Brave Neptunia On PS4 Gets Censored, Nintendo Switch Version Remains Uncensored… For Now

"Gameplay images of Brave Neptunia have been shared around after the game released on PS4 in Japan on December 20th, 2018. The Japanese version on PS4 reveals more cloud and light effects to censor the cleavage of the females, while for all intents and purposes the Nintendo Switch version remains uncensored… for now." OAG says.

[FallenAngel1984]

This is further getting out of hand

It’s just downright embarrassing that Nintendo is more lenient with this kind of content than Sony is

[travestyj]

Its embarrassing that any platform allows depictions of naked underage girls on their platform.

[fr0sty]

It's disgusting that your comment got any disagrees at all.

[beulahland]

OMG! It's naked manga!

Kid, you watch worst things on your favorite morning show.
Now...time to bed!

[travestyj]

Which morning show sexualizes young children? If so it shouldn't be on TV

[Amplitude]

The disagrees arent people saying that naked underage girls are okay - its people disagreeing with your comment because the girls aren't underage

[883]

I don't know what underage girls you look at who have bodies shaped like the ones in that game... The art style typically dictates big "dreamy" eyes and traditionally the hair style etc. is as shown. But those are not "little girl" bodies based on my idea of such. I'm fairly certain that no children were harmed in the making of that game. And for the record, I don't even like these kinds of games. I admit that it is becoming disheartening to see a world trying to tell anyone who has an "offensive" voice that they have to apologize, be silenced, or be punished somehow. Right up to the point that someone's rights begin to take away someone else's it seems that we need to defend everyone's rights EVEN IF THEY ARE REPULSIVE TO US. While I do not like the trend to throw in abundant profanity in games (it sounds juvenile and stupid to me *most* of the time), I will defend the developers' rights to do so. I believe we might do well to protect their rights or it is only a matter of time before you will find attempts to silence your "offensive to someone else" expressions. By the way -- I am glad you have your opinion and can express it so we can all talk about it openly ;-).

[Kiwi66]

How do you know what an underage girl looks like to begin with

[King_Noctis]

Anime girl you mean. Let not pretend that the game have realistic graphic.

On that topic, it is embarrassing that any platform allow the in game killing of other people on their platform. /s

[travestyj]

Look at the pictures in the article, they are meant to look like underage girls. A lot of these games actually involve girls that are in high school. And throwing big tits on a little girl also doesnt help their cause.

Look at the main character of the game with pink hair. She is definitely a depiction of a little girl and she gets naked in the game with a bunch of other girls. It's insane to think that's okay.

And are you admitting you would defend a pedophiles right to look at underage girls? That should never be allowed and if that is something you want to do you should seek help immediately or you should be locked up.

Did someone actually ask me how I know what a child looks like? Have you never seen a child before?

It doesnt matter if they are just drawings. Wanting to look at drawings of underage girls is just as messed up.

Someone else suggested I'm for genocide because I'm against sexualizing underage girls.

Some of you are clearly very unstable and I hope you seek help for your issues Being attracted to underage girls and advocating for it means you have serious psychological issues. I know some of you are just young and dont really understand what you are saying but you will when you grow up.

Pedophilia, child porn and child abuse are serious issues and they should not be promoted in the media, especially in video games. And no just because there is a lot of violence in media it still doesnt make it okay to sexualize children. Stop using that as an excuse.

Kids are innocent and should never be sexualized, let them be kids. Sexualize adults all you want as long as they consent to it.

[rainslacker]

Oh yeah....look at all those underage girls represented in the photos..../s

Funnily enough, the one seemingly underage girl in the photos shows the least amount of censorship. Just bigger panties, but everything else remains the same....including the fact you can see her panties. All the same contexts apply otherwise.

This censorship is stupid. It's not like it changes much, except to see the cleavage. The rays of light one is so much, it looks completely idiotic, and it's certainly not of an underage girl.

Face it. This censorship isn't about underage girls being represented. It's about an adversion to showing anything even remotely provocative. Someone finds it offensive, so Sony is bowing to their displeasure. It's not like anything else is offensive to people. Like a lesbian kiss...which was watched by millions on what is arguably the most watched gaming conference show of the year. But that's fine I guess. So long as they're covered up. But lets not appease the people who don't like representations of homosexuality....that'd be wrong to oppress them. Lets just go and appease the puritan idealists or SJW types who seem to think that this kind of representation is some sort of slight towards women or something. If anyone complains, we'll just change what it's actually about, and call anyone complaining pedophiles to shame them into obscurity. That way we don't have to actually think of any real argument to say why this censorship isn't stupid.

"Look at the pictures in the article, they are meant to look like underage girls"

Maybe you should look at them again. I see one that I could reasonably say looks underage. Maybe some in their late teens, the rest look 20'ish, by anime standards at least. Also, high school girls can be of age.

People can look for themselves at the pictures and see that you're argument is completely baseless, and its the same argument you use over and over, even if it doesn't apply. Think of something new, because you aren't really doing much good to make your case, and I'm at the point I think you'ire just doing this to troll because you know people respond. Maybe I should have the mods look into it, because it's getting to the point where you are detracting from the discussion, and actual trolling can be dealt with.

"She is definitely a depiction of a little girl and she gets naked in the game with a bunch of other girls."

YOu don't even know the games if you think that. There is no actual depiction of nudity in these games. Being naked, and being displayed nude are two different things.

"And are you admitting you would defend a pedophiles right to look at underage girls"

No, everyone is saying what they're showing here isn't illegal, and that you're argument is baseless.

"Kids are innocent and should never be sexualized, let them be kids"

I agree. When a game comes along that does that, then I'll condemn it. But these aren't real kids, and no one is oppressing a kids ability to be a kid with these games, or drawings. Manga and games like this have existed for a long time. To date, I'm not aware of any game or Manga that didn't allow a kid to be a kid.

[CrimsonWing69]

Did you read the article? They’re censoring cleavage for chrissakes, it has nothing to do with underage girls. Do some due diligence for once.

[frostypants]

Wow. Who knew pedos were so prevalent on N4G?

[Kiwi66]

I asked you how do you know what an underage girl looks like and so to answer your question yes i do know what a child looks like as i have 4 children and 3 grandchildren

[jlove4life]

Of course underage nudity is bad but anime is not real and they are young looking from what I heard and seen in the past even the dead alive volleyball controversy with marie she was 17 and not nude but age of consent where i'm from is 17 16 in most states

[Cobra951]

Oh, the poor, abused drawings! What next, an easel getting slapped around?

[Cikatriz_ESP]

To the original commenter: Are you protecting someone? These girls can’t thank you, they’re imaginary.

So you must be preventing something, right? These games mainly function as an outlet, and aren’t nearly mainstream enough to be converting innocent men to a life of pedophilia.

With those options eliminated the only conclusion I can settle on is that you’re trying to police morality, but the only person that really benefits is you.

[Rachel_Alucard]

@Travesty

I keep seeing you in every single article about Sony censoring video games and you jump right into the underage girl comments. I'm not even going to humor you since you are more obsessed with this then the people you think you are harming. If this was literally as you claim "UNDERAGE GIRLS PEDOS!" then this game would not even be released on this console or any other platform for that matter. None of the shit you write makes any sense.

[883]

Travestyj:
***"Look at the pictures in the article, they are meant to look like underage girls. A lot of these games actually involve girls that are in high school."

Once again, these bodies are absolutely not those of "little girls". They may act childlike, but those bodies are post-pubescent showing adult developmental characteristics. These "adult characteristics" are a critical part of what it seems you might be misunderstanding in the news story and Sony's decision. The controversy and censoring are not because there are depictions of naked females with flat chests, no adult like child bearing hip to waist ratio etc., that appear to be children. No, indeed the controversy is over adult like physical characteristics. A controversy has been created in the posts that was not even the controversy reported on. Additionally, though it is very easy to feel that one's morals are universal, the reality is that even if these depictions were of 15 & 16 year old girls who were unusually well developed for their ages, the "age of consent" through much of the world is below 18. The U.S. magical 18 number is not written in stone tablets for all the world. In fact, 18 is not a scientifically determined age for which only after said age is attraction devoid of illness. I am in the U.S. and openly acknowledge that not everyone has to agree with what constitutes generally accepted ideas among us (though not all states agree with each other for that matter).

***"Look at the main character of the game with pink hair. She is definitely a depiction of a little girl and she gets naked in the game with a bunch of other girls. It's insane to think that's okay."

What do you feel makes her "definitely" a depiction of a "little girl"? What is a "little girl". Surely you do realize there are many adult women in Japan who talk and act like that because it is often enjoyed in Japan (and other places) by people who would not abuse a child? Japan has a fairly peaceful and prosperous society. It may seem crazy to others, but it works for them. We've got to be careful with the judgements passed when it is hard for us to see anything different from our own position. Again, there are adult women who enjoy acting that way and I digress... Those bodies are not pre-pubescent "little girl" depictions.

***""And are you admitting you would defend a pedophiles right to look at underage girls?"

Straw man argument perhaps? I attempted to be very clear in stating I believe that one's own rights should end when they begin to take away another's. Being utilized as a sexual object does in my opinion violate the rights of a child who would not fully comprehend such intent and other complexities associated with it and therefore is outside of the rights of those who would choose to do so to a child or children. It is simple really. Additionally, as I attempted to gently point out and as others have done so, the physical evidence is that these are not children. At worst by your reckoning they represent physically developed individual who to you act like children. And, one more time, they are drawings. It is fairly safe to say that the creators did not use children in the making of the game. The "I don't like this, so it should be silenced, punished etc." approach keeps going. Not good.

It is all a moot point though because, one more time, the censorship has nothing to do with them looking like children and everything to do with hiding the adult sex characteristics (which IRL are generally only present on the fully developed body). And before you go back to feeling like they are really just little girls in grown up bodies... Nevermind, I'll just be going in (more) circles at this point.

[MasterOfThe12Blades]

F&cking pedos! Absolutely disgusting! If you like hand drawn underage girls you can't tell me that you don't have fantasies about real children. And I'm not talking about the article I'm talking about the people on n4g in general.

[deno]

Yeah society in the west has gotten beyond perversion. Look at all these little horny boys slamming their sticky thumbs on the disagree buttons. 👎

[RauLeCreuset]

@travesty

I clicked the article to see what all the hubbub was about. That game depicts at least one underage girl.

[RizBiz]

Come on, now. Everyone knows every single naked girl on the internet is 18 years or older.

[883]

@travestyj

And for the record:

Again, I do not even like these games. And, while I think it is absolutely stupid that Sony chose to blur out the very things that made the characters (clearly in my opinion) NOT little girls. I believe Sony has every right to do whatever the heck they want to. If they want to start putting Burkas on all female depictions, it is their bloody right to do so. I may think it is ridiculous and it is my right to tell them what I think. See how this works?

[neutralgamer1992]

No it's not there is a very very very very yes another very small percentage of gamers who care about games like these so why would you put your reputation on the line for such small rewards

They don't show stuff like this on TV and this shouldn't be allowed uncensored on consoles. Unless the developers who make these games Agree to an Adults ONLY rating(they would never accept the ratings because most retailers won't even agree to carry the game on their shelves)

I for one am with sony on this protect you brand protect your business

Non issue like Bethesda talking crap about sony over cross Play than saying they have no plans for cross play anytime soon

[King_Noctis]

What are you talking about? There had been many hentai styled games on Sony platform before. So why they need to censor it now? To protect them from what?

[neutralgamer1992]

King

The society right now is very different compared to even few years ago and most companies don't want unnecessary negative pr

[rainslacker]

You woldn't even be able to release the game on the platform, as Sony doesn't allow AO rated games. These games are rated mature, hence why they're released uncensored on the Switch.

Sony doesn't need to protect it's brand image with this. If that's what they're worried about, then they shouldn't allow any offensive content. That means violence, offensive language, or any sort of provocative situation. No themes which deal with religion or certain personal choices....like homosexuality. All those things have negative perceptions to someone, and it will hurt their image.

There is nothing illegal about what these games contain. Some of them do contain things that may be considered immoral...such as the representation of young looking children. And if that's all this was, then I could probably see why they're doing it. But this policy isn't citing that one thing. It's citing the representation of nudity. This is applied to stuff also represented by adult characters. Whether they're in a sexual situation or not. Just look at the pictures in this article. Censored within a wide range of characters types, and contexts....both young and older....both sexual and not.

The policy is too broad in the way it's implemented, and because of that, I can't support it. In some cases its completely distracting...such as the rays of light on the woman prone in her bra and panties. I don't know the context of that scene, although I can guess based on the series, but there is nothing in it that is actual nudity. Sony seems to be against cleavage or anything representing the groin region. It's wrong, and it can't be defended in it's current form.

I'm all for Sony protecting it's brand image. But it's brand image has been more freedom for the devs with the tools to make it easy to develop on, and allowing a wide range of products to appeal to many markets. This policy effectively removes part of that, and given the nature of the Anime gamer, they're not going to like it, because they've been fighting this kind of censorship both in games and localized anime for decades now. That's an important market, even if it isn't as big as the FIFA or COD market.

It may be a small percentage of people that play these individual games, but realistically, many anime games have some sort of fan service, and if they start getting censored, then just a few games can turn a larger anime gamer market against them....especially if they decide to make it a cause. They're pushing people away to the Switch or PC. Those people may still buy a PS, but they won't be buying the same software. Look at most anime gamer's collections, and you'll see that they tend to buy a lot of games. That's a lot of revenue for Sony to lose, just to appease a small portion of vocal idiots who want to make a fuss.....whose numbers are actually less than the people who buy these kinds of games.

I can't accept that this is to protect their brand. If it is, then I expect any offensive content to be removed from PSVue as well. But I suppose that's legal....but wait....the stuff shown in these games is legal also....otherwise they wouldn't get rated or released.

So many arguments condoning this censorship really don't look at it from the viewpoint of the whole, but instead see a very small picture.

[DashMad]

This game is more tame than some costume on FGO (Fate Grand Order) mobile gacha game that Sony Published lol, protect the children my ass this is just bullying small dev.

[TekoIie]

@neutralgamer1992

"The society right now is very different compared to even few years ago and most companies don't want unnecessary negative pr"

"The" Society? You mean the one where Nintendo does this and receives no backlash? Also they've received more negative PR from censoring and ore than likely lost sales to rival platforms like Nintendo and PC.

Also worth pointing out their own published games contain far more questionable content but no censorship there. So its okay for them to do it but not 3rd parties.

[ILostMyMind]

Let Nintendo be sued and they will change.

[Muzikguy]

Sony just needs to allow AO games on their console and be done with it. All this censorship is stupid. If someone is offended DON'T BUY THE GAME!

[Veneno]

Yes they should allow the AO content but make it difficult so that not just any kid can go up to the counter or online and buy this stuff. Make a thorough age verification system of some kind and charge heavy penalties like jailtime for not following the system or selling to minors.

[Highlife]

Censor away this pedo crap needs to go

[Felix_Argyle_Catbro]

Diehard Sony fans told me that I'm a pedophile if I complain about overlord Sony's censorship. Which is weird considering that most things that get censored feature adult characters.

I guess I could call them murderers for liking RDR2.

Say no to censorship. First they come for the erotic content, then they will come for the violence.

[Kashima]

Catherine full of adult women and they still censor it

[rainslacker]

I'm a diehard Sony fan, and know that I don't think you're a pedophile. I mean....maybe you are....but you're enjoyment of these games, or your stance on this topic wouldn't be something I could use to determine that, so I'll just assume that you aren't, since statistically speaking, it's unlikely that you are.

Most of the games that are being censored don't feature apparent underage girls. Most of the people calling you a pedophile don't even know what the word means. It's just a shaming tactic because they can't think of any real argument to support piracy that doesn't make them look like they're part of a defense force that really shouldn't exist.

And this is from me....probably one of the biggest Sony fans on this site, and certainly thought of as a fan boy by many of those thought to be Xbox fan boys. If some of the bigger Xbox fan boys actually decided to come in here on this, then I'd probably end up agreeing with them....except on the notion this will kill Sony in a big way. But the funny thing is, they aren't really making a fuss about this. Maybe just making some off handed remark in other articles. They don't have to come in on this, because a lot of the people complaining are people I know to be Sony fans, or at least they have a history of supporting Sony.

[JackBNimble]

So if you're so against censorship of these games, then why dont you and the out raged fans send the American law makers in DC petitions against censorship.
There is tons of old content that could be shown about what was censored.

I wonder what DC law makers would think ?

[rainslacker]

The government can only make laws about free speech, which is what censorship falls under, based on its own purview. Making laws against it is unconstitutional, because any private entity, Sony in this case, is within their rights to exercise their own free speech by saying they don't want this on their system.

Since sexual media doesn't fall within the laws surrounding equal rights, there is really nothing the lawmakers could do, and it's unlikely that they would anyways, because lawmakers prefer to pander, and no way they're going to take a stand on a topic which upsets the puritan or vocal minorities in the country.

Im doing what I can, and saying what I can where I can, and taking opportunities to express to Sony how I don't like these policies. I'm being reasonable when addressing them directly. But doesn't mean I'm just going to let the issue die in the community, because proactive efforts can still be done while I criticize them in discussion.

[DashMad]

This is just hypocrisy by Sony censored these games on console but FGO on mobile remain uncensored.

[Rachel_Alucard]

Getting called a pedophile for not accepting censorship of another's work is the result of ignorance and the way American culture likes to lump all sex acts under the same roof, and just know they have no defense or ammo to fall back on. Don't accept this crap just out of fear of getting called a pedo. Anyone with common sense knows this makes absolutely no sense.

That Neptunia pic has freaking Vert and another adult woman getting censored too. This whole thing seems to be pointed at casual sexualization and is focused on the context of it.

[Muzikguy]

I don't know if it's getting worse or what but it seems like things are getting lumped together more and more these days. I don't understand why people think that so many things are comparable. Maybe it's that extra effort to make oneself seem right all the time, idk. Could even be "American culture" as you say. I don't have much knowledge of others. I do argue a lot on FB about it though with people that create analogies out of their butts.

[Rachel_Alucard]

What I don't understand is why even waste your time attacking people that enjoy these games? Legit the mindset of the people attacking literally think that if you like seeing fictional sexualized girls you must like the real thing, when that doesn't make any sense since we don't think that way with any other adult content, just anything with sex has this instant trigger in these people. I have a few female friends that play Senran Kagura and Neptunia, but people think only horny neckbeards play those games, it's incredibly ignorant and out of touch to generalize everything because you don't like the content in question.

[frostypants]

Whether or not it's censorship has zero to do with having pedo tendencies. Your argument is complete nonsense. It can be censorship AND the person complaining against it could be a creep. One doesn't undo the other. And private businesses censor stuff all the time. There is zero wrong with that. Don't conflate government censorship with private censorship, kids.

[fr0sty]

The fact that you have to use the word "most" when referring to games not featuring naked underage kids means you are choosing the wrong hill to die on here.

[Mr_Commander]

this is bad :/ i hope so, that there will be a riot.

[TheColbertinator]

Truly shameful of Sony. They truly have lost their minds and gaming suffers.

[pietro1212]

What's actually suffering here gaming or neckbeards pleasures?

[ShockUltraslash]

But school shooters and serial killers get to do what they want?

[travestyj]

Are you saying people get away with being serial killers? Are you saying it's okay for child porn to exist in games because there is violence in games? What messed up logic.

[King_Noctis]

@travestyj

Child porn? Smh. You are the only one who has messed up logic. Trying to defend Sony even if censorship is wrong.

[Rachel_Alucard]

@Pietro

Everyone

[CaitSith]

@travestyj Who here is advocating for child porn, you fucking idiot?!
No, people don't like censorship due to principle. If they censor this, what makes you think they won't censor anything else they deem 'offensive'? They'll keep censoring until there's nothing left to censor. It's a bad precedent.

[kreate]

I'm suffering .. I want to see that cleavage.

Don't tell me to go see porn, I just want the cleavage on video games.

[pietro1212]

ShockUltraslash

Damn bruh talk about a false equivalence here.
What does one have to do with another? Also, there are laws in place serial killers and school shooters. Same goes for pedophilia

[rainslacker]

"Same goes for pedophilia"

Yeah...same goes for that. Since there are laws about it, and these games are not considered pedophilia under the law, then why is Sony censoring them? because a group of vocal people decided to say it was? Because they wanted to use games like criminal Girls Invite as the poster child for how messed up male gamers were about 6 years ago?

This policy isn't about protecting people from child porn. It's also not about protecting real children from being exposed to this content. It's about Sony bowing down to a group of vocal lobbyist who want this kind of stuff to end, because they feel that it is not politically correct. But this stuff is only going to affect Japanese games, because Sony would never say no to a western dev who decides to put something sexual or provocative in their game....including their own devs.

The false equivalency here is that this is child porn. It most definitely isn't. I thought we had gotten past the days where anime was all hentai or tentacle porn. That was something I saw in the 80's and early 90's. I thought since anime went mainstream, that this perception that it's kiddie porn had been killed. It's nice to see that some gamers, who I always thought to be rather up to date on knowing about pop culture or what's what in terms of media, are just as ignorant and the people who try to cast shame on our community because of content like this.

The people that say this is child porn, or use that as their argument as to why the censorship is OK, I know can't form a real argument on why anything should be censored. It's a cop out, and weak argument, especially when most of the games affected don't include underage representations.

[travestyj]

Good they look like little girls. They should stop sexualizing underage girls and they wont have a problem.

And no saying they are 6000 year old robots or goddesses or whatever you want to call them doesnt make it ok.

[ShockUltraslash]

They should stop depicting mass genocide and murder in their games.

[travestyj]

Sure you can argue about what is and is not too violent. I'm sure there are varying opinions. But the fact is you should never sexualize children. It shouldn't be up for debate, it is always wrong and messed up. If you enjoy the sexualizing of children there is something seriously wrong with you.

[pietro1212]

But you're odd lolita fetish is off limits? There's a difference in sexuality and just blatantly sexualizing underage girls.

[beulahland]

Yeah, we already now you are a nun and despises naked people, it's all you do here.
Uuuuuh! Sooooo horrible!

[travestyj]

I dont care about about naked people, it's the depiction of naked underage girls that I have an issue with and so should everyone else. Its disturbing when people sexualize children and I have no issue when companies dont want to sell media that do so.

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

God, just stop.
Real little girls and drawings are two entirely different things; liking an animated drawing of a young fantasy character doesn't make you anymore of a pedophilic criminal than liking horror movie villains makes you a psychotic killer.

You need to learn how to separate fantasy from reality.

It's fine if this doesn't suit your tastes, but demonizing others as pedophiles for this kind of stuff makes you the one in the wrong.

[ChiefofLoliPolice]

Worry about yourself. You dont speak for the fans of games like this.

[CrystalFantasy3]

Boobs more traumatic for children than watching some guys brains get blown out on rdr2

LUL

[WitcheRivia]

lol, Sony.

[FinalFantasyFanatic]

F*** you Sony, I was collecting this series on PS, now I'll just buy the Switch version instead, Neptunia has never been real bad with it's fan service anyway.

[ElementX]

For the players!

[jagermaster619]

lol right! Sony fanboys think Sony can do no wrong it's pathetic really...

[Redemption-64]

What ever makes you sleep at night

[Dragonscale]

And xbox fanboys think the same about xbox and phil spenser. Hypocrite right there.

[nobodyspecial]

Conan Exiles features full on nudity complete with physics, correct?
How is that acceptable, but fanservice on par with anything featured in any anime series (Many of which you can probably find on the PS video store) is not?

[Rachel_Alucard]

They censored Conan exiles by forcing you to wear the loin cloths and wraps. On PC it's fully nude. What makes no sense is the images in question were censored already, and all they did was add more to it, but it's still there. Like there's literally no purpose for this to happen. Kids don't buy these games and all they are doing is pissing off the adults that do buy it.

[Asuka]

My issue here is not what is being censored, but the censorship itself.

I don't typically buy these games, but these games are clearly meant for mature audiences so I don't see why censorship needs to be there in the first place.

[Veneno]

To explain, SONY is the platform holder, therefore they set the standards to be met for games to be released on their systems. The developers of Brave Neptunia can make any kind of game they want, no matter how lewd. But if they want to release on Playstation they have to meet the standards.

The developers of Brave Neptunia are more than free to release the game as they intended on any platform that will allow it.

What so many people in this comment thread don't understand is that this isn't really a matter of censorship because, as I just explained, the developer can choose any platform to release as long as the standard is met. This is a matter of business. Whether or not you agree with Sony's business decision is another matter. But there is absolutely no discussion here to be had about freedom of expression. No one is taking that away from anyone here. It's strictly business.

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

Bad business, in this case.
It's just coincidental that it happens to overlap with censorship issues in expressive freedom cases, but it still does, even if it's only on a social level.
No matter how you slice it, Sony did not have to demand more censorship in this.
They could easily allowed it if they wanted to.
They just don't want to.
Because, like so many other cases from other gaming companies, they listened to the demands of the wrong crowd.

[CrimsonWing69]

Whelp I’m getting it on the Switch then. Hope you’re happy, Sony.

[Teflon02]

To be honest, as long as it's not ridiculous god rays I'm fine. Even so I was likely to get and play on PC whenever that veersion releases. Neptunia's seems to be so minor I'd nebver have noticed. Also honestly. I'd have preferred it that way on switch as it makes playing it on the bus etc alot easier. Nothing worse than a unnecessary panty shot in the middle of a crowded bus. Looks bad on me as I'm not like no extreme otaku who gets aroused by 2D girls. No offense to anyone. So that's awkward as hell. I think if they want that kinda censored crap. They need to just make it an in game option. Let you choose. I do get it to an extent as everyone in these games are usually underage but whatever. Neptune was suppose to be like 15 or something afterall right? Can't remember. I just remember they explained she's stuck at whatever age she became a CPU and won't develop past that age. Same with all the others lol. Dumb though that they're not making it an option and that it's being forced. But It's pretty okay to be in that state. God rays are an issue though because they just feel like they're getting in the way of the game. I hate whoever thought that was a great idea for censorship lol. F that nonsense

[FullmetalRoyale]

Nep-Nep!

[FullmetalRoyale]

Some people fall asleep at the wheel. They wake up, sense that they are swerving, and over correct. Not to make light of actual tragedies, but this seems like an *accurate analogy in this situation. This is gross.

[Pantz]

Hopefully developers will stop making these games for PS4 and move on to other consoles/Steam.

[winter_hill]

Nana Sony has to watch out for all us kids that need to be protected from this kinda thing. Good thing Nana Sony knows what's best for all us kids! Thanks Nana!

[Veneno]

It's clear you don't understand what's going on at all.

[Chaos-Dad]

#BoycottSony
Say no to censorship! Whats next?

[winter_hill]

What's next? Violence of course.

[foster426]

Sony should've never moved their HQ to California.

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

Something tells me that has less to do with this than people think.

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

@ DJ
But if it were just approval in English, then why would the location of their stateside HQ matter so much to the process?
I just think that there might be some differences in staff or policy that came along with the move which might be affecting things on Sony's end, something that goes beyond California's stupidity.

Which is not to say that I don't totally believe that it's in large part due to Cali.

I live here, after all.

I know how crap-tastic this place is most times. Even at the best of times, it's not a place to take very much pride in.

I just feel like there's some details we're missing in all of this, because Sony doesn't usually have a history of bending to censorship whims like this.
I mean, not compared to some others.
And I just have a hard time believing that it's all because of the laws of one state...

[annoyedgamer]

@wonderfulmonkeyman

It wouldnt be CA laws that are the problem. It would be social norms there.

[Rodney25]

We can't let this continue to happen.We have to be vocal here. There has to be a point where we say enough is enough. If we let them censor this, then when does it stop? People were loud about no cross-play we need to make the same amount of noise about this.

[Kaii]

Why not have opt-in/out option, Make-a update that automatically toggles it on & obviously for those who are adult or care enough can opt out -_- Simple fix for me personally

[Elda]

Oh well...It doesn't effect me I don't play those types of Japanese games.

[Imalwaysright]

Let's hope that they won't start censoring the games you like. With the way the world is going it wouldn't surprise me if all games for one reason or another got censored.

[Elda]

I know they won't be censoring cursing blood & gore in video games no time soon,it seems to be these Japanese anime games that look like little girls that are in soft porn situations & I don't play those types of games what so ever so it doesn't effect me.

[chobit_A5HL3Y]

why are devs such pansies now? lol grow a ****ing pair, ffs.

[BioShockGX]

wow look at all these triggered people who want pixelated titties

[Nacho_Z]

I'm against censorship in general but damn it's hard to see people's right to see sexy depictions of young looking girls as a serious issue. Underage cartoons are taboo in society and that's how it should stay imo. Don't care what Nintendo's stance is I think Sony are right on this one.

[inxine]

ok i was questioning the whole cencoring thing but this is idiotic. stop Sony, just stop

[Bo4lox]

What a load of shit... So basically your logic is all japanese are pedos because in there culture / land this is acceptable.. And woe betide any one that likes some brand / ideas from another country that is not your own ideals / standards.. And also a lot of manga / anime is shown on TV .. Henatai is restricted since it is the equivalent of porn but in a anime style / drawing not actual characters.
Just think all cosplay is pedofilila what fucked up logic you have.. But.... Hay... Ya.. Know.. Shooting / killing people is fine in any country around the world weather it is in game form / anime / or films..
So its okay for the ersa board to add appropriate intended age on films / games.. But not anime.. People are sheep we must tell them what is right and wrong based on our own ideals...?

[gamer7804]

Vitas over time will become much more valuable than ps4s at this rate with all.of the ps4 games being censored.

Winder if they'll ever come for the violence, you'll see defenders of censorship in this thread an uproar because they are now coming for them.

Defintatley getting a switch this year, might wait until the updated version.

[kevinsheeks]

I was just about to type how this doesn't relate to me "yet" but once it touches games I care about sony will be done to me, if any action/adventure game I play censors violence or turns it into some marvel movie type kid show . . it's done . . .i'll keep it moving and never look back i'll get a xbox or nintendo console . .I avoid nintendo for their child like stance on games and rarely having any gritty games on their platform

[gamer7804]

Exactly, most games this doesn't affect me although I do play the Neptunia series from time to time. Even Nintendo has learned and is only occasionally censoring their own published games and not telling other developers what they can't do. These same games are released on the switch as developers intend.

What you posted reminds me of this quote:

First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a socialist.

Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

[gamer7804]

Maybe a good thing Sony is not at E3/psx this time, so they don't have their own Blizzard moment where someone stands up and asks if this is a bad out of season April fools joke...

[Natsuluk]

Sony will get what they deserve after this. Low sales of the next console

[MadLad]

Sony needs to stop cucking its player-base.

[kevinsheeks]

The sad part is if sony was just honest with it's fans we could avoid all this if they give a valid reason behind it most of it's playerbase would be cool . . .but companies act as if they can't directly talk to those who keep them alive and thriving but they'll go around investors and tell them everything . . .

[Sgt_Slaughter]

Goodness, some of these comments are disgusting yet barely any are flagged.

People need to understand something. Right now, the censorship might not affect any game franchise they play currently, but something like this starts out small and expands slowly but surely. This is not a good thing in the slightest, regardless of how you view these style of games.

[X-23]

Censorship like this isn't a win for anyone, people who may have been interested in the material will likely no longer be, because it deviates from the original or intended product. Sony doesn't really get any kudos for this type of thing either, at least not in my books, and the developers and publishers will be impacted in some way, because the sales won't be there.
It's already a niche community already, that I'd say maybe in the last 6 to 7 years has begun growing to the point of where localization was no longer considered just some after thought, but it seems like the only progress we're making here is backward progress...that's kind of western culture and politics in a nutshell right now anyway, so sure ... why not ... let's screw up the video game industry a little bit more too while we're at it.

Truthfully the people who try to argue "Well they're under-aged" or some crap like that are delusional.
Firstly let's keep something in mind, these fictional characters don't represent real world people, for someone who claims their under-aged literally all it would take is for the person involved in making the character to bump the age up to 18 or whatever and not change a single thing about their design or personality traits at all, but since they give it a number that determines how comfortable you are with it or not?

The reason this really annoys me though has nothing to do with the aspects of fan-service, instead it's the hypocrisy that comes with this kind of censorship. You can't tell me that this has anything to do with "kids" playing video games, but you turn right around and ignore the amounts of visual violence displayed in these games, or adult story themed story-telling.

Are you kidding me, with "sex" being the main focus here? And again this type of thing only works in present day because the current time we live in, people seem to thrive off these kind of false controversies.

So it won't be long before these kind of mentalities branch off into other forms of entertainment, like movies, comics (hell honestly it already has), anime all that good stuff.

People need to get their priorities straight and focus on the bigger picture, and it's got nothing to do with "Under-aged(really?) Anime Girls" being considered sex symbols or not ... honestly who cares, about a subjective thing like that.

We have systems in place to protect the people who matter to us from seeing things that we don't want them to see, it's not up to anyone else but the ones who feel that strongly about it to use said systems in a way that protects the ones they are concerned about from undesired outside influence.

[trooper_]

Meanwhile, with this fake outrage going on, regular customers are carrying on and playing games.

[AmUnRa]

Fake news, read it on Neogaf. The game is only on PS4 this year, the Switch version of this game comes to the Switch in feb. 2019.
Angrygamer is a froud😡

[monkeyshawn60]

These games are not meant for kids, so I don't understand the censorship.