pro_grammer@programming.dev to Steam@lemmy.ml · 1 年前Sony does not remove purchase restrictions from Helldivers 2 on steam and also adds them to Ghost of Tsushimaprogramming.devimagemessage-square45linkfedilinkarrow-up1398file-text
arrow-up1398imageSony does not remove purchase restrictions from Helldivers 2 on steam and also adds them to Ghost of Tsushimaprogramming.devpro_grammer@programming.dev to Steam@lemmy.ml · 1 年前message-square45linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squaretechingtenor@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up34·1 年前Am I crazy or does that screenshot have Japan in it? Why would a Japanese company ban a game about Japan in Japan?
minus-squarePiemanding@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 年前Weren’t they saying they had a separate version or something?
minus-squarelud@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up26·1 年前Yes, for some reason Japanese games often have a separate package on steam which includes Japanese.
minus-squarePiemanding@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 年前It’s probably just hard to include both character sets since the game was originally made in English with specific programming for Roman lettering. Same thing with GTA V. Any Chinese/Japanese/Korean characters just turned into squares.
minus-squarelud@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up20·1 年前It’s possible, but I doubt that is a problem these days with Unicode. Someone mentioned something about copyright for the Japanese voice actors. That seems odd too, but it seems plausible.
Am I crazy or does that screenshot have Japan in it? Why would a Japanese company ban a game about Japan in Japan?
Because corporate greed has no boundaries.
Weren’t they saying they had a separate version or something?
Yes, for some reason Japanese games often have a separate package on steam which includes Japanese.
It’s probably just hard to include both character sets since the game was originally made in English with specific programming for Roman lettering. Same thing with GTA V. Any Chinese/Japanese/Korean characters just turned into squares.
It’s possible, but I doubt that is a problem these days with Unicode.
Someone mentioned something about copyright for the Japanese voice actors. That seems odd too, but it seems plausible.