Sony Cracks Down on Sexually Explicit Content in Games

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Sony Cracks Down on Sexually Explicit Content in Games
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Software developers that make sexually explicit videogames say Sony used to praise them as an important part of the PlayStation business strategy

TOKYO—Sony Corp. is cracking down on sexual content in PlayStation 4 videogames globally, reflecting concerns in the U.S. about the depiction of women in games but irritating some software developers.

Sony’s new in-house standards that limit sexually explicit content distinguish it from other game-hardware makers that allow a greater amount of content as long as the software carries a rating from a national industry body.

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