Atlus responds to concerns over Sony regulations affecting Catherine: Full Body

Atlus’ Studio Zero has responded to questions regarding Sony Interactive Entertainment’s recent regulations regarding adult content affecting Catherine: Full Body in a series of tweets. Users asked if the game will receive the white light censorship like in Noraneko Heart and if Studio Zero can elaborate on Sony's new regulations. The developer responded on Twitter that they went as far as they could without the light shining.

[PhoenixUp]

I can’t believe Sony is so adamant with these censorship practices

[michellelynn0976]

They're arrogant. They think they can do what they want and it won't affect them.

[jznrpg]

It’s not arrogance it cultural differences and they believe this stuff isn’t well received in the west, which is true . It’s unfortunate because it doesn’t need to be censored imo

[Dark_Knightmare2]

It has nothing to do with arrogance. I would love to know why a huge Nintendo fan like yourself is here in a Sony article that doesn’t pertain to you? You don’t have a PS4 so you wouldn’t be purchasing this for it whether it was censored or not so did you come here just to throw shade at Sony?

[annoyedgamer]

Its more to do with their HQ moving to CA and getting a roach infestation. Their movie division is also like this.

[Enturax]

@jznrpg Except they're also censoring stuff in Japan too.

[Muzikguy]

No that’s not why they do it

[blank_keys]

Correct. Let’s see the Sonydroids defend this one.

[VendettaGamer]

They did just moves Sony SIE to America. And lets be honest no one gets uppity about every little piece of cleavage like America. I don't like it myself but to say they are arrogant is just wrong.

[Aura7541]

@jznrpg

Then how come this policy hasn't come into effect until recently? We've gone through the PS3 and most of the PS4's lifecycles with games of various degrees of sexual content without much complaints. And yet, now it's a huge problem to SIE.

@Dark_Knightmare2

I was a big Playstation fan until I first heard about Sony pushing this policy. (Don't believe me? I can show you my purchase for my PS4, which I eventually upgraded to a Pro). Sony no longer supports the principle that I stand for, which is creative freedom for developers. As a result, I'm taking my money elsewhere in which one of those platforms include the Switch.

Nintendo got a lot of flak during the Wii U days for its censorship such as Tokyo Mirage Sessions and Fire Emblem Fates. However, the Japanese branch reigned in Treehouse's shenanigans. Allison Rapp was fired, in which localization also benefited from even though the reason for her termination was unrelated to censorship.

The point is a lot of consumers like me do our business according to principle, not according to the brand. While I've been a fan of Playstation for years, the principles override whatever allegiance I have for Sony.

[Army_of_Darkness]

@aura.... So let me get this straight. You are so devastated by this policy that you are ditching Sony's ps4 and going for a Nintendo switch?? Lol! Because Nintendo allows a less strict policy towards things of this nature?? Lmfao! Yup.... Makes perfect sense bro.

[SegaGamer]

It reminds me of the 90's when games like Street's of Rage was getting censored for the most pathetic reasons.

[P_Bomb]

That takes me back! I remember when Nintendo heavily censoring Final Fight and Mortal Kombat on SNES. Blood, fatalities, enemy names, enemies *period* (Poison and Roxy got the boot), “oh my god” became “oh my car”.

Super Castlevania, FF, man lots of games got the blood out, the crosses, and censor clothed their statues. AC Odyssey would’ve been burned at the stake on the 6:00 news.

[Enturax]

They're SJW losers.

[Protagonist]

It is people like you that destroys civilized conversation. If you do not got anything to add to the story go spew your right-wing mindset somewhere else.

[beulahland]

@Protagonist you are overdramatizing it. Chill, dude.

[zahdab]

valve reverted when they got so much backlash ... Sony isn't getting as much backlash though

[rainslacker]

It took some time to build up at Steam. This has only been going on for 2-3 weeks with Sony. At some point it can hit critical mass. It's probably one of those times I wish MS might say something to make it more incendiary....something about how they're for the creative freedom to make what the dev wants on their system, just to make it more of an issue.

OTOH, I also don't want this to become some console war idiotic rhetoric, which it is already becoming to some extent, because when that happens, you see more defensive stances as more of the Sony fans get into the discussion and start rationalizing bad decisions. To date, i don't feel most of the stuff they've been criticized this gen was really worth getting worked up over, so i could understand it better. But this is just a bad policy all around, and should be criticized from every possible angle that is actually productive.

[Majinzo]

Sony is messed up.

[Platformgamer]

yeah, all the awesome exclusives and the well done consoles? soooooo messed up...
please, leave the planet.

[Enturax]

You are such a pathetic sheep, it's sad.

[Majinzo]

Sony is just messing up right now. Once you are wiser you will understand the importance of freedom.

[Teflon02]

No one let DICE have freedom with BFV ironically

[inxine]

where is this outrage over this sort of censorship coming from? other game companies have been censoring their games for years. im all for mature themes in games but some of the cencorship is mostly for underage characters. y'all need to chill out.

[Segata]

Well, when a game shows up on PSN as Rated E but on Nintendo Eshop as Rated M. We have entered a bizarro world. I can't remember the games name but this did happen. Yeah, it was some dumb visual novel but if Nintendo is less restrictive than Sony now. Well, then something isn't right.

[AHall88]

I wasn't aware Catherine had any underage characters though? (I should be pretty aware of that too, played the crap out of the original.)

[Felix_Argyle_Catbro]

Please educate yourself about the subject at hand before making stupid comments, thank you.

[nodim]

There is not a single underage character in Catherine. If you know literally nothing, please stay silent.

[inxine]

people. i wasnt talking about Catherine. i specifically said "this sort of cencorship". meaning, the boobs, the panties etc. y'all get butthurt over literally nothing. and yes, ive played catherine. its a great game.

[annoyedgamer]

You just used the classic american go to defense for censorship. Call it pedohilia.

[tiredanddone]

Ugh, see, people like you are what cause this. Who cares if the characters are underage? The censorship and SJW crowd, that's who. Sorry folks, but if you are saving the world from underage game characters, you are on the SJW bandwagon.

I'm sick and tired of the moral outrage across the spectrum over imagination. Neptunia is evil! It has little girls! Full swinging penis in games, mass muder, guts and gore? HELL YEAH! Fake girl rubbing? Oh noes not the pedophiles! We must save the children! Get off it. The two are not related at all. You can be outraged as you want, it isn't going to magically combine pedophilia / cp with loli / anime.

Are there pervs, weirdos and sickos out there? Yup. You have any idea how much Dora the Explorer, Meg from Family Guy, South Park girls, Simpsons kids, etc, porn is out there? Should we ban those shows? Censor them more?

Also fyi pedos like CHILDREN. Read some psych info. A kid in a nightgown with food on their face gets them going. How you gonna censor that? A kid in a bikini isn't much of a trigger. It's CHILDREN and CHILDISH that get pedos excited. Many that like loli characters simply like loli. And those super into 2D wouldnt give 3D the time of day.

Yup, I ranted. Just bloody tired of the insane 'censor things to save the fake kids!' nonsense. Or since I like loli characters, people getting all over my shit on social media. I don't even LIKE hentai. Grrrrrr. Censorship in fiction is bad. Period. Fiction is fiction.

[Cobra951]

Haha! Great rant, man. Props to you for having the guts.

[inxine]

exactly. although im not american. thank fk for that lol. this whole topic is just rly weird if u ask me. both sides get rly defensive without anyone reading what the other one is actually saying. i think censorship is really bad, especially in a fictional game

[Teflon02]

"see, people like you are what cause this. Who cares if the characters are underage? The censorship and SJW crowd, that's who."
It's less of SJW and more of a issue that becomes a Legal issue. In NA, you'll be arrested for watching or possessing underage porn or anything close enough. In Canada a guy got investigated and eventually arrested for loli and fairy fetishes he had. Suggestively it's about the same as having a kid fetish. These games can push into the same realm. Japan has different laws so it's whatever for them. But having characters under the age of 18 all suggestive etc. Create a issue that's not about being a SJW in NA. The 6ix9ine dudes so called pedophile charge was for being in possession of sexual content of a 14 year old. Despite being within age range to be with the girl when it happened. What you think isn't the point. It's a larger issue. I don't agree with censorship. But I have enough of a brain to understand the stance and don't jump to this dumb SJW crap. It's always SJW, but when it was BFV wanting to show love to vets who get no acknowledgement. What happened. Blamed the SJW crowd for DICE's vision and then did what so called SJW's try to do. Force the Devs to alter the game. Because of that situation my defense for No Censorship has been null. Only reason you should be against it is artistic integrity and freedom. BUT people didn't let DICE do it nor did they listen to DICE's vision. So honestly. At this point. I'd rather they allow me more customization in BFV than seeing 6-8 year old Twins in rom and ram getting tongued down by some pedophile monster who likes cute little girls, as well as panty shots of 15-17 year olds because that's just the trend in Japanese things.
PS yes I'm serious. People were so against DICE's vision they did what their so called enemies do and even more disrespected vets in the process just because they have a hollywood vision of WW2 that they want to keep in tact when DICE stated it's the stuff that's not commonly talked about nor in games that they want to work with.
I buy JRPG's all the time. Can look at my steam games (iKickBullies) or PS profile (Teflon02) and see lol. But it's not that serious to me

[annoyedgamer]

Hey since you started. Let me say something controversial: liking teenage girls does not make you a pedophile.

[rainslacker]

@Teflon

There's a difference between the consumer telling a company they aren't happy with what they're doing, and saying that they're botching up a franchise that said consumer may be interested in, and having a 3rd party company telling developers, on behalf of their consumers, what it is they want, or what it is appropriate for them to even be allowed to try and sell to their consumers.

In the first, the consumer is telling the company directly what it is they want. They weren't asking for censorship, they were saying they weren't happy with the content because it wasn't what they wanted from a BF game. They didn't find it inappropriate based on current social issues or common puritan beliefs, but rather, because it wasn't an accurate representation of the historical aspects that the series typically took.

In the second, you have another company implementing policies, out of nowhere, which directly affects the content that some people on the system buy and brought the system for. Sony is basically saying that we can't have those games, because they deem it inappropriate, despite there already being regulatory boards which will handle the nature of the content. Moreso, they're applying this policy worldwide, so it's not in reaction to local or regional mentalities which may exist and be considered appropriate.

Sony is doing this to protect themselves from criticism from those that aren't even their customers. They aren't losing customers because they have allowed these kinds of games. They are gaining customers by allowing them. They could potentially lose customers by not allowing them. They may be doing it for legal reasons, but the actual "kiddie porn" is not actually illegal in the way its represented in western territories because the publishers already censor them some for western release, and because of that, even if they appear young, and are put into compromising positions which may show too much skin, or allow inappropriate interactions, its not legally considered kiddie porn. The really "bad" stuff doesn't make its way to the west. Sanran Kugura is probably the worst of it, and while certainly pushing the line for those who don't really understand the culture behind the anime themes or style, they aren't porn.

@annoyed

You are correct with how the word is defined. In context though, through the common vernacular as its used, it tends to refer to any inappropriate action or even attraction towards one that is under the age of consent. In the US legal system, its not called pedophilia except in evidence that actually has children before the age of pubescence.

What's screwed up is that I used to never make the distinction, but in more recent years, I learned this because its more in the front and center, as its used too often as a justification for censorship, or to try and shame others who may like some kinds of content.

[Cobra951]

Cartoons, drawings and polygon renders can't be underage. They're not real people, and never were.

[rainslacker]

Legally, even artistic depictions of underage children can be considered pedophilia. However, in such cases, the nature of the content, and what it's trying to express is critiqued much harder by the courts to determine if it's illegal. At least in cases where it is brought to court.

However, in the west, the depictions are changed to make them of legal age, and despite Sony's policies not having existed in the past to such an extent, many publishers already toned some things down for the western releases. NISA has been getting more heat about this as of late, and most of that started after Criminal Girls Invite where a rather huge deal was made about it because the art style made it seem that many of them were too young to be depicted the way they were.

[DarXyde]

Atlus is probably one of the last studios that Sony should upset with its censorship.

They're playing a pretty dangerous game.

[jfinesse]

It has nothing to do with arrogance. In Europe sex is more widely accepted and guns and violence aren’t. Unfortunately in America it is the opposite. Games, movies, and television shows glorify violence but sexual content is highly censored (but think of the children) so it only makes sense that Sony would be concerned about how this game would be received with its rerelease. Especially in this political climate

[Hardiman]

That would take too much thought though, it's so much easier to just make silly claims.

It's true America and sexuality have a strange relationship. Maybe someday certain folks will loosen up.

[AHall88]

You would think California would be a little more open minded, but no.

[nodim]

It makes no sense to censor it in Japan, you hypocrite. All this insane attempts to defend sony make me nauseous and afraid for out future.

[annoyedgamer]

Sexual content was on TV here pre 2010. Disney PG movies had things that would be labeled innapropriate today.

[rainslacker]

Have you watched American Television? Hell, the paid channels like HBO/Showtime, Streaming services like Netflix and Amazon, music from practically all genres...including the Disney-esque ones, and all sorts of movies, even primetime TV on regular channels, are rife with sexual content, innuendo, and provocative clothing/situations of all sorts.

There is certainly a huge vocal puritan community in America, and many Americans can be quite prudish and try to force their sensibilities on others, but America and Americans themselves are like people from all over the world. And that's not so fussed about the human body or sexual content that we get that riled up about it.

In politics, it makes for a nice hit piece, but you really shouldn't think that all Americans are anything like the politicians, or that the majority of us actually take these politicians seriously, because most of us don't care about politics and even less about politicians.

[michellelynn0976]

@Dark_knightmare2 It's the truth and I am only stating the truth. It happens a lot, companies can get arrogant and they don't care what their fans think.

[michellelynn0976]

@jznrpg I don't know, but they seem to be much harsher now.

[Akarogg]

Use the reply button

[Yodagamer]

"this is okay", Sony talking about gory violent games, but once tits come to view everyone there loses their minds in that company I guess.

[P_Bomb]

Makes no sense considering the decade of boobs in GOW. The Order has boobs and wang. Yakuza doesn’t censor content either. Last few AC games have had nudity.

Not a fan of blanket censorship. Even the PS communities app can require some guesswork as it’ll censor pieces of words. Can’t write ‘stamina’. It’ll censor out the ‘amina’. I don’t even see a bad word there lol. Too close to a lady part?

[Sm00thNinja]

The last God of War had virtually no nudity and the sex minigame was removed possibly in favor of a more serious tone but still something to note

[P_Bomb]

That’s true hey? We never got to play the conception of Atreus lol.

Funny story. Friend of mine was playing GOW3: Remastered and I was watching him stream through Shareplay. He couldn’t get the ‘Ladies Man’ trophy for entertaining Aphrodite. So he’d pass control to me and I’d try. Then I’d mess up and pass it back to him. Then he’d go for a bit. Then I’d take another turn with her. We suddenly realized A) we suck and B) this was on the verge of turning into a Key & Peele skit, where we’re running a digital train on this very audible lady, and our wives walk in. LMAO. “You don’t understand, it’s for a trophy!” XD

[annoyedgamer]

GOW is censored also.

[rainslacker]

@annoyed

In GOW3, there is a section where you have to free a woman from a prison cell by kicking dogs through a portal. Once you get her out, she's pleading for her life, thinking you're going to save her after a bit, but forcefully pushing her through the area back to the beginning. Once there, you basically crush her to hold up a lever wheel so you can pass through a gate.

This whole time, the woman is topless, and well endowed.

That isn't censored, although no actual sexual content took place, and her death was never explicitly shown. That kind of violence, and the portrayal of women in general in GOW, is much worse than what I see in these Japanese games that come west.

The new GOW is toned down quite a bit, but I think that was more due to the setting the game took place in, and the nature of the story. Him doing those things while taking his son to honor his dead wife's last wish would feel really out of place for the sort of redemption story that they seem to be hinting at for the character....one that actually feels some remorse for his actions, or at least realizing that latent hate lead to him not being able to connect with those he cared about.

This kind of policy from Sony just came out of nowhere, and I find it hypocritical of them to make a policy like this, but make a controversial game play trailer which portrayed two lesbians making out with the intent to be provocative. That kind of shameless exploitation of sexual or provocative content is no better than what they are trying to prevent now, and they should be called out for it.

I also have a strong feeling that if this kind of content came in another game that was more hyped, like say the next GTA, Sony would have a double standard for what they allow, because no way in hell Sony says that R* has to censor it, because its one thing to do it in games that sell maybe 100-200K units and don't get mainstream media attention....but quite another to have the censorship being brought into the limelight for a game which can easily sell 10-20 million in the first week.

I'll personally be there front and center to call out Sony on that hypocrisy barring some damn good reason from them for them actually doing this.

I won't write off their system just yet, because there is too much more there I want to play, and these games now are maybe 1 in 20 for what I typically play, but I don't appreciate them deciding for me, what is appropriate for me to play.

[nodim]

So they censored even Catherine. Damn you, Sony, you won't get a cent from me anymore.

[InTheZoneAC]

probably haven't owned a ps since you were born...

[nodim]

As you can see from my profile's history, I was a pretty big vita fannboy and also played on ps4 relatively often. I'm honestly heartbroken over sony's new attitude. 4theplayers my a**.

[nodim]

@jznrpg What cultural differences if they are censoring japanese games in Japan. Are you okay?

[Imalwaysright]

So this sjw and pc crapola is starting to infect even Japan? I'm also afraid for our future.

[gamer7804]

Infecting via California. This is what you. Get when Sony moves their hq.

[Pedantic91]

People say cultural differences as a cause and yet miss the part where they censor the same game in Japan.

[gamer7804]

It's partly arrogance since they own majority market share, but also now that they moved to california. their view in California is that only their worldview is the correct one.

[ILostMyMind]

This censorship by Sony of America in Japan makes no sense. Sony is just damaging its own history and losing market to any other company that support these studios.

[pietro1212]

So far it seems like they have going after titles like Senran Kagura were their characters appear to be underage. Cerrect me if I'm wrong I don't play any of the titles Sony has been going after. Wouldn't a title like Catherine be safe? Anyways moving the HQ to Cali was a bad move. We love blood and gore, but for some reason we draw the line at sex. Well, the U.S still likes to pretend to be a "Christian" nation.

[gamer7804]

California would definitely not be a majority Christian, it's this pc culture that's all over this state. Which is why i dont think you've seen ign or even kondafunnygames criticize it yet unless I missed it.

[Cobra951]

The current repression has nothing to do with Christianity. In fact, it comes from the other end of the spectrum: the left-wing "social-justice" crowd. Sure, Bible thumpers happen to agree with this part. But if they're told their kids have to be indoctrinated with LGBT values in school, they'll react very differently. Not the same crowd at all.

[rainslacker]

What sucks is if they come to their senses, then the mainstream media will say how Sony is now allowing inappropriate content and how evil they are. But if they become more strict, like now, no one in the mainstream notices, and the people not buying games before, still aren't, and they're just losing licensing revenue and making their closest competitor...nintendo for these games...Look more appealing.

[Sgt_Slaughter]

Not surprised I'm seeing needless defending of this. This whole "different cultures" argument makes no sense if they're doing it in countries that don't look at sexual like it's taboo. This is a bad idea, pure and simple. Just because it's Sony doesn't mean you need to automatically defend it.

[BVFTW]

If Sony keeps censoring games, they'll lose another old-time fan, I've been a PlayStation gamer since the very first gen PSX consoles (the ps1 with the RCA outputs), and have bought multiple consoles and revisions as I used to gift older models to my friends. In my case, I've not bought a Dating Anime game in my life, but I believe in personal rights and freedom of speech, no one should decide what kind of content is or isn't good for you, we have the rating system and parental controls nowadays for protecting kids about sensitive material and that if that isn't enough for some people, they can create a better system, Sony should give options to decide what type of content you want or do not want to see on the PS market so you could tailor your experience if the mere existence of watching a controversial game advert offends you on the market, that is a great way to cater to all kind of gamers, let the market decide what kind of experience they want.

[SegaGamer]

Sony are fine with grotesque gory violence, but throw a few tits in there and they lose their minds. Their logic is backwards, they should get over themselves and stop acting like they are too good for certain games.

[Sophisticated_Chap]

What the hell is going on around here?

[michellelynn0976]

@SSj4Ryuk uh Nintendo has beaten Sony (hi Wii and portables).

[bigmalky]

We have an age rating system for a reason. The only people getting offended, are non gamers and parents who should know better than to allow kids access to entertainment that doesn't suit their age.

Giving people outside the pastime this amount of power is ridiculous.

[Pantz]

Sony Justice Warriors strike again. Time to boycott.

[Vanfernal]

Alright, as much as I hate censorship considering a rating system is in place... Nothing from the Twitter suggests the game is censored. There is a revision to the article. At first they said something among the lines of "We took it as far as we could without resorting to white light". Then they said they translated that inaccurately and it's more along the lines of "White lights not included!" and "Everyone worried about about censorship, we love you!". So to me it actually sounds like Atlus is saying "We got you, don't worry". Whether the game will be censored or not is still to be seen. But as of this moment, nothing suggests it will.

[annoyedgamer]

They arent going to tell you outright that the title will be censored. They will quietly tone down the content during development. CDPR did it in The Witcher 3. That is why there is no enhanced edition. The mature content never existed.

[nodim]

If you look closely at the revised version of the article, you will see plainly and simply how it says: "the game is censored but we took it as far as we could without needing to resort to the white rays". They have even made different tweets to different question to make this point as obvious as possible without breaking Sony's taboo rule.

[PirosThe4th]

fucking double standars, its ok to have ultra violent game but put a titty on a game and everyone loses their mind

[Sm00thNinja]

Most of the people complaining have no intentions of touching this game. Nintendo for the most part doesn't have games that push the envelope on their system whatsoever so it's funny, hilarious even that Nintendo fans seem to have grabbed their torches and pitchforks in force.

[Cobra951]

So what? We're talking about censorship on a platform that until recently was fairly unrepressive. No, I've never gotten saucy content on any console that I remember. That's better saved for open systems, where there is no added censorship of any kind. That doesn't invalidate my participation in this discussion.

[Sm00thNinja]

It just makes you seem like you're protesting on a topic that doesn't even concern or interest you. So they block out boobies? I just don't understand what'soever how you can complain about something that doesn't pertain to you.

You also sound like I'm attacking you directly. Have an opinion by all means! Is the censorship concerning to me? Yes! I have a PlayStation I plan to purchase this game and will the experience be disconnecting for me? Yes. But it directly concerns me.

[rainslacker]

Yeah...look at me. The huge Xbox fan boy and Nintendo fanatic that is railing against Sony in a vain attempt to try and make them look bad.

That really sounds like something I would do right?

I'm one person who could easily be seen as a Sony fan boy, and I have often defended games like these, and certainly played my fair share since at least the Turbo Duo gen when I started importing games. Said that I really liked Criminal Girls Invite....and even talked about how my wife absolutely adored the game. Said how great Catherine was. Occassionally said how i liked Sanran, and am a huge fan of DOA and even told people to calm the heck down when the Vita version had their bouncy cam you could move around after a fight. Said how good Gal*Gun was as a light-gun esque shooter. Said and often talked about the Atelier series. So on and so forth.

I'm complaining about this policy, and I've platinumed the first game(no easy feat), and have every intention of buying this game and getting a platinum on it. That is, unless I buy it on the Switch because I won't support this policy of Sony, even though I truly wish to support companies like Atlus, or any number of NIS published games.

Censorship is bad. It doesn't matter what its about. I will easily fight this same fight for any game, on any system, regardless of what I feel about the system, the console maker, the developer, or even the people who may also be fighting this fight. There are some things where the principal is more important than the company, and this is one such time. All the other crap this gen, and DRM/forced online and censorship are quite literally the only two things I feel have been truly worthy of major backlash from the community when it comes to the console makers. The rest is really just argumentative BS that keeps us engaged in the community.

[LunaMoona]

What has Sony censored? Because Red Dead 2 just came out with full titty and decapatations?

So where is the censorship everyone’s freaking out about?

[Sm00thNinja]

Red dead doesn't have full titty what are you talking about

[LunaMoona]

Yes it does

[Sm00thNinja]

Red dead has guts and it's violent but you obviously haven't played the game there's like ONE SCENE WHERE YOU SEE SIDE BOOB FOR LIKE 1 SECOND! Seriously you're talking like no one else has played the game. There's virtually no nudity in RDR2. Is it violent yes.. but Sony isn't censoring violence.

Trust me I'm on your side about this. This is people nitpicking at the console market leader but RDR2 is a bad example of Sony possibly censoring video games. GTAV is FAAAR and away the more adult rated game. Anyone remember the strip club sequences

[Asuka]

censorship = no buy from me. sorry Sony, but im voting with my wallet.

[shadowraiserx]

Dark_Knightmare2 gamers buy more than one console some of us has 2 of the current gen platforms others use pc as well. Is not about being a fan of the manufacture if one them release the game uncensored I would buy it simple as that.But sony should just give the option to turn off or on the censorship not completely remove it from those games.

[CrystalFantasy3]

This is the last straw. wtf Sony stop your bullshit!!!

[InTheZoneAC]

yeah censorship can suck, but look at all the pedobobs outraged!

[Aura7541]

Um... none of the characters in Catherine are underaged...

[InTheZoneAC]

still applies to every other game I make this statement on when it depicts underage or teen girls. And I'll still get the same people outraged and downvote. Thanks for clarifying this game, though.

[Aura7541]

And why do you care if the characters of other games are underaged when (1) the game is not porn and (2) they’re not real people nor are they depicted in a realistic art style? I would say the person getting all outraged is you considering you care so much about something that is inconsequential. What ever happened to the “ignore and move on” principle?

[Muzikguy]

I don’t like censorship in games

[DeadManMMX]

Catherine is all about adults though isn't it. I thought they were only censoring the anime centric titles with sexualized scenes featuring underage characters.

[BlackRaven85_1]

Catherine doesn't have underage characters.

[Realms]

Most gamers don't even care about these games, I lived in Japan and there are some super cringy and uncomfortable cultural differences in regard to content like this. Sony can't stop you from importing something if you want it that bad so IMO it's a whole lot of hot air censorship isn't a good thing but I can understand why they are doing it with some of these games.

[mrdeli]

A corporate entity that sells products to children has curation rules ? Whoa

[Protagonist]

When I bought the game back in 2011 for the PS3 "gamers" were calling this a typical weebo game, now all the sudden people act like they care... smh.

[knifefight]

They should put it on Xbox, PC, and Switch in like a Director's Cut version. That might make Sony rethink things.

[Orionsangel]

It just came to me in a vision what the PS5 controller is gonna do. It's been reported it's gonna have an LCD screen on it. Now I don't know everything it will do, but I bet the LCD screen will display the chat from your stream and you can respond to chat with the built in mic on the controller.

[Pancit_Canton]

SJW just took over Sony.

They would censored this, but not The Last Of Us Lesbian scene. What the hell is the point of Mature rating or rating in general at this point.

[CaitSith]

Leftists don't logic, you should know this by now.

Btw, you FIlipino? Nice name/avatar.

[ibrake4naps]

censorship is one of the reasons I also got a gaming PC. Consoles still see themselves as children's toys...

[AK91]

Make it PC exclusive, seriously I love Sony but this is getting out of hand.

[michellelynn0976]

@Army_Of_Darkness actually, they do.