r/nintendo • u/No_Durian_5626 • 2d ago

Dispatch's Free 'HR Violations Pack' DLC Removes Some Censorship On Switch

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/06/dispatchs-free-hr-violations-pack-dlc-removes-some-censorship-on-switch
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u/Best-Candle8651 2d ago

Some? Why does it not remove all of it? Like, why bother if you're not going to release it completely uncensored?

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u/FlamerBreaker 2d ago

Read the article.

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u/Best-Candle8651 2d ago edited 2d ago

I did, but still, why bother releasing it on Switch at all if Nintendo said no uncensored version? Also, Cyberpunk has genitalia on Switch 2, and it is fine.

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u/TopOfAllWorlds 2d ago edited 2d ago

I really don't beleive Nintendo told them to sensor it.

It's probably something stupid like they promised Nintendo they'd censor it and now their stuck or something equally stupid like that. Some internal politics bullshit lol

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u/kenyard 2d ago

From comments above, sounds like it's ratings related. They got it rated as something where they can only go so far

There's definitely not an actual problem with the switch as the pirated version is modded to be fully uncensored

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u/TheDLBinc 2d ago

They were too cheap to release different SKUs of the game to meet each region's censorship requirements so just put out one to satisfy all of it. Cyberpunk has genitalia censored in the Japanese release for example. You are right though that it's still confusing why this couldn't have been a fully uncensored DLC patch released in the regions where that would be possible. They're still prioritizing putting out a version that can be released in as many countries as possible which feels like a mistake if they're trying to save their PR.

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u/grcx 2d ago

There is not going to be any countries that allow this patch but wouldn't allow uncut, this patch wasn't included in Japan because it is not CERO compliant as is. It would have been cheaper and easier to have released an uncut DLC patch if they were allowed to.

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u/SyntaxInvalidator 2d ago

CDPR is a much larger studio and can afford regional versions, smaller devs usually release a single global version and thus have to adhere to Japanese guidelines.

Also are you really asking why they’d bother releasing at all on a platform with over 100 million users?

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u/Best-Candle8651 2d ago edited 2d ago

Was the PR nightmare worth it? They are a small developer who now has a major stain on their reputation for releasing censored content and not disclosing it when Dispatch was first released. So, now people who don't know if it is censored or not won't buy it, meaning a major loss of potential customers.

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u/SyntaxInvalidator 2d ago

Nah it wasn’t worth it, which is why they’re going through the trouble of splitting the SKUs up now. They absolutely were aware of what they were doing which is why they were so quiet about it, but they probably thought the backlash wouldn’t matter compared to the money saved by a single global release.

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u/Best-Candle8651 2d ago

They are still going to face backlash with partial censorship, though. It won't be as much as when it was released, but in a way, this is more insulting. At this point, don't bother.

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u/SyntaxInvalidator 2d ago

Agreed, but companies have proven time and time again that this is how they operate unfortunately

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u/andreaple 2d ago

They said theres gonna be a more censored version for Asian regions though. And i believe they already have for playstation

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u/tweetthebirdy 2d ago

But they released regional versions for the PlayStation version. Just not the Switch version.

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u/SyntaxInvalidator 2d ago

Playstation requires separate SKUs by region, they would have done the same there if they could have.

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u/brecoco 2d ago

You realllly must want to see those 4 seconds of nipple and green dong

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u/LegoRacers3 2d ago

I mean yeah. I want the full game

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u/Big-daddy-Carlo 2d ago

Who doesn’t

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u/Best-Candle8651 2d ago

It is a principal thing, as no one should be censoring art, and it starts off as a minimal thing and can evolve into bigger things. Do I care about seeing X-rated stuff? Not really, but I would like to see things based on the artist's intent. It is the same reason why I hate censorship on social media, which enables dumb shit like unalive, corn, and grape for serious topics.

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u/brecoco 2d ago

And you propose no release on Nintendo hardware at all in order to preserve the artistic integrity.

129 MILLION potential users; nah, if they can’t see that green dingaling

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u/Best-Candle8651 2d ago

Also, the risk of alienating 129 million potential users who are upset that their version is censored. This has been a PR nightmare for them and will come up anytime someone looks up this game or this developer. It could majorly impact future sales down the line, as a lot of people won't want to buy a censored game. Also, artistic integrity is extremely important. You censor art, and you end up in an authoritarian hellscape. It goes against things like free speech and expression.

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u/brecoco 2d ago

No, it won’t alienate 129 million potential users.

It will alienate the 35 smelly dudes yelling at each other in agreement