pro_grammer@programming.dev to Steam@lemmy.ml · 6 months agoSony does not remove purchase restrictions from Helldivers 2 on steam and also adds them to Ghost of Tsushimaprogramming.devimagemessage-square45fedilinkarrow-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 · 6 months agomessage-square45fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaretechingtenor@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up34·6 months agoAm I crazy or does that screenshot have Japan in it? Why would a Japanese company ban a game about Japan in Japan?
minus-square3volver@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·6 months agoBecause corporate greed has no boundaries.
minus-squarePiemanding@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up11·6 months agoWeren’t they saying they had a separate version or something?
minus-squarelud@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up26·6 months agoYes, for some reason Japanese games often have a separate package on steam which includes Japanese.
minus-squarePiemanding@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·6 months agoIt’s probably just hard to include both character sets since the game was originally made in English with specific programming for Roman lettering.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-up20·6 months agoIt’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It’s probably just hard to include both character sets since the game was originally made in English with specific programming for Roman lettering.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.