AO rated PS3 game?

[Leopold BUTTERS]

AO rated games can come out on the ps2 now that it's an open system to anyone and doesn't need sonys permission to release games. The only game i have ever seen receive and AO rating was Manhunt 2 and it was not released until it received an M rating because sony/nintendo/MS would not allow it on the system.

[androvsky]

Well, Sega used to allow pornographic dating sims on the Saturn and Dreamcast in Japan, naturally none of them ever came out here. I think the console makers are just following Nintendo's lead in trying to appear to be as kid-friendly as possible so parents aren't afraid of picking one up for their kids. I'm not sure that even the PS3 has a majority adult market share.

Btw, MS started out the 360 marketing in Japan by pandering to the otaku market with more risque titles (Kotaku delighted in covering MS's early marketing in Japan). Yes, Idolmaster counts. There's even a cleaned up hentai game that came out for the PS3 first, Record of Agarast War, that was slightly naughtier in the 360 port.

And for the record, some of those hentai dating sims were still considered fairly good games even after they were cleaned up for release on the PS2. I'd love to play Air some day, what I've seen of the anime is incredible.

[Maximus]

Originally Posted by androvsky

Well, Sega used to allow pornographic dating sims on the Saturn and Dreamcast in Japan, naturally none of them ever came out here. I think the console makers are just following Nintendo's lead in trying to appear to be as kid-friendly as possible so parents aren't afraid of picking one up for their kids. I'm not sure that even the PS3 has a majority adult market share.

Btw, MS started out the 360 marketing in Japan by pandering to the otaku market with more risque titles (Kotaku delighted in covering MS's early marketing in Japan). Yes, Idolmaster counts. There's even a cleaned up hentai game that came out for the PS3 first, Record of Agarast War, that was slightly naughtier in the 360 port.

And for the record, some of those hentai dating sims were still considered fairly good games even after they were cleaned up for release on the PS2. I'd love to play Air some day, what I've seen of the anime is incredible.

I think Idolmaster is quite possibly the creepiest 360 game I have ever seen. Loli sexual-abuse sim, sells amazingly well though, the PSP editions are going to do very well...

[ADRiiAN`]

I really never understood why the human body was labelled 'bad'.
We were born naked, were we not?

I'm going to start boycotting clothes

[XundeadhunterX]

Well games are only given AO only if extreme events happen; like GTA SA with its hot coffee mode. the first wave of it is changed to AO. thats what AO is there for. mature games that are hacked and shown things that are indeed AO

[Uniquely]

Originally Posted by Maxpower1987

How so? The big six studios don't do NC-17 movies in theatres, you have to go to special cinemas if you want to watch an NC-17 movie and you have to go to a special store to buy/rent them.

The fact is there isn't a market for these types of games outside the current Japanese H-games which usually consist of tentacle rape porn...

That's all true... but a Mature 17+ game rating doesn't allow for nearly as much wiggle room as an "R" rated movie, which is also recomended for 17+. There's no where near as much nudity allowed.

[pacificvibes]

Originally Posted by robinandtami

That's all true... but a Mature 17+ game rating doesn't allow for nearly as much wiggle room as an "R" rated movie, which is also recomended for 17+. There's no where near as much nudity allowed.

and game nudity just looks odd HAHA

[mikejet]

Originally Posted by pacificvibes

and game nudity just looks odd HAHA

I think it would look great cellshaded though.

[pacificvibes]

Originally Posted by mikejet

I think it would look great cellshaded though.

[DetroitSportsFan]

I had a 3DO system back in the day, and I bought/rented quite a few AO rated games for it. I had these two games, which I remember buying at Babbage's (now known as Gamestop).

[caliblue15]

Originally Posted by mikejet

Will there ever be one?

Most PS3 owners are of adult age and I think the industry could put out a AO rated game. I mean you can see more in a rated R movie than you can in a video game and that's still because people think video games are for kids/teens. Well I'm and adult and a gamer and I want more mature stories and more mature content.

I know certain retailers said they would not stock a game if it were rated AO well screw them. I want more mature games.

NO, SCEA doesn't allow AO games, and Most retailers also do not allow AO games to be on shelves, so No.

[supercutz]

Originally Posted by Maxpower1987

Nope. Never going to happen. Sony would never licence an AO game for the platform. It's not just Sony; Nintendo and MS do the same. If you want AO content you have to look at niche PC gaming mostly from Japan...

Bingo!

[air_max]

Originally Posted by mikejet

...
GoW is almost there. It reminds me of watching 300 where there is great action pieces but then there is also that tasteful sex scene. G...

tasteful? what movie were you watching? those sex scenes were pretty raw and rough. just like the rest of the movie. the only thing tasteful about that movie was the popcorn i was eating while watching it

IMO, video games are good enough without the 'extra' stuff to merit an AO rating. and to be honest, most of the time when they put nudity etc in movies, it is detracting from the over-all feel of the movie. it is a diaphanous mechanic more often than not. or is simply put in there to get teenage boys to watch it

and correct me if im wrong, but in GoW and chains of olympus, don't you press buttons to hump? lol, mmmmm tasteful.

[AM-MAN]

I would buy a MONSTER'S BALL game ..............but only play one stage of it

[MOONPHASE]

Originally Posted by docjan_uk

Tentacle Rape Porn you say?

sounds like you might like Tears to Tiara (was going to post the link for it from Kotaku.com but I think the mods probably wouldn't want me to post it). Of course its not an AO rated title because its not too extreme but its pretty darn close to it

[bajor27]

Originally Posted by docjan_uk

Tentacle Rape Porn you say?

omgosh. I think this is the best internet post I've ever seen. Hats off to you docjan. Hats off to you


As for the topic at hand, no, I don't see us ever getting AO titles on any console. The main reason being that the companies use this block to prevent straight out porn games coming out. Sure, there are some AO games that might come out that are just violent and maybe have some brief nudity, but there would be no way to stop the ones that are all about sex anymore.

What hopefully happens instead is the ESRB starting to be more accepting of things and games that might have previously gotten AO ratings get M ratings instead.