Accessibility suggestions for EA Sports FC 26
Hi EA FC Development Team, I’m a blind player and use a screen reader (NVDA, with OCR scanning ) to navigate the game interface. Unfortunately, the current user experience is quite limited for visua...
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Dear EA SPORTS team,
My name is Boris Šmigoc, and I play on a PS5 Pro using the PS5 Access Controller in combination with the DualSense™ Wireless Controller. I am a one-handed gamer with significantly limited finger mobility.
One of my favorite games is EA FC, but unfortunately, it’s very difficult to play using only the Access Controller, as the game does not fully support it as a standalone input device. In practice, it’s almost impossible to use both controllers together during gameplay.
Here are a few key accessibility challenges I’ve encountered:
- saving penalties is extremely difficult, as L3 is needed to move the goalkeeper and R3 to dive – but the Access Controller only allows one stick to be mapped (L3 or R3),
- you can’t move and perform skill moves at the same time, due to the lack of a second analog stick,
- executing a powershot is nearly impossible for one-handed players, because it requires pressing too many buttons simultaneously.
My suggestions:
- for penalty situations, allow players to dive using the X button instead of R3,
- add an option in the settings for automatic skill moves, so players don’t need to control the right stick manually,
- enable multi-function button mapping, so players can assign combinations like L1+R1 to a single button.
These changes would greatly improve the accessibility of EA FC for players who rely on the PS5 Access Controller and play with one hand. I hope you’ll consider integrating these features in future updates.
Thank you for your time and support. I look forward to hearing from you.
Best regards,
Boris - boorriicchhii
