Devil May Cry 5 for PS4 Is (Slightly) More Censored than on Xbox One and PC, but Only in the West

With the worldwide release of Devil May Cry 5, it became quickly apparent that there is a difference between different versions of the game, which is slightly more censored in western PS4 copies.

[autobotdan]

What??

[MagUk]

So.. there’s no crack on the PS4 🍑 this is OUTRAGE!! Jk

[Yi-Long]

You mock, but it's beyond ridiculous that games on PS4 are now getting censored, and if I had bought the game for that system, and would now find out it was a butchered release, I'd return it to the store and demand my money back, and buy it on XBO instead...

Sony needs to stop with this new conservative censorship BS. America's selective outrage when it comes to T&A, compared to embracing ridiculous amounts of extreme violence, is just ridiculous.

[pinkcrocodile75]

The frightening this is, is that this is not instigated by the "Right Wing". What is scary is that the "Stupid Left" not the left but the feminist and sjw lunatic left are the ones pushing companies to follow this.

If you want to see this satirised, then watch a youtube vid titled Jonathan Pie Obsession Oppression it puts this cretinous argument to rest.

In short, tell Sony, knock this STUPID attitude off or lose money, YOUR choice SONY

[ChrisW]

I don't know whether to laugh or cry... What's the world coming to?!?

[sampsonon]

I'm still trying to figure out why people care.

[whothedog]

Cause its pointless censorship. Its like buying music that bleeps out the curse words.

[gamer7804]

Probably cry, slippery slope, yea for Sony Cali strikes again. they need new management.

[THRASHMOUTH]

You have one option: No buttcrack or worse performance.

[DaDrunkenJester]

Why even censors it? It's just a butt crack. In our mature movies and shows they show nudity all the time and this is a rated M game...

[RememberThe357]

Right? Why would Sony have an issue? The game is Mature...

[DaDrunkenJester]

@RememberThe357

I mean the "western" culture is obsessed with shows like Game of Thrones that shows sex and nudity every 5 minutes. It also has rape, murder, torture and the whole 9 yards.

Saying it's censorship for the "western" culture is a piss poor excuse.

[annoyedgamer]

Titanic (1997) PG-13 has more nudity. Its not considered mature.

[DaDrunkenJester]

@annoyedgamer

Haha yep! I remember seeing that in the theater when I was 7... my parents told me to look away during the nudity and sex. I of course didn't.

[kreate]

I really want to see this butt crack ....

[littlezizu]

This is false. American ps4 version of game is not censored.
Germany censor board guidelines ensure all European version including xbox 1 version are censored.
This is not sony doing it but capcom following European union rules as it needs to clear german censor boards to distribute.
This is for all game not only dmcv. All american and european versions of several top games differ.
Mods need to change title to reflect this.

[LegoIsAwesome]

For real?

[Abriael]

Sorry, but this is untrue. Here's footage from the American PS4 version. Equally censored.
https://www.youtube.com/wat...
https://www.youtube.com/wat...
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

This scene isn't censored in the Xbox One version anywhere.

[Brave_Losers_Unite]

Quit spreading bullshit

[gam3r_4_lif3]

@ littlezuzu Dude your full of shit and not helping. Stop defending this crap by posting misinformation

[isarai]

You got proof? cause Abriael does to support the opposite, so why did you just make this up for no reason?

[SegaGamer]

Because he's a fanboy.

[BlackRaven85_1]

Maybe they're a fanboy.

[beulahland]

@littlezizu nice try, you've failed.

[gamer7804]

you need to research before you call something else false, it is indeed censored in the US version as well.

[CatCouch]

If games are to be considered art then this kind of censorship needs to stop. If Sony's new policy can be this strict it and be applied to a game as big as DMCV then it can be applied to Cyberpunk 2077.

This makes me worried about sex scenes in games like Dragon Age 4. Could Mass Effect and Dragon Age even be re-released on PS4 now? Not a fun topic to think about.

[BrettAwesome]

Yeah, because The Witcher was so lacking in ass and titties

[CatCouch]

The Witcher came out before Sony started these new policies. It's pretty clear Sony is censoring games now and if a butt is obscured in this game then anything can happen. It's not just anime style games being edited.

It really makes me wonder what would happen if the Witcher 3 came out now.

[Livingthedream]

Yeah very odd that they elected to censor that scene, not ver lewd at all, the witcher definitely had some more interesting scenes

[annoyedgamer]

It is now. The Witcher 3 has significanty less nudity than TW2 by design. Ever wonder why it has no "Enhanced Edition"?

[BrettAwesome]

No

[beulahland]

@BrettAwesome yeah, because The Witcher has been released just this week.

DUH.

[BrettAwesome]

@beulahland
No it hasn't

[RememberThe357]

I was, and still am, supporting censoring of sexualized children but this is my line. That is a grown woman's ass. The game is Mature. If they want to push censorship this far I can't support it. It's not a big deal, but it's still BS.

[dumahim]

I don't think it's a coincidence that nudity in games has been shown less in the last year or so, even from 3rd party developers who were fairly comfortable with it not that long ago. Sony is in a strong place to push their standards right now.

[blackblades]

What are we going to do about it "nothing" but just come on these sites and whine and complain about it.

[AK91]

Phew glad I got the XB1 version then.

[BrettAwesome]

Yeah. With it's sub par performance and frame pacing issues. Great choice

[WilliamSheridan]

But wait, im pretty sure my Xbox X has better performance than my PS4

[littletad]

Via digital foundry, the cutscenes have 5-10 frame dips compared to the pro, while the gameplay framerate can dip to 57 FPS. So 3 frames is not "subpar" when you also consider that the xbox is doing all of this at twice the resolution compared to the pro.

[jaycptza]

little its not twice the resolution though? also I would expect it to be on par

[littletad]

@Jaycptza don't take my word for it, watch the video yourself. But to summarize, the xbox x renders at 4k while the ps4 pro is 1080p upscaled. To be technical, the base ps4 is actually the smoothest of all console formats, operating at 1080p though. Anyhow, my point was to counter this users comment. The xbox x's version of this game is not "sub par". It's a few frame dips, while having the highest resolution possible, on console at least.

[TGGJustin]

@littletad Quit spreading false information. According to Digital Foundry the Xbox One X version is 4K while the Pro is 1800p. Both reach that through reconstruction as neither is native. No where in their video do they mention the PS4 Pro being 1080p and then being upscaled. They also say that while playing the game you're unable to tell the difference between them.

[BrettAwesome]

Well. He didn't say "One X" now, did he?

[littletad]

@TGGjustin, you are either misinformed or skimmed through the video. Right in the middle they start talking about framerate between all consoles. At 4 minutes in, they talk about resolution. PS4 pro is 1080p upscaled, xbox x is 2160p. Notice I never said it was "Native". So, in layman terms, the xbox x is pushing 44% more pixels onscrean compared to the PRO, which is using reconstruction up from 1080p. And @brettawesome, this is N4G. A haven for hardcore gamers, do you really think he was referring to base consoles?

[BrettAwesome]

@littletad
Oh gimme a break! Like no one on N4G games on base hardware. You don't even believe that yourself. Besides, most people refer to the upgraded machines simply as "pro" or "X". Hardcore my a$$

[beulahland]

here comes @BrettAwesome, the brand-slave.

[gamer7804]

its basically a few fps, not a huge deal honestly, especially when one has white lights covering stuff up...

[BrettAwesome]

Yes. I'm a brand slave. To Van Halen, Sony, Nintendo, Ibanez Guitars and Mercedes Benz...did I forget anything... American muscle cars! ...hot chicks on roller skates. And cannabis!! (Nearly forgot that one). You got a problem with that or what??

[TGGJustin]

Xbox version has censorship too. Lady's butt is still blocked by flare. It's just the one scene with Trish that isn't.

[Livingthedream]

Nah its not heres the link
https://youtu.be/0I2DFguEgD...
Check the 1 hour and 37 minute mark or so

[TGGJustin]

@Living You clearly didn't read what I wrote. I said Lady's butt is blocked which it is. You are talking about Trish which I'm aware isn't.

[blackblades]

What just for one scene congratulations

[Knightofelemia]

Wow a big name game and it's censored well I guess I'll have to go pc or Xb1 for the game

[TGGJustin]

The Xbox One version has censorship as well in the Lady scene.

[Abriael]

It does. Hence "more censored"

[cliveo32]

Its just in Europe and its the same on the xbox as well just america uncensored i think nothing to do with sony ...

[Abriael]

It's censored in America as well (see the youtube links in my comment above). This scene is uncensored on PC and Xbox everywhere.

[stormhawk]

In your imgur link, you should have included screenshots of what was censored on all platforms. A lot of people are not reading your article and are thinking the game is uncensored on PC and Xbox One.

[Abriael]

afficianado: "It’s worth mentioning that this isn’t the only censored scene in the game. There is another one in which a character appears naked from behind (with a direct camera angle that shows a bit more). This scene is censored with the aforementioned light on every platform and region."

I can't exactly help it if people do not read.

[Potnoodle999]

Yh that’s shit, sort it out Sony. Ridiculous.
But then again...Lol... so there is censorship on every platform anyway? So everyone should be ripped into here surely😂
Sony slightly more as there is a clear diff between platforms but still. Clearly every platform has been censored 🤨

[Eonjay]

Even where there is a case where everyone does it we will still only attack Sony. Its not about being fair. And technically I could care less about this women's crack. But you know whatever.

[beulahland]

@Eonjay we are not surprised, kiddo.

[rainslacker]

Question is, how much of the censorship is because of localization, and how much is due to sonys interference. Easiest way to tell is look at the Japanese release of the game, because Sony apparently dictates what's acceptable in Japan as well.

Maybe none of it is sony, and it's unlikely the dev or pub, and certainly not Sony, will ever address it.

[Hard8times]

PC version is also censored

[Rachel_Alucard]

You can turn the lens flare off with the push of a button on PC

[starchild]

Censored compared to what? Is there some uncensored version out there? The PC is an open platform. If DMC5 is censored on PC it's because the developers themselves chose to make it that way. That isn't censorship in my book. Censorship happens when some outside authority uses their power or influence to have a work changed from it's original form.

[annoyedgamer]

"Censorship happens when some outside authority uses their power or influence to have a work changed from it's original form. "

That is precisely what is happening here.

[Eonjay]

No its Sony's fault because fuck critical thinking.

[BlahBlahWhatever]

Boycott PlayStation till the hell freeze or until SONY use their brain & cut all the censoring crap, until this happen they can go to hell, not getting a cents from me as long they continue to censor games & anyone who care to put a stop to it I suggest him to do the same there is no other way to fight censoring.

[Salooh]

Go to hell for censoring ? You got it the wrong way. If anything they would be closer to heaven for censoring lmao

Logically, i don't think it is sony. Their games don't need to be censored.

Sony censoring it or not, this is not something worthy of boycotting let alone worthy of condemning them to hell for.

[BioShockGX]

Get your priorities straight.

[Eonjay]

Blah blah whatever.

[beulahland]

@Eonjay "hummm, sweet, sweet Sony's hairy balls"

[Doge]

I'll surely lose sleep over this.

[Mr_Luke]

So people stops playing a game because you don't see boobs and butts? Mh... ok. I thought DMC was about action and not about sex, i guess i was wrong ^^'''

[Mr_Luke]

Good, disagrees and the other comments show that now the first thing a gamer checks is the censorship. It doesn't matter if the game is still good, the most important thing is nudity.
"I buy this version because i see more butt!"... what a sad world :P i would understand less content, i would understand worse parts of the game but not this. Full parts censored get removed? Ok, that's bad, you lose part of the game. Is there less butt to see? I don't know why people get angry about this.
And who said it was a Sony decision? Is this official? And i don't mean "since they talked about it, it's that for sure", i mean "Sony censored X and Y", i didn't see anything official yet.
And i don't count the haters that are just flaming around, those are just sad people that don't deserve attention, this is just a "my console is better than yours" thing for them. Again.

[annoyedgamer]

Censorship is censorship. It starts small then balloons to entire games being banned from release. Its been this way since the dawn of time. Its a slippery slope. First it was anime games which were derided as "pedo sims" by Sony fans, now it's completely adult material on a Mature rated game by the ESRB (US) and now here we are again "its just a butt". It isn't just a butt. Its an entire precedent, if it isn't stopped here, we will be seeing the introduction of government censor boards that plague totalitarian nations. Is this really where we want to go?

Also I am not entirely certain that Microsoft is innocent, I suspect they will be jumping on this bandwagon as well as soon as the SJW gatekeepers (basically the rulemakers of our culture at this point) on Resetera decide to make them aware of their sinful transgressions. They have already redesigned Cortana in Halo to cover up any implied nudity.

[Eonjay]

When Phil Spencer walks out on stage at E3 naked its all over. Thats what gamers really want.

[beulahland]

@Eonjay your obsession with all things Microsoft/Xbox is certainly derived of a trauma.
Awwwww...that's sad, kiddo! Go find some help

[DrumBeat]

Lol. How did we get back here?

[King_Noctis]

Because all the apologists didn’t mind it.

[Fritzwochel]

Sony has suddenly got a moral plight to "protect the children" in the west!

[Monkeycan8]

More like "protect the feminists"

[Fritzwochel]

Of course, but that's not the official statement.

[The_Sage]

Exactly, Monkey.

[Casepb]

On PS4 she has a glowing ass!

[Monkeycan8]

SONY really needs to stop this BS. I may have to switch to Xbox or PC as my main.

[tagzskie]

I laugh at xbois bragging about their resolution advantage over ps4, but w/ this kind of censorship xbox and pc version is a definitive way to play dmc5. This kind of decision why i want sony to have competition. It's not good if ms became a 3rd party at least for me, not unless there's a new company entering console business that can compete w/ sony. I still hate MS for introducing pay to play online though.

[gangsta_red]

Slightly is very slightly. No worries

[sampsonon]

people. you do know there is such a thing called porn right?
just google t and have fun. when you're finished then play the game and all your stress will be gone.

cartoon fetish much?

[Sunny_D]

You’re an idiot if you equate this to people wanting to watch porn. But you’re simple minded, can’t blame you.

[King_Noctis]

Lmao, we have gone from the so called child porn to cartoon fetish. Unbelievable these apologists.

[sampsonon]

Both aren't mutually exclusive. Dweeb

[motorsport71]

I don't get it sony.
I saw a full naked ass in rdr2. Why censor this scene?

Also, other versions are censored too, but the ps4 version is censored more. Retarded.

[MasterCornholio]

Was that butt male or female?

[motorsport71]

Female

[sampsonon]

one is a little girl and the other is a full grown woman. dumb asssss

[GrizToof]

Glad i canceled my pre order at the last second, will have to import a japanese copy now if i want the game.

[OpenGL]

If this is true why the fuck would they do this? No one seriously expects Sony to censor AAA multiplatform games that aren't censored on PC and Xbox One, not even the most annoying of the social justice crowd. This is beyond idiotic and is an act of capitulation to a demand that isn't even being made.

[jznrpg]

They are censored but have an extra butt crack scene only difference

[rainslacker]

The differences appear to be true. What seems speculative is that it was Sony that forced it. I'm skeptical. Because the unpatched version was approved, and once that happens Sony can't actually compel the publishers to devise to fix anything. Even in patches, meeting compliance can't be applied retroactively, and new relevance is only applicable to new content. Or content affected by the patch. Somehow, I doubt a butt crack texture would be changed for any reason to improve the game to allow Sony to come back and say capcom needed to change it.

[UnHoly_One]

It's SNES vs. Genesis all over again.

Only it is buttcracks instead of blood this time.

[BadElf]

This has to end Capcom!

Its a mature game...

[Max_Eckhardt]

Thank you Sony for keeping me just that little bit more morally pure than my Xbox brethren :)

[ReVibe]

TV14 shows get away with more than this. It's just goofy, and adding to the shitstack that Sony is obscuring its own horizons with. I haven't touched a PS4 title since Hitman 2, can't remember the last exclusive I played (never did play God of War lol.) So my console is pretty much just my gateway to GTA Online until/if Death Stranding even launches on it. Then... after X amount of time and Sony has pumped out a selection of exclusives to their own standards, then I'll consider upgrading. For now, it's a matter of when my subscription runs out, and if I still care about GTAO enough to even renew it. Doubtful.

[zahdab]

Thx Sony ... Xbox version it is

[Kashima]

Where's Sony white knights that we're saying they only censor underage girls?

[rainslacker]

Trying to figure out how they can shame us as being butt crack lovers I suppose. I'm sure some spin will come, and this whole instance will be ignored by them. I know a few of the regulars here already ignore my rather detailed list of games which don't contain the underage stuff, but still are said to be censored by sony.

I'm a big Sony fan. Some here would call me a fanboy. I don't agree with Sony here and call them out for it. But in this case,I'm not sure it was because of Sony, so I'm a bit torn on how to discuss it

[Vanfernal]

I don't know... I'm currently playing Metro Exodus and there's strippers with their boobs out... So I'm wondering how much of this censorship is actually on Sony's part.

[sampsonon]

yes but they aren't 12, dummy

[Vanfernal]

Neither is the woman censored in DMC, which is the subject of the article. -_-

[isarai]

God dammit, this is exactly what i was afraid would start happening once they started pushing censorship of smaller Japanese games. Now they're going after larger games and before we know it it'll be all games. Sony please stop doing this, i mean Sony themselves have pushed the envelope quite a lot themselves (full frontal nudity in the order 1886 anyone?), don't get why this is suddenly an issue. I mean the game is rated 17+, you really think a 17 year old can't mentally handle a butt crack?

What's worse is it doesn't seem affect any other games other than ones from Japan, It's like they are ashamed of their culture when it comes to female bodies, and that's just really messed up.

the more you accept this the farther they'll go with it, and sooner or later we'll be playing games with the equivalent entertainment value of a Disney Channel sitcom.

*sigh* this really sucks, why is everyone just trying to take apart everything people find fun?

[The_Sage]

Well... It's the fact that they're based in left wing California now. I can't wait for that state to slide into the ocean. Many SJWs will be gone with it.

[gamer7804]

Seriously sony... Why even bother and waste resources to censor stuff like this, i hope this doesn't encourage Nintendo and MS to do something dumb also.

[antikbaka]

I don't get what is sony doing lately. They refuse cross play, they impose mor and more censore... Do they want to lose next gen?

[MasterCornholio]

So they are going to lose next gen due to their censorship policies and crossplay policies?

I don’t think that will happen.

[BlackRaven85_1]

It can drive people away. Are you suggesting that Sony is going to keep all 80+ Million users on their platform? That's not realistic. Things start over. This is the type of stuff that pushes people to other platforms. Some people have strong opinions about this type of thing.

Look at what happened to Microsoft. One decision and word of mouth got them second place. Sony might have exclusives.

Policies like these? All it takes is word of mouth.

[MasterCornholio]

@Black

Well Sony did gain users from the PS3 to the PS4. It can happen again if these policies don’t drive people to the competition. And to be fair many of those users already invested a lot into the playstations ecosystem plus there are a lot of compelling exclusives on the platform so it will take a lot to drive them away.

[gameslayer2411]

Meanwhile metro exodus shows full blown stripper titty. Do we hold Sony or the developer responsible in this situation. Clearly Sony has few issues with allowing nudity, based on other titles. We need to start questioning the devs as well.

[dragonknight4]

We are at this stage because not enough people spoke out against Soyny when they censored the anime tiddies. While fans of these anime games have been on the front lines fighting and speaking out against Soyny, they get ridiculed by their peers and get told that it's trivial and doesn't affect the gameplay. Now, look at where we are...

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.

[Rapidfirepunches]

Sony's going to need to hire J.J. Abrams to censor Cyberpunk 2077.

[beulahland]

LOL! That was a good one!!!

[jznrpg]

This doesn’t make sense . Plenty of games have nudity . Metro does it just came out on PS4 . This seems like Devs making this decision because if Sony doesn’t want butt crack on one game but has ass and titties on another it makes no sense.

[isarai]

Seems to only be coming from Japanese games oddly enough, couldn't really say why that is.

[StormSailor]

Sony you need to stop this shit right now...

[Imalwaysright]

It amazes me how they censor something as innocuous as this while at the same time they promote their 1st party games with some of the most brutal scenes I've seen in gaming case and point: https://www.youtube.com/wat...

[Veneno]

This is just ridiculous. There's no child diddling happening here. This is an adults game with adult characters and situations. therefore no reason for the censorship.

Playstation fans, stand up for what is right. Sony made a mistake here. All of the big 3 make mistakes and can eventually fix them. Don't let your fanboy pride get in the way.

[rainslacker]

Most of the games being censored before weren't child diddling either. Nor did most of them feature underage girls, officially or potentially through looks. But why should people worry about those facts when they can shame others and derail the conversation with something so simple, where they aren't required to back up their assertions, and it allows them to have no substantial argument to discuss the issue, all while they can feel better about themselves in the process.

I'm a ps fan, and I've been speaking out against this. So we're many others on that YouTube video they reposted. Some forum discussion, and even some on here. But not enough yet. Would be nice if people would put aside trying to defend Sony if they don't care about the censorship, because it is affecting some of us, and now it's potentially affecting a lot of people, even if it's marginal here.

[Veneno]

Yes, it's a neverending loop of hypocrisy. PS fans advise Xbox fans to demand more out of MS, which is totally warranted, but it's time to swallow some of that same medicine. This issue is more important than anything else right now, in my opinion, as it can have far more devastating long term effects if it continues to go unchecked.

[CrystalFantasy3]

Censor violence too. Keep it fair oh wait the money...

[T2X]

Seriously, if you care so much about seeing a video game as crack or boobs for that matter you have some mental problems. Go watch porn.

[beulahland]

I won't even bother writing you an answer. I'll just copy and paste @Sunny_D8h:

"You’re an idiot if you equate this to people wanting to watch porn. But you’re simple minded, can’t blame you"

[MetroidFREAK21]

LMAO

[Elda]

I don't even care I played the game late last night for 6 hrs until daylight crept up because the game rocks!!!!

[Traecy]

Same.

[Machina]

A small part of a larger trend in the west towards more censorship, rather than less.

[Inzo]

This is not good.

[TargusX]

Who notices stuff like this? Perverts?

[beulahland]

Who doesn't notice stuff like this? Retards?

[bignosepig]

Bullshit

[Nucler100]

.

[Tzuno]

Just finished the game, ,mediocre, empty, poor story, lame ending, do not spend your money on this attempt of a game.

[Ninjamonkey82]

Crap like this makes me worry for upcoming games on my ps4, Surely when an 18 or an R is slaped on the box artistic freedom should be just that. We make the conclusion being if your an adult its your chioce what you view. But the likes of this imo is against anything im willing to tolerate . I was about to buy this game aswell may have to skip it.

[2ndhandcorn]

Way more kids on ps4 sales prove this so you have to expect this on the popular console lol .

[LucidIllusion]

Pretty stupid for that to be censored Sony but I won't lose sleep over this either. Censorship like this over time will hurt like hell though.

[Kaii]

I'm getting annoyed with this censorship shit, It's not going to ruin my mind looking at human flesh, people need to hammer this point home, We're adults and we can/will accept any form of art, I'm not saying censoring this big breasted character has ruined the game, I don't care tbh. I care when they try and limit creativity and art direction because It starts with these minor things & It leads to big things.

(Mature - Games marked M are for people 17 and older. They usually have very violent or gory content, strong language and possible nudity.) The buyers of said game are ALREADY aware of what It could contain, stop with this bullshit.

-Edit- I'd love to know what dickfish of-a human being was triggered by the buttocks, name'em and shame'em because you don't belong In today's society :p

[Mr Marvel]

You don’t censor art!
You just restrict who can view it, which is why we have age ratings.

[TheGamez100]

Lol wth. The games mature rated and has to hide something that small lol.

[Sgt_Slaughter]

Waiting for the people who tried to sweep the early censorships under the rug to try and defend this or spin it somehow.

Sony's not bulletproof, this can serious damage them going forward.

[Nicknasty]

Let me get this straight Sony. You have no problem showing 2 chicks making out, but wont show a butt crack???

Hmm, something smells extremely fishy here and dont think its whats in Ellies pants. Sounds like Sony has some leftist pc nonsense going on. What ashame!

[yomfweeee]

Wow no outrage over the other systems being censored as well? Just pointing the finger at Sony. With no proof that this is Sony's doing.

[carcarias]

This is ridiculous. While the extent of censorship here isn't extreme, it's the trend and the thinking behind it that bothers me.

I know non-gamers often have a hard time accepting video games as legitimate creative works, or even 'art', but you would have thought a company that is actually in the video game business would have no such confusion. Yet Sony seems to have just that and I say that as someone who loves what they have done this gen.

It's an 18+ game. Why doesn't it have the same creative freedom as books, movies etc...?

I think a strong message has to be sent or else there's a risk of constant watering down of products from here on in. It might start with things that are slight and then move on to far more significant changes to the developers initial vision. Such a shame.

[VTKC]

Violence raging from slicing someone to pieces to blowing a hole in someones head is fine. But a bare ass? Oh no we cant have that.

Oh and whats with Trishs boob reduction? She usually is well endowed

[CrimsonWing69]

So stupid, Sony. This is an M rated game. I don’t want a censored version of a game for mature audiences. It blows my mind that they are doing this when their competition isn’t. So, I guess now I need to start buying anything with nudity on stupid Xbone now.

[Rapidfirepunches]

Not just nudity, they've been censoring bikini's requiring them to have more coverage. Best to avoid PS4 for anything but the exclusives you can't get anywhere else.

[GameGod26]

I want to believe you aren’t this dumb it was in there pre patch lol metro also has tits in it uncensored by the way so do you really think this was on Sony? Come on bruh

[CrimsonWing69]

Why is it only censored in the west on Sony’s platform? It’d be one thing if it was designed this way on all platforms but it’s not and I don’t need Sony treating me like a kid and covering up my eyes because of butts n’ stuff. It’s annoying and completely disregards the concept of rating a game M rated. We don’t need censorship there’s people who don’t mind watching the “edited for cable” version of a movie that takes out all the violence, nudity, and swearing but I want the unedited version of a movie no matter how unnecessary the content is. This is borderline insulting, like Sony saying this content is way too unsuitable for you.

[LemonSlice]

So they censor this but let you see 3d titties in Metro Exodus? Lol

[ibrake4naps]

PC it is then...

[mafiabrett]

If Sony continues to do this crap, I'll seriously question to stay loyal to them. Any form of censorship in gaming/art is a game killer to me. Because the devs arn't able to express themselves freely. QUIT THIS SHIT SONY. "We gotta protect the kids" is bullshit excuse when kids shouldn't even be playing M18 games in first place.

[CrimsonWing69]

You know what this is like? This is like when you bought an album at Walmart and it was censored. I don’t know if a lot of you are old enough to remember that Walmart would do that but they used to never have the album versions with Parental Advisory warnings on the cover. Every other damn store carried the unedited albums but good ol’ Walmart has to keep it “clean”.

Whelp, anyone who bought the western version of DMC V on PS4 just bought the “Walmart version”. Kudos to those who don’t care but it irritates me to no end. It’s not like anyone is getting their rocks off to any of this! I’m not getting cyberpunk on PS4 I’ll tell you that much. Probably be freaking lens flares everywhere or they’ll Austin Powers it and have the nudity covered up by potted plants or other household items, because god forbid adults see nudity but hey we can rip peoples’ heads off and blow a huge hole in them with a shotgun, but a butt, no sir, the Sony audience can’t handle the crack in the back of some fake CG character.