Electronic Arts has pledged to open the patents for some of its accessibility-related tech, most notably including the Apex Legends’ ping system.
The most high profile of these patents is the Apex Legends ping system, which has been praised for making the game more accessible for players with variuous disabilities, as well as making online gameplay more viable without voice chat.
As per the company’s “Patents Pledge,” five of its patents are being made available for free indefinitely.
Many other games have already copied this system – so at least now they’ll be able to do it properly.