Ubisoft Apologises for ‘Explicit’ Naked NPC Model in Watch Dogs 2

Ubisoft has today been forced to apologise after PlayStation 4 users reportedly had their PSN accounts banned for sharing 'graphic' screenshots of naked non-player character models.

[Marcello]

Looks like Ubisoft need to issue a patch but not the type of patch you normally get !!!

And in other words, OMG a vagina !! never seen that before, how horrible take it away take it away, my eyes !!

[LackTrue4K]

The word "patch" has a hold new meaning in games now.
😂

[Auron]

Patch=censorship

[Mrveryodd]

Didn't we all come out of one of those.

[HAHAHAHAHAHAHA]

no, you are so misinformed we come out of the belly button.... you stupid head

[AfroGear]

My mother had a Cesarean Section... 😉

[joshljr]

Sorry, I was C-section. So I am deeply... Deeeply... Deeeeeeeeply offended when I look upon an uncensored twinklecave.

[babadivad]

I came from an Axlotl tank. I assumed everyone else did as well.

[Obscure_Observer]

Ubisoft should be ashamed and apologizes for the lazy job on PS4pro´s version which runs worse than the original PS4 version and the game´s Multiplayer modes!

[ShawnardAgain]

Snatch patch.

[Marcello]

Panty patch :D

[Clunkyd]

Patch it up with some panties.

[isarai]

Don't think it's such a biggie, it bothers me more that it looks like a half assed nude mod. As if it's like a sticker of a cooter placed over her panties.

[underwhere]

google "crotchless panties" ;)

[JustInTlME]

He's obviously unaware of this type of panty. Haha

[isarai]

Yeah i know, but the crotchless part here looks very burry and undefined, so i still stand by my statement

[Profchaos]

Blame Sony ubi wanted to make a gta clone so they did. How many rockstar games have had full frontal male nudity again so when rockstar drop rdr2 will Sony ban screenshots of it

[HAHAHAHAHAHAHA]

yeh blame sony.... for a multiplat game they didn't even have anything to do with it's development. sounds legit

[xPhearR3dx]

Well Sony is the one who banned him not Ubi. Nudity in games isn't exactly anything new. So if Sony supports a screenshots feature they should enforce rules on devs that anything containing nudity would need to be blurred or not allowed to be shared. They already do it with certain areas of menus in games, or in cut scenes, so there's no reason they couldn't do it here.

[DragonKnight]

I think the point is being missed. That nudity is in the game isn't the problem for Sony. That nudity is being shared is the problem. A game is something with a rating and, depending on where you live has different laws regarding its distribution. Watch Dogs 2 is rated M and is not intended for children. But when you take a picture from the game and share it online, those laws no longer apply. So then a parent passes by their child who is online and happens to see that their child is looking at a nude character model. That parent then sees it was shared from a PS4 (or even was shared from one PS4 to their child's PS4). That parent then sues Sony. Do you see where this is going?

All laws and rules exist because of the potential for one rotten apple to spoil the bunch. They don't exist arbitrarily. That's something I had to learn when coming to terms with the fact that, as a Canadian, I'm allowed to own certain guns but not allowed to own two pieces of wood joined together by rope or chain.

[xPhearR3dx]

@DragonKnight

Oh I 100%, and I understand the point. BUT, there is in fact tools within Sony's system to allow the developers to block said content, menus, dialog etc. Sony as a company that produces hardware for 3rd party companies to make content for, need to set rules and guidelines, but also enforce them. It's Sony's job as much as it is the developer to make sure those are met, but more on Sony.

Same goes for mod content with Bethesda and Fallout 4 + Skyrim. If copyright content is being produced, it's up to Bethesda to monitor that content and remove anything that isn't allowed. Should the creator be held responsible? Absolutely, but so does the company offering it. In this case, Sony. Should PS4 or Xbox users be banned for using and sharing content that Sony, Microsoft, or Bethesda offered even though they didn't create it? No. It's not the users fault. Now if the user manipulated content or in-game editing tools to create something that breaks the rules, then yes they should be punished. But the user didn't create this. Ubisoft did. Sony should be punishing Ubisoft, not the user.

[DragonKnight]

it's only Sony's responsibility to provide the tools and then, when the developer fails to use them properly, to use the tools themselves, but that's it. The developer has more control over these things than Sony does unless it's a first party game. Everybody loves to blame Sony for everything, but this is clearly on Ubisoft because they do have nude models in game.

I mean let's look at the common denominators here. Sony allows Rockstar's games on their console and we don't hear stories like this. Ubisoft does it and all of a sudden it's Sony's fault?

[Eonjay]

Sony has every right and responsibility to filter the content that can be publicly shared over their network especially when they can't control who will see it... people of all ages can see this content. This would circumvent the measures that parents put into place on their own console in their own household.

[Tumaras]

It is pretty strange that they'd take the time to model the sex parts in such detail. I don't think I've ever seen that in a normal game like this before. It seems like an inside joke at Ubi that they didn't think would get out but did. Less worried about the parts (it is mature rated) than something this blatant being missed in testing, along with the seamless mp being broken on launch. The game looks ok from what I've seen, just a little leery of bugs since it's Ubisoft after all.

[DragonbornZ]

Well there are nudist in the game. It'd be weird to see em smoothed up

[Kalebninja]

Why'd they spend time making the texture anyway? who was paid to draw a vagina? lol.

[OldGuyStillGaming]

They designed the vag
They knew it was in the game
I don't understand why they're issuing an apology

[Vits]

Because some people were offended by this and from the point of view of a company it is better to apologize and calm this group of "potential buyers" than to ignore the situation.

[ShadowWolf712]

They're apologizing to the people whose accounts got banned. Based on their response it's sounding like the presence of that level of nudity wasn't specified as part of the game's actual content.

[thegamefox93]

donald trump happened...

[Soc5]

Yeah it doesn't make sense it wasn't an error. They put crotchless panties on an npc, that must have had meetings or discussions on possible consumer reactions. What did they think was gonna happen?

[TC731]

Because natural female anatomy is just so scarring to the human psyche. We can't even watch porn without it burning our eyes!

[Mr-Dude]

Because people in the world are losing their spines and are offended at anything.
Those people are a bunch of a-holes.

[Gh05t]

Why? It's ESRB clearly says NUDITY.

So sick of all the offended people.

[ClayRules2012]

Ubisoft apologies for "Explicit" Naked NPC Model in Watch Dogs 2.

I'd prefer Ubisoft apologies for all the false advertising they've done this console generation with their games.

The Naked NPC Model is the least of my worries when it comes to Watch Dogs 2.

Having said that, I honestly hope everyone who's been playing Watch Dogs 2 is really enjoying it!

[Hoffmann]

Yeah...did they ever share a public apology for all the buggy launches they had?

[ClayRules2012]

Yeah, I don't think they have.

I personally don't ever want, and genuinely try my best to not offend anyone.

Some of my friends said they were offended by my saying " Trevor" from GTAV was one of my personal favorite video game characters EVER. I understand he's certainly not going to appeal to everyone. But, I loved the guy. I just don't get people sometimes. I will gladly listen & do my best to understand where they're coming from, but even if we don't agree in the end, lets disagree with respect, kindness & love for one another.

[Soc5]

I agree with That Lies and ubisofts consistent false advertising are worse and matter to me more than some nudity.

[ClayRules2012]

Haha, for sure. Glad you agree, buddy.

[Specter229]

Why is ubisoft apologizing? They didn't force anyone's playstation to screenshot the image did they?

[zerocarnage]

it's rated mature ffs, don't apologise ubisoft tell Sony to man up and eat there vagina, song going off as if there users are all children and need parent to tell em what they shouldn't be doing. I know the japanese have always been sensitive about stuff like that unless it's an anime or Manga which even some get censored. But handing out bans because of its is absolutely pathetic.

[ClickbaitAF]

It's rated M, why are they apologizing again?

[mochachino]

Lol, nice attention to detail there Ubisoft. Hilarious.

[ClayRules2012]

I saw a naked NPC in GTAV, who randomly pulled a women out've her black SUV, in the desert, and ran after her. I zoomed in on his chest to shoot him, and saw that he had an actual penis textured, with the head and everything. I was shocked, but not offended. Its GTA for one, and its Rockstar.

[ALowlyRock]

Nothing to apologize for. Sony is at fault for issuing the bans.

[Elda]

It's something how these games glorify violence with blood & gore but it's a problem showing nudity in a mature rated game is beyond ridiculous.America & it's so called hang ups...smh.

[DillyDilly]

This planet really is pussy whipped now. Can aliens destroy this planet already ? Unless they already are watching us & figure not worth the trouble lol

[Omnisonne]

Why would you, when you're sitting first row on a massive scale real life comedy :D

[classic19]

Haha ppl need to chill, its sanfran ppl just like to show some skin. Game skin that is lol bad jk here. Make note I was sharing witcher 3 nude ppl. The first witcher 3 scene of yen. Share button. Bro look at that ass. Haha bad jks .

[ufo8mycat]

This is silly. It does say "Contains nudity" on the case. Come on, how pussy as the public in general become?

Oh but chopping heads off with blood everywhere is fine. lol

[thegamefox93]

is the patch live yet?

[Ogygian]

Why are they apologising? It was covered in the ESRB rating.

I don't see a problem with it. I'm boycotting the game until they unpatch it.

[Tzuno]

Hahahahhh what a smart trap from Ubisoft, now i bet they have done this to increase sales, why not make a few more bucks and after that we launch a patch :))))))

[S-Word]

Are they going to patch out the pussy? If so, who is going to be the new main character?

[ONESHOTV2]

there is no need for an apology for things like this i know the people that buy games can read and i know they see the rating on the box so why bi--tch about it

[mogwaii]

We've got a janet jackson nip slip situation here, they know full well but acting as if "oh my how did that happen" LOL

[masterfox]

so thats why is being receiving 8 and 9 :D

[Germany7]

Someone on PS4 N4G community was banned for one month, just because he shared a Playboy picture from Mafia 3.

This is really pathetic, Sony.

[mastershredder]

Idiots all the way around. No love lost for stupid.

[MilkMan]

Don't ban them, it's in the game. It's all fun and games...damn I fuquing hate all this PC atmosphere we live in.

[alfcrippinjr]

hell no dont patch it leave it in
its funny

[g-nome]

Just a publicity .unt

[joshljr]

The point of being a game for mature audiences means the content can be of a nature that a mature mind can rationalise.

Use and kill a prostitute - OK, I better not do that in real life.

Drive off a cliff for some insane air - Likewise.

Attempt a parachute jump without any training - I think you all see where I'm going with this.

It's time for people to grow up. Or we make a new rating 'M+', '18X' or something. Then we can end this bitching.

[SaveFerris]

Someone took the time to add genitalia to npc's and was paid for it, and now their employer is going to censor their efforts. Ubisoft has the right to do this, but if the game rating states nudity, what is the problem? Perhaps Ubisoft will use pixelisation over the offending area similar to many Japanese AVs.

[PhoenixUp]

People are more upset at the nudity in the game than the violence. People's moral standards are weird

[_LarZen_]

It's an game for adults. Why should it be...oh just one sec..just gonna beat the shit out of this old lady with my biljard ball. *SPLAT* There...where was I..

[feraldrgn]

Free the genitalia.

[Psychotica]

I wonder if they will leave it alone on PC since it doesn't have a PSN like policy to worry about.

[ShamefulJosher]

Quick someone get Anita Sarkeesian

[Zarock]

Damn that's one ugly vagina.

[JustInTlME]

I think it's absurd that we have to apologize and censor a vagina, but we don't have to censor over the top gruesome violence. People are ridiculous.

[SarcasticDuck]

Sony, you're a jerk!

[Auron]

Why the hell do they need to apologize?!? The game has been given a MATURE RATING FOR NUDITY!!!! Damn SJWs, Femnazis and stupid ass librards! Ridiculous man!!!!

[SuperbVillain]

too bad. i might have actually got the game if they left it in

[yoshatabi]

Isn't this game Rated M? So sick of people who get offended by the littlest things. Its rated M, what did you expect? Ubisoft shouldn't even apologize.

[bokharij]

I'm glad they are patching it out, but Watch Dogs 2 seems to be too similar to GTA now(I'm not a fan of GTA myself). I liked the tone of Watch Dogs 1(plus the fact you could easily avoid these types of scenes). I don't really like the idea of satire in these games because is seems to imply immature content.

I may pick up Watch Dogs 2 after a price drop and if this kind of content is removed or easier avoidable.

I accept that others don't mind, I hope that others can accept that I do.

[Flundine49]

This is nothing more than a marketing strategy and the fact we are talking about adds too to campaign.

[extermin8or]

For anyone to get a ban, people had to report it

[SharnOfTheDEAD]

Shoot people in game = Okay/Acceptable
Nudity in game = This is outrageous get the Pitchforks!