Mark Friend

Senior Accessibility Manager @PlayStation. President of ABLE@PlayStation employee network. @BAFTAGames member. Just a very ordinary weirdo (he/him)

[Mark Friend @markusfriend]

Very excited to share that I got my first credit as Lead Accessibility Researcher for Spider-Man: Miles Morales

Not only that, but I'm pretty sure that I'm also the first person to ever be credited for accessibility on a first party PlayStation game!

[Mark Friend @markusfriend]

@GeekDadGamer @PastorDame @stevesaylor Not at present. Just on console.

[Mark Friend @markusfriend]

Super lucky to have Cameron join the team!

[Cameron “Oak” Akitt @MagnemiteBoy]

Today I started my new job at @PlayStation as an Accessibility Researcher! Many thanks to @markusfriend and everyone in the User Research team for making me feel so welcome! 🤟🏻

Video ALT: Adding “Accessibility Researcher @ PlayStation” to my Twitter bio.

[The Game Accessibility Conference @GA_Conf]

Who are your #gamedev unsung heroes of accessibility, and why? Developers without a big public profile who make a huge difference behind the scenes?

[Mark Friend @markusfriend]

In case you missed it last week - we now have a dedicated accessibility role open for the PS Studios User Research team in London.

#gamesUR #gamesURJobs #GURJobs #accessibility #a11y #AccessibilityJobs

https://t.co/ykkNZdUV4p

[Mark Friend @markusfriend]

3. Accessibility Researcher: https://t.co/ykkNZdUV4p

[Mark Friend @markusfriend]

We've got three exciting opportunities to join the PlayStation Studios User Research team in London!

#gamesUR #gamesURJobs #GURJobs #accessibility #a11y #AccessibilityJobs

[Mark Friend @markusfriend]

2. Senior User Researcher: https://t.co/aLwn2M3QPS

[Mark Friend @markusfriend]

Two big new #accessibility features rolling out in beta today on PS5:
- System UI Haptics Feedback
- Assist Controller (that's right, you'll finally be able to use two controllers as if it were a single controller)

https://t.co/OaiUiaf5OY

[Mark Friend @markusfriend]

@DirtyEffinHippy @Bungie Congrats, so well deserved!

[Mark Friend @markusfriend]

So excited we finally have a release date. Not long to wait now!

[PlayStation @PlayStation]

The Access controller for PS5 launches globally on December 6, with preorders going live July 21.

Full details: https://t.co/bfUks6K3bt

[Mark Friend @markusfriend]

@OlivierNourry Some stuff gets put on YouTube, but have no idea if my talk will be.

[Mark Friend @markusfriend]

Just 2 weeks to go now until my #DevelopConf talk. Come and see if I can fit 10 years of #accessibility work into just 30 minutes!

https://t.co/GkGKVr0Uy5

[Mark Friend @markusfriend]

@MetaVideoGame Hi Rui, would be great to catch-up. I'll never turn down a cup of tea! How does Thursday lunch time / early afternoon look for you and Seb?

[Mark Friend @markusfriend]

Excited for #DevelopConf this week! If you wanted to chat, I'll be on the PlayStation booth in the expo hall on Wednesday and Thursday morning, generally wandering around, or better yet come to my talk on Wednesday at 4pm in Room 3.

[Mark Friend @markusfriend]

@TheWobblyGamer @Black1976 That would be great, I'll be around all 3 days.

[Mark Friend @markusfriend]

Going to have loads of practical advice on:
- Accessibility best practices
- Accessibility evaluations
- Accessibility focused user testing
- Advocacy and culture
- And how all of that eventually came together for the PlayStation Accessibility Tags

[Mark Friend @markusfriend]

And accessibility features you say... 👀

[Insomniac Games @insomniacgames]

Watching your reactions today has been spectacular. We know you have tons of questions about Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and we're eager to share more soon, including news about the release date, pre-orders, and accessibility features.

[Mark Friend @markusfriend]

Very excited to be speaking @developconf this year!

[Develop:Brighton 2026 @developconf]

Join @PlayStation's Accessibility Lead Mark Friend (@markusfriend) as he shares key learnings on how accessibility processes and culture have evolved over the last 10 years and how to create a culture of inclusion at your company. https://t.co/ZGAngrMmyf #DevelopConf

[Bend Studio @BendStudio]

To celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day, we wanted to share a snippet of our efforts we are taking at Bend Studio in making our games more inclusive.

Introducing Accessibility@Bend: https://t.co/RJp6Z5K8SB