LogFAQs > #920692667

I_Abibde posted...

The ESRB exists for a reason

Yes, to pretend like there's some form of regulation in order to trick governments into not getting involved with regulation. Otherwise it's kind of a laughably ineffective in any meaningful way (see also the Loot Box controversy).

I have zero concern over Sony censoring things in the same way that I didn't care when Nintendo did it in the 1980s/1990s. Partly because it's not THEM making a moral judgment and forcing it on others as much as it is caving into societal pressure (ie, don't blame the PS, blame the US), but also because I'm not playing ecchi fanservice games on my Playstation anyway (and I actually dislike overt fanservice in anime or games that aren't explictly hentai).

I sort of lump this into the same sort of category as I do consoles basically refusing to carry AO-rated games for pretty much forever in the US - we've been a sexually repressed culture for years, and until that changes we're never going to stop seeing sexual censorship or shaming. Essentially, don't hate the players, hate the game.


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