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[Cyber_hunter026]

But wait....i thought sony only censors and removes such harmful influences? oh! that sony curse them and their evil! It has infected the everything! /s

 

[Gerdav]

Of course, sex is worse than homicide.

Its only sex between consenting male and females that is worse than homicide as well as every other evil you can possibly imagine.

If this was a sex scene between two males, two females or two of the other few thousand imaginary genders that people call themselves it would be praised to the hilt and encouraged, they would be showcasing it in schools and everything.

 

[Georome]

This reminds me when BMX XXX was released and Sony and MS had them censor some things but Nintendo didn’t. Oh the irony of that situation. Maybe these guys need to port Terminator to the switch to get it released with those scenes intact

No, BMX XXX was censored on PS2, but uncensored on Xbox and GameCube.

 

[off duty ninja]

Developers obviously need to be more inclusive. Let's see them censor some gay and/or trans love making!

LITERAL GENOCIDE!!!

 

[Pantz]

Xbox Interview: Aaron Greenberg Discusses Studio Acquisitions, Game Pass' Success, and Much More

Twinfinite interviews Xbox Games Marketing General Manager Aaron Greenberg on studio acquisitions, game pass, censorship, Japan, and much more.

twinfinite.net

Aaron Greenberg: I think what you’ll find across everyone in the industry, there is ratings and then people also do concept reviews and they have policies on the type of content that they’ll allow on their store.
Generally, that does map to what the rating boards are. What I can say is that we haven’t changed the way we do that and we haven’t put any type of new or unique restriction on content providers.

Not that I believe anything that Aaron Greenberg ever says. Not 100% sure I trust that Microsoft had their hand in it yet either since it's also censored on PC. Still, that's strike one, Microsoft.

 

[hybrid_birth]

How long until sjw will go after porn in general?

youporn.com will have its videos removed and replaced with stick figure sex vids.

 

[Vawn]

Damn Microsoft with all their censorship.

 

[OutrageousFacts]

Applying censorship in VIDEO GAMES makes no sense.

Best factual argument that video games aren't art.

(not that I'm of that opinion)

 

[OutrageousFacts]

If Cyberpunk 2077 is full of nudity and sex scenes and released on PS4 and Xbox, what will the excuse be for censoring other games?

Sales :/

 

[Nester99]

Dont blame Sony and Microsoft. Blame Walmart

S&M (LOL) just want to sell the most games. Cant piss off retail the retail giants if you want to maximize returns.

VIDEO GAMES:

At Wal-Mart we make every effort to be a responsible retailer and this includes the sale of video games and computer software games. All of these items that we carry are rated by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB) and we carry no adult-rated video or computer software games. We have programmed all cash registers to automatically prompt associates to check the age of to ensure the customer is 17 years or older when a "Mature" video game is scaned. All of our stores are required to have the ESRB rating information posted in the electronics area to help our customers make informed decisions about the video and software games they wish to purchase.

Mature Merchandise: Music, Video Games and Movies

MUSIC: Wal-Mart does not carry music that has the “parental advisory” label which warns parents about explicit lyrics. We carry some "edited" versions of music that have been provided by the artist or the music label. Wal-Mart does not edit music. Our role is simply to provide music selections...

corporate.walmart.com

 

[MiguelItUp]

I'm not scrambling to see sex in my video games, I honestly couldn't care less. But, what's the point of the rating system if we're just going to censor things? That's pretty stupid.

I mean, "M" is 18+, so, why not treat it like an "R" rating in a film?

Also, I'm surprised more people aren't questioning how Cyberpunk 2077's situation is going to pan out.

 

[SleepDoctor]

Always great to see how much farther this stupidity goes. Before you know it fuckin mario is offensive too. Might as well regress back to pong and shit like that.

Devs wanna make "sexy" underaged girls in their anime games?? Let them, just like you let people blow each other's head off in Gears, or run over people in gta.

This shit is ridiculous.

 

[Clear]

Seriously though, who the fuck thought those scenes in Terminator were a good idea?

 

[TeamGhobad]

this is bad news for cyberpunk 2077

 

[Slings and Arrows]

Good.

I don't want to see that creepy shit in a game anyway.

 

[Ixiah]

this is bad news for cyberpunk 2077

Dont worry, no one dared to censor Ride to Hell´s Sex Scenes, when you are a popular Game Dev. you have way more leeway.

 

[Aion002]

Sony never liked explicit sex in video games, since the ps1 they have been doing this.

However I am surprised with MS. I imagined they would be more open to it.

 

[down 2 orth]

this is bad news for cyberpunk 2077

I think, after paying attention to this stuff for some time, that the takeaway is that if you have some clout with Sony then they will let you have some nudity. That's why their policies on this are so inconsistent, and clearly not transparent either.

What a joke. Who the hell wants to give money to a company that's trying to become your adult nanny? And just so that they can win political points with business groups that absolutely do not have our best interests in mind.

 

[Fuz]

If anyone is wondering..




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6:01:20

The second one is absolutely hilarious since you are having sex with the Jeniffer in a house without walls, 10 meters from a group of soldiers, 40 meters from the shelter door and Baron doesnt even notice xDD

I think censoring did them a favour in this case.
Also, facial animation is pretty bad.

 

[molasar]

Also they were forced to dumb down AI of T-800s because they were afraid that it would cause a real Judgment Day.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Microsoft's censor decisions have nothing to do with Sony. Don't be a console war clown.

 

[LittleBusters]

Americans love violence, but hate sex.

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

Oh no, think of all the [age group determined by independent ratings board] who might see this content!

 

[SmoothRunningGun]

They were not "forced" to do anything. They had the option to not release the game on Sony or ms's consoles.

 

[OutrageousFacts]

They were not "forced" to do anything. They had the option to not release the game on Sony or ms's consoles.

Oh gtfo ...

The amount of censorship apologists here is honestly shocking.

 

[TLZ]

Well.... Good

 

[Oddvintagechap]

Oh gtfo ...

The amount of censorship apologists here is honestly shocking.

I don't think many people give a crap if a nipple is exposed or not. All of you outraged should start some “virtual nipple less harmful over virtual guns” activist movement. In america gun aren’t frowned upon, while perversion is.

Sony will do whatever they think will help their bottom line.

 

[OutrageousFacts]

I don't think many people give a crap if a nipple is exposed or not. All of you outraged should start some “virtual nipple less harmful over virtual guns” activist movement. In america gun aren’t frowned upon, while perversion is.

Sony will do whatever they think will help their bottom line.

It's not about the content. It's about censorship being bad, fullstop. That it's censorship based on puritanism only makes it worse.

If you only care about censorship when it hits something you like, it'll be too late by then.

 

[Three]

Sony never liked explicit sex in video games, since the ps1 they have been doing this.

However I am surprised with MS. I imagined they would be more open to it.

God of war 2 and especially 3 say hello.

 

[Oddvintagechap]

It's not about the content. It's about censorship being bad, fullstop. That it's censorship based on puritanism only makes it worse.

If you only care about censorship when it hits something you like, it'll be too late by then.

then youre gonna be that one person, “I TOLD YOU GUYS... nobody believed me... we used to have video games... now we have audio games.. “
graphics are going to get banned then we have no one to blame but ourselves. First they took our child porn, then they went for a our tasteful nipple tease, WHATS NEXT.

 

[Kamina]

Blowing someone's head into pieces or cutting someone in half with a chainsaw is far less traumatizing to kids than exposing them to a nipple, for heavens sake! not the nipple!

Nipplegate!!

The nipples haunt my dreams !

 

[CyberPanda]

Fuck censorship

 

[Spukc]

If anyone is wondering..




5:01:10
6:01:20

The second one is absolutely hilarious since you are having sex with the Jeniffer in a house without walls, 10 meters from a group of soldiers, 40 meters from the shelter door and Baron doesnt even notice xDD

So romantic

IT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

Commander!

SHUT UP

 

[Aion002]

God of war 2 and especially 3 say hello.

They are not explicit are they?



Even on games like beyond they are limited. Also in God of War the sex scenes are more trying to be funny than erotic.

 

[PleaseWaitStation4]

Can't sell it in China with all those American expressionistic design choices. We're fucked, guys. You have no idea how bad this is going to get.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Best factual argument that video games aren't art.

(not that I'm of that opinion)

Video game developers are fighting to go against the norm and in defense of them in order to buy video games you must be 18+ there's labels on these products

 

[The Shepard]

Can't sell it in China with all those American expressionistic design choices. We're fucked, guys. You have no idea how bad this is going to get.

This is why I hope all the consoles fail in China, you only have to look at how Holywood movies are made these days, bowing down to the Chinese censorship to get approval.

 

[NickFire]

I won't be surprised if claiming that sex scenes were censored becomes a new marketing strategy in 2020 for games with niche potential but no mass market appeal.

 

[Ragnarok]

I understand the worries about censorship, but sex scenes in video games are just about the cringiest things ever. No big loss.

 

[NeonGhost]

Makes you wonder if Cyberpunk will get a free pass.

This is why im making sure to buy a physical copy have a feeling people will be complaining so much they will remove stuff in patches

 

[Three]

They are not explicit are they?



Even on games like beyond they are limited. Also in God of War the sex scenes are more trying to be funny than erotic.

What do you mean by explicit? You have sex and can see breasts. You can't see dick and vagina if that is what you're asking but in what game can you see that?

 

[Ar¢tos]

Sex scenes in games are ultra cringey. Facial expressions and skin to skin contact are still miles away from realism.

 

[GreenAlien]

Sex scenes in games are ultra cringey. Facial expressions and skin to skin contact are still miles away from realism.

..and that is why it needs to be censored and isn't allowed to exist??

 

[PsyEd]

Just bought it on steam to support the dev's. Pretty solid game with a bit dull AI...but so far love it.

 

[Ar¢tos]

..and that is why it needs to be censored and isn't allowed to exist??

If the platform holders don't want the content, it's up to them.
Does it add anything important to the game?
Personally I don't care, the kind of games I like don't have any sexual/nudity content susceptible of censoring (stardew valley, dark souls, etc)

 

[OutrageousFacts]

If the platform holders don't want the content, it's up to them

Yes, and that's censorship then. You can be for or against censorship.

 

[Ar¢tos]

Yes, and that's censorship then. You can be for or against censorship.

Only 2 options? How Era of you.
I'm neither, doesn't affect my game enjoyment, so I don't care.
But it's fun to watch grains of sand trying to move against the wind.

 

[OutrageousFacts]

Only 2 options? How Era of you.
I'm neither, doesn't affect my game enjoyment, so I don't care.
But it's fun to watch grains of sand trying to move against the wind.

If you don't care in this case, you support censorship. The Germans that looked the other way during the nazis' Holocaust were good people, too, huh?

 

[Ar¢tos]

If you don't care in this case, you support censorship. The Germans that looked the other way during the nazis' Holocaust were good people, too, huh?

What a stupid comparison.
Not being bothered with censorship = being a Nazi
Go to Era, you will feel right at home there.

 

[DeepEnigma]

If you don't care in this case, you support censorship. The Germans that looked the other way during the nazis' Holocaust were good people, too, huh?