Tales of Arise Censorship – Was the JRPG Censored on PS4, PS5? Official Answer From Bandai Namco

Tales of Come up developer and writer Bandai Namco launched a brand new assertion after a censorship rumor surfaced, claiming the JRPG was getting censored by Sony on PS4 and PS5, versus its Xbox and PC Steam variations.

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Was Tales of Come up censored? Assertion from Bandai Namco

Tales of Come up, similar to most JRPGs, has some fanservice in it, resembling swimsuit costumes, a staple of Japanese video games DLCs these days. Nonetheless, a rumor has emerged a number of days in the past, claiming Sony censored the sport forward of launch on PlayStation platforms.

Answering our German friends at XboxDynasty, Bandai Namco denied the rumor claiming that this type of content material would get censored on PS4 and PS5 in comparison with the PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Collection X variations of the sport. Bandai Namco acknowledged all variations of Tales of Come up will embody the identical options and story.

Bandai Namco: “Tales of Come up will probably be launched on September 10, 2021, on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Collection X|S, and PC. All variations will embody the identical story and options, with none type of censorship.”

This utterly denies the rumor going round stating that some scenes, costumes, dialogues, and symbols could be censored on PlayStation by Sony. This isn’t shocking seeing that rumor was means too farfetched and doubtful.

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How the “Tales of Come up was hit by Sony’s censorship” rumor began

This rumor began with a put up on 4Chan’s /V/ board, and this could already be sufficient to inform you how doubtful it was. What made it much more untrustworthy is that it claimed {that a} scorching springs scene was within the sport however deleted from the PS4 and PS5 variations. So far as I do know, since when this all began in 2018, Sony by no means deleted entire scenes like this, and as a substitute used mild beams. Most notably on a choose few Japan-only Bishoujo video games.

The censorship rumor additionally acknowledged that each feminine costume within the sport was made much less risque on PlayStation. Besides that, for those who’ve adopted the Japanese promotion of the sport, we’ve already seen a number of occasions the DLC costumes of Tales of Come up, they usually’re an identical on all platforms. Lastly, the rumor additionally claimed that gender symbols present in some areas of the sport had been eliminated by Sony. Making it clear the entire thing was a typical hoax try and rile up a sure kind of individuals.