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[Slimboy Fat]

What is the "negative stereotype" that's reinforced when creating an hourglass figured girl? It's not a stereotype that women are curvy really...

And even if it were, why is it negative?

 

[Efren is G.O.A.T.]

So an artist could create a character that looks exactly like Christina Hendricks but Microsoft wouldn't allow it?

 

[belmarduk]

What are they thinking? Xbox is not doing well... and folks like attractive people in their games. I'm gay and even I would rather see a good-looking woman than some fat uggo.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

The culture over at Xbox is completely out of touch with gamers. Go figure.

Also with society, given how many women in the US are obese. Where’s the representation here?

 

[Cyberpunkd]

They probably won't have any problems with this.

White guy portrayed as a savior? Bro…

Also - zombies have feelings too.

 

[Fredrik]

Make people feel seen and included.
Unless you’re hot and curvy, then you need to be excluded.

This makes me want to boycott them.

 

[Boss Mog]

I hope Stellar Blade sells well. Triggering all the degenerates pushing these kinds of agendas would be a truly beautiful thing.

 

[platina]

Microsoft stop trying to kill Xbox

Oh my. The irony

 

[Belthazar]

I'd rather have this.

I still remember when the purple nutjobs spiralled over Jade wearing a bunny costume. Really amusing to watch.

 

[FIREKNIGHT2029]

This is the bullshit MS is focusing on instead of worrying about releasing awesome games.


They need to leave devs alone to make whatever they want. Xbox needs all the help it can get right now when it comes to sales.


Look at what Eve in Stellar Blade and Tifa in FF7 are doing for Sony. Sure, both games aren't Sony games but they are funded and promoted by Sony and Sony isn't trying to censor them.


Sex sells and stupid woke modern thinking isn't going to deprogram hundreds of thousands of years of human evolution and instincts.


Stellar Blade is getting a shit ton of attention because it has a sexy female protagonist. Guys like Eve, and even girls like Eve too or want to dress up as her. My entire Twitter timeline is full of both guys and girls thirsting over Stellar Blade. If the game ends up being good like I think it will, Eve's sweet booty cheeks will propel the game huge heights and Eve might even end up becoming a Playstation mascot. All thanks to the sexy power of melons and peaches

 

[GHG]

but phil spencer likes curves........................

That's not "curves" my man.

 

[semiconscious]

where would xbox even be without 'exaggerated body proportions'?...

 

[GHG]

where would xbox even be without 'exaggerated body proportions'?...

The exclusive celebrity guest appearance in Gears 6:

 

[Belthazar]

Yep and that's my issue. Double standards.

Straight women and gay men can have their eye candy, but straight men and lesbians can't?

These folks also don't understand that a character being sexy doesn't mean they're being sexualized. Devs aren't telling players how to view the character, nor can they.

Also, thinking a character is sexy doesn't mean that's the only thing you appreciate about them. Chun-Li is very sexy IMO but I also like her character because of morals & values, intellect, personality, and strength. Plus their cool moves. You can respect more than one part of a character and that doesn't mean you have to ignore the fact they're hot, or that them being sexy in design is inherently a problem.

But these puritans only impose their hateful shaming on female characters. Rather sexist discrimination on their part.

Another example of that is Lara Croft. She was much more of a character in her earlier portrayal, despite being also built to be sexy (as sexy as a model could be using 3 polygons and half a texture anyway). She had a very clear personality, qualities and flaws, it was all very well realized and recognizable. Not to mention an iconic visual design.

Now cut to reboot Lara: a very sanitized character, with absolutely no recognizable traits to her personality or even visual design. Even her model could be replaced with a "Generic White Female #3" asset from the Unreal Store and not much would be lost in the process.

Man... Most developers need to start going back to the drawing board and learn how to do memorable character design again.

 

[havoc00]

So an artist could create a character that looks exactly like Christina Hendricks but Microsoft wouldn't allow it?

 

[Belthazar]

The challenge is that you have to go through Sylvando before you get her.

Sylvando is the best character in the game and this kind of slander should not be tolerated

 

[Hydroxy]

No curve no buy

 

[Megatron]

If the reeeeee people had their way we'd be playing as unattractive 300+lb non gender specific characters who randomly ridicule Men every 5 minutes in the game. "Yikes, this is so problematic buddo."

Wish woah woah! I think you mean they randomly ridicule straight, white men there buddy!

 

[Astral Dog]

As if i needed another reason to dislike Microsoft

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Fortunately, the MS gaming platform is currently dying, we just have to wait and let it happen. Soon Xbox will go the way of Windows Phone and we'll be free of MS's cancerous influence in gaming

 

[IAmRei]

i was planning on buying xbox later to complete my game platform in my studio. (already have PS, Switch, and old PC, will upgrade as needed) But, seeing "this", makes me wont EVER buy xbox ... fuck mic$

 

[MayauMiao]

Can we just go back to the "dudebro" image that Xbox had back in the 2000s?

Back when Xbox used to have balls..

 

[Spukc]

 

[IAmRei]

This stuff is so doomed. Asian devs don't give a fuck about this and will just enjoy the benefits of being handed an open goal to exploit.

At some point the penny's going to drop that losing ESG money isn't the worst-case scenario, its losing their entire market,

and how they could return their ESG money, if the game is not sold well too. awful decision makes awful situation.
it seems like, Asian Dev have another source, for asian like me, asian is better alternative rather than awful western games lately.

 

[Beer Baelly]

 

[MaxwellParrish]

You could say the dudes in Gears of War have exaggerated body proportions with their tree trunk limbs. Even the most infertile of weeaboo don’t feel threatened like these cat ladies do by sexy ladies.

where would xbox even be without 'exaggerated body proportions'?...

 

[I'm nobody]

Fat people need love too ms

Gotta love them curves
As ugly page steel is offff she got the moves like jagger

 

[Same ol G]

That's not "curves" my man.

Thats disrespectful towards the whale man

 

[Pejo]

It's so crazy to me that instead of just making different games that appeal to both demographics, we are now living in a reality where only people that hate the female form are catered to.

What the fuck is wrong with people these days?

 

[Braag]

Body positivity! But only towards girls who are fat or flat as a board, the rest can fuck off.

 

[Methos#1975]

Shit. They must of seen my Dragon Dogma 2 party lol

 

[Dazraell]

Microsoft's dumbass execs in their headquarters trying to figure out why people mock the design of Fable's reboot protagonist are like Kanye West figuring out the fishsticks joke in South Park

 

[peish]

Stop with your cheap virtue signaling and perhaps pay your employees more? MS has shit dog eat dog work culture

All these come across as hypocrisy and cheap (literally) talks

 

[Dr.Morris79]

but phil spencer likes curves........................

Only utter wankers with part shaved heads wear full length socks and espadrilles.

And what is this discrimination from MS? Some women are curvy or big breasted. They sound very draconian. No wonder their games have normally seem homogenised dog shit.

 

[Goss Harag]

Women with tits and arse? No thank you!

Women with cocks? Yes please!

 

[midnightAI]

Recently, western game developers have been making a point to rally against “objectification” in games and are citing unrealistic beauty standards set by fictional characters.

This right here is the issue, can't separate fiction from reality.

 

[NiiloPielinen]

 

[GymWolf]

Is this why Toys for Bob left?

Yep, they wanted to change name into toys for boobs but M wasn't ok with that.

 

[Polygonal_Sprite]

But large round tits and asses are great to look at and also encourage game sales.

 

[DragonNCM]

but phil spencer likes curves........................

That.....is not curve.....that is FULL CIRCLE

 

[Varnish La PS]

Don't hate me MS.

What the fuck is this?

 

[MonkeyClaw36]

Define exaggerated. Is Sofia Vergara exaggerated? Is Sydney Sweeney exaggerated? Angeline Jolie? Nikki Minaj, the diversity and inclusion champion? Kim Kardashian? Skinny queens Rooney and others like her; the read head from stranger things?
Fat chicks like Queen latifah and Megan Mccarthy?
What the FUCK does exaggerated mean?

Gorlock the Destroyer and/ or Lizzo........

 

[Peter303]

I don't think Korea got the message

 

[winjer]

There is something very wrong inside Microsoft...

 

[SJRB]

Imagine being a dying platform and having the sheer audacity to tell developers not to use "curvy" women in their games.

Ridiculous.

 

[Portugeezer]

Maybe that's not too bad, what "Curvy" means in modern era:

 

[Clear]

and how they could return their ESG money, if the game is not sold well too. awful decision makes awful situation.
it seems like, Asian Dev have another source, for asian like me, asian is better alternative rather than awful western games lately.

My understanding is that if they keep their corporate social credit high, they get access to funding that they wouldn't otherwise get. Obviously with the cost of development ballooning like it has, big publishers are basically obligated to take this route as a risk mitigation practice.

Its a bad situation, and there's really nothing anyone can do about this when the people driving this "forced behaviour" are so rich and powerful they are effectively above the law.

 

[Senua]

Enjoy your fap to AI

 

[winjer]

Maybe that's not too bad, what "Curvy" means in modern era:

Remember when THIS was considered a big butt.

 

[Boss Mog]

Microsoft cautions developers to avoid curvy female characters? Ok then, Boss Mog cautions gamers to avoid Microsoft consoles and software.