You also have to consider that gaming doesn't really have an equivalent of theatrical distribution The beginning of home video greatly weakened the power ratings had over consumers, and games have always been only on "home video"
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Replying to @arthur_affect @markemer and
So like back in the day it was a big deal if your game couldn't be sold on store shelves, and even today Steam is very leery about AO or unrated games But edgy indie devs give a lot less of a shit If you just want people to see your indie project you don't really need Steam
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Replying to @arthur_affect @markemer and
The only reason Steam is leery is outright porn, and they actually more or less permit that now. Afaik steam will now sell anything that isn't illegal under US law
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Replying to @BootlegGirl @arthur_affect and
Yes, it was a policy change a while ago. Their algorithm purged some LGBT content when it shouldn’t have, and instead of fixing the algorithm they decided to just stop gatekeeping at all.
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Replying to @bazzalisk @BootlegGirl and
I am conflicted on whether this was a good move, but it certainly removed the problem of their gatekeeping being biased ...
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Replying to @bazzalisk @arthur_affect and
Of course the remaining "gatekeeping" is if they can be plausibly concerned that there's graphic sexuality involving an underage character. Which led to a weird situation where GG types tried to get Life is Strange 2 taken down and I honestly couldn't see where they were wrong
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Replying to @BootlegGirl @bazzalisk and
LiS2 had a hetero romance between the 17 year old male lead and a 17 year old girl, and she takes off her shirt in the game - or so I'm told, I chose the gay option. Honestly I don't see how that's technically different than various hentai games having a character stated to be 17
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Replying to @BootlegGirl @arthur_affect and
Well, that’s going to run into questions of legality in various places.
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Replying to @bazzalisk @BootlegGirl and
Because 17 is underaged in some places and not in others.
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Replying to @bazzalisk @arthur_affect and
Yeah but under US law it arguably is "virtual child porn" because US law sets the, uh, age of virtual consent or whatever at 18
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Yeah well this is an area where the law is still very much in limbo and so major institutions just prefer not to talk or think about it
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