PlayStation will refund digital copies of Shift Up's latest action adventure game, Stellar Blade, over the claim of false advertisement.
Shift Up's first console game, Stellar Blade, is finally here to play. While it's a PS5-exclusive game, it's also a great experience for those who enjoy these types of games.
The more I play this game the more I want to keep playing, there's always something to unlock a place to explore a new monstrosity to fight.
With arguments about video game censorship raging across the internet, it’s time to look at what the Stellar Blade controversy is all about.
The game shouldn't be censored to begin with. And the "Western media of artists censoring their work to avoid offending audiences!" I am offended that the game I bought with my own money is censored. I honestly should have just waited for a PC version of the game at least then it wouldn't be censored for me.
Why should it be censored to begin with? It's a game aimed at adults. Therefore it shouldn't need censoring at all. I do wish media would stop trying to infantalise everyone. Let us make our own choices ffs!
Devs should just make it a toggle, those who are offended can censor their own game those who want it uncensored can leave it uncensored. They already have all assets so nothing goes to waste
It's a 2-for-1 on this week's chart, as the Golden Week holiday period takes Stellar Blade to the top spot, as well as some impressive Switch sales figures
Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)
Switch OLED Model – 72,592 (7,195,696)
PlayStation 5 – 43,033 (4,808,908)
Switch Lite – 16,247 (5,833,845)
Switch – 11,199 (19,786,390)
PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 6,501 (767,403)
Xbox Series X – 2,982 (271,121)
Xbox Series S – 2,353 (310,852)
PlayStation 4 – 202 (7,925,781)
Stellar Blade selling well it's great, hopefully we get a sequel or s franchise out of it!
WOW. speechless
Good. Now these guys and gals can buy the physical version like they should have done to begin with and not download the patch.... Or not.
Either way it's a win-win because these players get their refund and Sony remembers this in the future so it won't happen again even though the game is uncensored without the patch.
Bring on Stellar Blade 2!
This is insane people. The explanation that it was the unfinished model of that costume and they updated to correct that is plausible and that it makes no sense to censor this outfit and not all the more revealing ones. The patches were even issued before the game launched.
Honestly, you have to be some kind of loon to be that bothered, especially when there are far more revealing costumes in the game anyway, I guess folk just love a conspiracy theory these days.
To extremists on both end of this decade, buy the game and play it, it's a fucking rad action game!
Can't say fairer than returning the money to those who are upset.
If punters do get refunds though I hope they continue to support Shift Up and buy it physical and unpatched and show their annoyance at Sony in other ways. I have bought mine with PSN credit and have a digital PS5 so won't be refunding as I want Shift Up to get my money still.
Although I'd rather the console makers left the devs well alone on decisions like this that's not realistic and they will have the final say. The downside of third party exclusivity and consolidation I guess. To few companies having the final word in what's released.
The changes are minor though and there's still so much T'n'A in the game I'd still say the game is a victory for those who support EVE's image over those that feel it's unrealistic, sexist or an embarrassment to gaming.
If the patched version had gone out for review and nobody was none the wiser about the changes then the game would still be praised by the pro EVE camp for it's depiction of a sexy and beautiful women. So I would say buying the patched version is still a victory on that front of the argument.