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PlayStation suddenly pulls Hotline Miami 2 from Aussie PS5 owners after realising country's ratings board denied game's release a decade ago (www.eurogamer.net)
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[-] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 62 points 2 days ago

Australia continues to treat its residents as criminals who cannot be trusted with naughty things.

[-] BadlyDrawnRhino@aussie.zone 13 points 2 days ago

We've had an R18+ rating for video games since 2013, so not sure why Hotline Miami 2 wouldn't have been able to receive classification.

Funnily enough, I own the game on Steam, so at some point Valve also made the same mistake. But at least they won't pull the game from my library.

[-] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 days ago

The root problem is that not-being-classified counts as a ban, rather than defaulting to adults-only.

[-] BadlyDrawnRhino@aussie.zone 5 points 2 days ago

Oh, absolutely. I was only commenting on the weird timing, the game was released 2 years after an adult rating for video games was implemented.

We definitely have an odd and often archaic view on things here in Aus. Personally I think the classifications should be a purely informative system rather than something that decides whether or not something should be banned. Films are given much more artistic leeway than video games, and I could rant for hours on the government's stance on gambling, which is much more harmful than most things you'd find portrayed in any artistic medium.

[-] dumbass@leminal.space 13 points 2 days ago

Australian government bans entertainment

The government: Why is everyone pirating?

[-] Wooki@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Sharing is made a criminal offence

[-] zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 7 points 2 days ago

They are a prison colony after all

[-] Mango@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

Stupid nanny states.

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