Windows 8 Will Support Naughty Video Games After All
Yay for sex and violence on your MicroSoft Surface!
Phwoaaar! Eh?
Earlier this month we reported that Microsoft was going to censor PEGI 18 rated titles and ESRB Mature rated games from its Steam and Origin-countering Windows Store. Well, it's changed its corporate mind.
Thank goodness. Waaaaay back in early October, it stated that, "Apps with a rating over PEGI 16, ESRB MATURE, or that contain content that would warrant such a rating, are not allowed." You've probably spotted the huge, huge flaw in this when it comes to selling games to gamers in a store that won't stock games such as...
Assassin's Creed 3, Hitman Absolution, Call of Duty, Battlefield 3. Yes, we thought you would have done. So, according to Gizmodo, who talked with Windows Corporate VP of Web Services Antoine Leblond, Microsoft has realised this mistake and is rectifying it in a way that could lead you to believe that it wasn't about protecting da kidz from moral corruptions really.
"The change, though, will take some time to go into effect. The games that had been caught in this net still won't be available as the Windows Store launches with Windows 8 today. Leblond said the plan is to flip the switch around December—definitely before the new year. That's a longer delay that most would have hoped for, but at least there's light at the end of the restrictive tunnel.
"This is to give developers a heads up that that's where we're going," Leblond said, "So they can have the peace of mind around developing the kinds of games that will have those ratings.""
So, there you go. Money makes sense out of censorship.
Thank goodness. Waaaaay back in early October, it stated that, "Apps with a rating over PEGI 16, ESRB MATURE, or that contain content that would warrant such a rating, are not allowed." You've probably spotted the huge, huge flaw in this when it comes to selling games to gamers in a store that won't stock games such as...
Assassin's Creed 3, Hitman Absolution, Call of Duty, Battlefield 3. Yes, we thought you would have done. So, according to Gizmodo, who talked with Windows Corporate VP of Web Services Antoine Leblond, Microsoft has realised this mistake and is rectifying it in a way that could lead you to believe that it wasn't about protecting da kidz from moral corruptions really.
"The change, though, will take some time to go into effect. The games that had been caught in this net still won't be available as the Windows Store launches with Windows 8 today. Leblond said the plan is to flip the switch around December—definitely before the new year. That's a longer delay that most would have hoped for, but at least there's light at the end of the restrictive tunnel.
"This is to give developers a heads up that that's where we're going," Leblond said, "So they can have the peace of mind around developing the kinds of games that will have those ratings.""
So, there you go. Money makes sense out of censorship.
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