Watch Dogs 2 features full-frontal nudity, but you could be banned from PSN if you share an image of said nudity.
The game features what appears to be an odd oversight in which the vaginas of civilian NPCs can be viewed through their underwear, with Ubisoft taking the time for fully render the female genitalia (pubic hair and all) for some reason. This was spotted by NeoGAF user Goron2000, who revealed that after taking a photo of one of these vaginas with Watch Dogs 2‘s in-game camera, he was suspended from PSN.
Goron2000 wrote:
“I received my copy of Watch Dogs 2 on Saturday evening due to a mistake on Amazon Prime Now and I’ve been having a great time with the game so far. On Sunday evening I accidentally blew up a few women in a back alley with a gas pipe and then I saw *it*; someone at Ubisoft had rendered a full vagina on one (or maybe more) of the females in the game.
I took a picture of this funny oversight with the ingame camera and shared it on twitter for my friends to see and I posted it in one of the Watch Dogs early release threads on here. Cut to tonight where I can’t access any services while playing the game and then when I tried to sign in there was a very brief message about my account being suspended.”
He shared a copy of the email he received from Sony, which reads:
“We’re writing to inform you that your Sony Entertainment Network account has been temporarily suspended.
We’ve made this decision based on your online activity in Live from PlayStation on 14-11-2016.
Content of an adult or sexual nature is against our Code of Conduct.
The suspension will last 1 week and will be lifted on 21-11-2016. You won’t be able to access online multiplayer, PlayStation Store and other network features until the suspension is over.
We take the decision to suspend an account very seriously, and we only do so after one of our moderators has carefully analysed the situation. PlayStation Support therefore cannot overturn this moderation decision.
We ask all our players to act decently, respectfully and with consideration for us and other players while using PlayStation Network. To make sure you understand the behaviour we expect from our community, please review the Code of Conduct here before returning to PlayStation Network. Please be aware that any further breaches of the Code of Conduct may result in a longer suspension or even a permanent ban.
Yours sincerely,
SIEE Moderation”
Twitter user Swizzasaur also shared an image of a Watch Dogs 2 vagina, with them also reporting that they had been banned from PSN as a result, writing: “Sony have suspended my PSN account for a week for sharing this image. Sorry Sony I’ll go back to sharing pics of corpses in re7.”
View the NSFW image below:
Uhhhhhmmmmmm huh #WatchDogs2 #PS4share pic.twitter.com/9HtbMAMAF2
— Swizzasaur (@Swizzasaur) November 13, 2016
Goron2000 complained that as Watch Dogs 2 heavily relies upon its online features, he therefore won’t be able to enjoy the game as a result of sharing content that was actually in the game. It’s unknown whether or not Sony will reverse its decision, but for the time being if you stumble upon a vagina in Watch Dogs 2, it’s probably best that you don’t share it.
Check out our top 10 list of banned video games:
10 Banned Video Games (and the Crazy Reasons Why)
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BANNED: Mass Effect
Where: Singapore
Why: The original Mass Effect was banned in Singapore because of a "lesbian sex scene" between a female and an androgynous alien. Its sequels were also banned in the United Arab Emirates because of the homosexual relationships the player can have in the games.
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BANNED: EA Sports MMA
Where: Denmark
Why: EA's mixed martial arts simulation game wasn't banned because of the gratuitous kicking of heads featured in the game, but rather because of a law in the country that prohibits the marketing of energy drinks, something which featured quite heavily in the title.
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BANNED: Saints Row 4
Where: Australia
Why: Australia is incredibly conservative when it comes to video games, and this was made clear recently when it was revealed that the upcoming Saints Row 4 would be banned in the country, as it featured a weapon called an 'alien anal probe' that apparently promotes sexual violence.
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BANNED: Injustice: Gods Among Us
Where: United Arab Emirates
Why: The DC Comics fighter was banned by the UAE because its title features the word "God." The game was repacked with the title Injustice: The Mighty Among Us, but as the on-disc content remained the same, the ban was not lifted.
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BANNED: Pokémon Trading Card Game
Where: Saudi Arabia
Why: The Pokemon Trading Card Game was banned in Saudi Arabia because the cards apparently supported Zionism. According to the mufti, the highest religious authority in the state, the cards have symbols that include "the star of David, which everyone knows is connected to international Zionism and is Israel's national emblem."
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BANNED: Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Where: Pakistan
Why: Black Ops II was banned in Pakistan because of its supposed negative portrayal of Pakistanis, but that's not the surprising part - the surprising part is the incredibly harsh punishment for selling the game. If a retailer is found to be selling the hugely popular FPS, they face community service or, even worse, a jail sentence. Yikes.
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BANNED: ALL video games that feature shooting
Where: Venezuela
Why: Venezuela is the first country to outright ban all violent video games, with the country's president Hugo Chavez telling citizens that there were some games that required players to kill him, calling all video game consoles, specifically the Nintendo DS and PlayStation, "poison." Fun guy.
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BANNED: Command & Conquer: Generals
Where: China
Why: China is strict when it comes to video games, with many developers editing content in their games to meet the country's demands.
However, China's banning of Command & Conquer: Generals for portraying the country in a "negative light" was more than a little confusing, as the game actually saw the player fight alongside China, who were portrayed as one of the world's superpowers.
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BANNED: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Where: Indonesia
Why: Forget about all the blood and violence, San Andreas caused an uproar when it was released after a hacker discovered a sex mini-game titled 'Hot Coffee', which allowed players to take control of protagonist CJ while he did the no pants dance with his girlfriend. Although this mini-game wasn't accessible without a hack, it still led to San Andreas being banned in Indonesia, along with receiving an 'Adults Only' rating in the US.
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BANNED: Homefront
Where: South Korea
Why: South Korea and North Korea have had a tumultous relationship to say the least, so South Korea decided that it would be for the best to ban Homefront, a game which pits the player as members of a resistance movement fighting against a North Korean military occupation of the US. Considering North Korea's historically short fuse, this was probably a wise decision.
