dark background.
BRYANNA
“High contrast mode is really important because it really allows anyone to play the game including people who might have vision issues.”
A game settings screen shows a list of visual and contrast options on the left and a rotating green gear on the right. White text goes along the bottom of the screen.
ON SCREEN TEXT: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart™: available now. Mix of gameplay and cinematic footage
Now a split-screen shows the video game with Ratchet wielding a screwdriver and Clank strapped to his back like a backpack. On the left, the characters and futuristic world are in full color. On the right,Ratchet and Clank appear in glowing green, and the rest of the world is in black and white. White text is at the top of the right side.
ON SCREEN TEXT: HIGH CONTRAST MODE
In the bottom left is a partially transparent logo.
ON SCREEN TEXT: RATCHET & CLANK
RIFT APART
On both screens, Ratchet and Clank go through a glowing portal. Now they’re on a red carpet and large parade balloons of the characters are in the distance. On the right side of the screen, the balloons appear purple and distant characters appear blue. Ratchet is still green but Clank on his back is his usual silver.
Now a screen shows a list of accessibility settings.
ON SCREEN TEXT: ACCESSIBILITY SETTINGS
GAMEPLAY & CAMERA
TOGGLES & ASSISTS
VISUAL & CONTRAST OPTIONS
PRESETS
Presets is highlighted and white text is lower on the teal screen.
ON SCREEN TEXT: Enable presets that affect multiple in-game settings for accessibility options.
Presets is selected and another list appears below it.
ON SCREEN TEXT: PRESETS
VISION ACCESSIBILITY PRESET
HEARING ACCESSIBILITY PRESET
MOTOR ACCESSIBILITY PRESET
Vision accessibility is selected and there’s explanatory white text lower down the screen.
ON SCREENTEXT: Enable various options that may be helpful for players who are blind or have low vision.
Jason’s hands work the joysticks on the controller.
JASON
“I try and make every game I make as accessible as possible, including Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart.”
Now the high contrast version of the game shows a green Ratchet dodging blue lightning from a red enemy robot in a black and white setting, with bright blue and orange game stats in the corners.
JASON
“Accessibility means I can play the game, regardless of who I am.”
Small text appears along the bottom of the screen.
ON SCREEN TEXT: This production was created following stringent COVID-19 protocols and safety procedures.
Now Jason and Bryanna laugh together in the lounge. Jason crosses his arms and rubs his chin. Now he blinks through his glasses.
BRYANNA
“I really wanted me and Jason to be able to play games together until we’re old.”
In the lounge, Bryanna sits in the armchair watching Jason standing in front of the screen as he plays Ratchet & Clank in high contrast. Bryanna smiles.
A purple screen splits into two bubbles on a blue background. The left bubble has a white logo.
ON SCREEN TEXT: FUTURE PROOF
Japanese text is underneath. On the right is a white logo.
ON SCREEN TEXT: SONY
Colors pulse outward from the center of a dark background where a logo turns white as the background goes black.
ON SCREEN TEXT: SONY
The logo disappears, replaced by tiny white text.
ON SCREEN TEXT: ©2021 Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC.
Created and developed by Insomniac Games, Inc.
Ratchet & Clank and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart are registered trademarks or trademarks of Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC and affiliates.