Xbox May Incorporate , Accessible Chat Options.<br />Text-to-speech and speech-to-text options <br />are currently being tested for <br />Xbox Chat by Microsoft.<br />These options would increase the accessibility <br />of the popular gaming system.<br />They're being tested through <br />the Xbox Insider program.<br />When using the speech-to-text feature, <br />a window pops up and a transcription of <br />what users are either saying or typing appears.<br />This feature would allow hearing-impaired users <br />to be more involved with chat during game play.<br />The text-to-speech feature reads the text <br />of the chat aloud, and allows users to <br />pick among several different voices.<br />Microsoft has prioritized increased accessibility for the <br />Xbox gaming system since the beginning of this year
