The free update adds American Sign Language and British Sign Language support for 150 in-game cinematics.
Microsoft said it developed the feature with the help of members of the deaf and hard of hearing community.
Microsoft’s chief accessibility officer, Jenny Lay-Flurrie, shared a statement regarding the new feature.
“There are so many people with disabilities and people who are deaf.
And, there are a lot of closed doors every day,” Lay-Flurrie said.
“And what I mean by that is that we are consistently and constantly dealing with inequities that exist.
The truth is very few people can really claim to be full experts in the field.
For more, check outthis in-depth blog post from Microsoftfeaturing interviews with developers and experts in the field.
This is just the latest effort from Microsoft to embrace accessibility for Xbox.
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