PSN Profiles forum post: https://forum.psnprofiles.com/topic/85087-list-of-censored-games-ps5-ps4-vita/
List of PS4 games: https://www.truetrophies.com/ps4/games/
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps4/category/999-all
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_4_games
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_4_games_(M%E2%80%93Z)
Metacritic (starts from Akiba’s Trip): https://www.metacritic.com/game/akibas-trip-2/
Prior to the policy
5 Video Games Sony Forced to be Censored:
Interview: IFI President Haru Akenaga and Trillion Director Masahiro Yamamoto on Neptunia and the Cost of “No More Censorship”: https://web.archive.org/web/20160318133301/https://operationrainfall.com/2015/12/04/interview-haru-akenaga-masashiro-yamamoto/
Sony moves PlayStation to California: https://web.archive.org/web/20160407124242/https://www.sie.com/en/corporate/release/2016/160126a.html
PlayStation’s move to America won’t change its DNA: https://web.archive.org/web/20160201053655/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2016-01-29-playstations-move-to-america-wont-change-its-dna
Why Japan no longer matters as Sony heads West: https://web.archive.org/web/20160202070517/https://venturebeat.com/2016/01/26/why-japan-no-longer-matters-to-playstation-as-sony-heads-west/
Sony moves PlayStation westward but that doesn’t mean Japan is finished: https://web.archive.org/web/20160205000510/https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2016/02/01/sony-moves-its-playstation-operations-westward-but-that-doesnt-mean-japan-is-finished/#376f5ae87060
Victims
Uppers PS4 version cancelled: https://archive.md/04BRT
NekoPara: https://archive.md/d5RWL
Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs: https://archive.md/MD0AC
Super Neptunia RPG:
Arc of Alchemist: https://censorship.fandom.com/wiki/Arc_of_Alchemist
Date A Live: https://archive.md/1stYo
Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 Scarlet: https://archive.md/iG5LU
Haruoto Alice Gram: https://archive.md/SDO5z
Zanki Zero: https://archive.md/UOtYZ
Conception Plus: https://web.archive.org/web/20190123224751/https://twinfinite.net/2019/01/conception-plus-ps4-censored/
Yu-No: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFd9BkAdLgY&list=PLfHNwQ6LzMDJsfoHs_PypyYgETU9fTLe3&index=47
Martha Is Dead:
Amazing Princess Sarah: https://archive.ph/DWneh
Atelier Lulua: https://archive.ph/haMdQ
Censored Gaming videos
DOAX3:
Sony’s policy:
26 games censored on PlayStation:
Hentai v.s. Evil:
20 Ladies:
“Sony Check”:
PlayStation losing support in Japan:
China
China stifling PS4 sales (broken link): https://web.archive.org/web/20231231061315/https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/sony-says-chinas-censorship-laws-are-stifling-ps4-sales/
What’s going on with China and Big Tech?: https://archive.md/8bfvZ
Rumour – Are Sony censoring games for Tencent?: https://web.archive.org/web/20211024040624/https://nichegamer.com/rumor-are-playstation-censorsing-sexual-content-in-anime-games-for-tencent/
Guilty Gear Strive censors Taiwan, Uyghers: https://archive.is/mn8Zf
China bans effeminate men: https://archive.md/UJkGC
China, cybercrime and anime: https://archive.md/Sztz2
Dead or Alive Xtreme 3
Media hates DoA: https://imgur.com/a/XT6VI
Japanese react to DOAX3 v.s. West: https://imgur.com/gallery/Zue6Wgl
https://imgur.com/gallery/A4RgBnr/new
DOAX3 not coming West, Facebook post confirms: https://archive.md/d9gFl
Koei Tecmo responds: https://archive.md/WHhnx
Shuhei Yoshida on DOAX3: https://web.archive.org/web/20220213201200/https://nichegamer.com/dead-or-alive-xtreme-3-not-coming-west-due-to-cultural-differences-says-sony-boss/
Play-Asia’s (deleted) tweet: https://archive.md/hA6CO
https://web.archive.org/web/20151125040003/https://twitter.com/playasia/status/669343456423100416
DoA creator Itagaki not happy: https://web.archive.org/web/20151126231549/https://www.dualshockers.com/2015/11/26/dead-or-alive-creator-tomonobu-itakaki-comments-on-dead-or-alive-xtreme-3-not-coming-west/
The Mary Sue pretends to not be upset: https://archive.ph/AGGDL
PlayAsia(dot)mov:
DOAX3 sells well: https://web.archive.org/web/20170902232451/https://www.dualshockers.com/ps4ps-vita-exclusive-dead-or-alive-xtreme-3-breaks-sales-record-at-play-asia/
DOAX3 attacked: https://archive.is/9noMl
Koei Tecmo apologizes for DOAX3: https://archive.md/4oNSt
DOAX3 Scarlet Japanese sales: https://web.archive.org/web/20190327184211/https://gematsu.com/2019/03/media-create-sales-3-18-19-3-24-19
DOA6 censored: https://archive.ph/HE0LL
Dragon’s Crown
Controversy summary: https://archive.md/kRABm
Jason Schreier: https://web.archive.org/web/20141117141151/https://www.diadu.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/siopWVD.png
Super Seducer
PS4 version cancelled: https://web.archive.org/web/20180313093825/https://oneangrygamer.net/2018/03/super-seducer-wont-launch-ps4-following-complaints-feminists/53155/
Feminists and media celebrate: https://web.archive.org/web/20190509112801/https://oneangrygamer.net/2018/03/feminists-rejoice-super-seducer-censored-ps4/53327/
MeToo tied to the game: https://web.archive.org/web/20180318164849/https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/5/17062064/super-seducer-game-me-too
Devs send false DMCA notive: https://archive.md/q0wZx
Devil May Cry 5
Insomniac Games dev calls female digital artist a transphobe for fixing Lady’s face: https://archive.ph/3tDB1
PS4 PAL version censored: https://web.archive.org/web/20190403013923/https://screenrant.com/devil-may-cry-5s-ps4-version-weirdly-censored/
Capcom blames European legislation: https://web.archive.org/web/20200904101622/https://oneangrygamer.net/2019/12/devil-may-cry-5-was-censored-in-u-k-for-ps4-due-to-european-legislation-says-capcom/98884/
Omega Labyrinth Z
Banned by five countries: https://web.archive.org/web/20180527031351/https://www.play-asia.com/blog/2018/03/28/omega-labyrinth-z/
PQube announces cancellation: https://archive.today/20180625133614/https://twitter.com/PQubeGames/status/1011240217813057536
Gamers petition Sony – fails: https://web.archive.org/web/20200904102238/https://oneangrygamer.net/2018/07/gamers-petition-sony-to-reverse-ban-decision-on-omega-labyrinth-zs-western-release/63740/
Fan translation: https://archive.ph/3fZUQ
Omega Labyrinth Life
Trailer:
Details: https://archive.ph/OYxhB
Western release digital only: https://archive.ph/yN6Lc
Switch version sells three times better than PS4: https://archive.ph/VinK5
Uncensored on Steam: https://archive.ph/zaIjB
Worldwide sales: https://archive.ph/PkrFz
Silverio Trinity
Devs discuss Sony’s policy: https://web.archive.org/web/20200227155324/https://www.siliconera.com/visual-novel-makers-light-talk-about-frustrations-with-sonys-new-policy/
Game released, censored: https://web.archive.org/web/20200423225908/https://www.oneangrygamer.net/2018/12/silverio-trinity-march-28-2019-release-secured-after-completing-sonys-censorship-certification/73241/
Onechanbara Origin
Uncensored as much as possible: https://web.archive.org/web/20190220185323/https://twinfinite.net/2019/02/onechanbara-pd3-publisher-censorship-no-problem/
Nintendo
Switch surpasses PS4 sales: https://archive.ph/QdxOj
FSGs move to Nintendo:
Bayonetta left uncensored by Nintendo: https://archive.ph/RNgsY
Duel Princess banned: https://delistedgames.com/duel-princess-pulled-worldwide-on-switch-over-sexual-content/
Senran Kagura and Takaki
Takaki loves PS4: https://archive.md/FtcMb
Takaki given lots of freedom by Marvelous: https://archive.md/5YWVv
Sony bans Intimacy Mode: https://web.archive.org/web/20181013014721/https://twitter.com/XSEEDGames/status/1050920336219430914
Restrictions a heavy burden on 7even: https://archive.ph/0YuIH
Takaki quits Marvelous: https://web.archive.org/web/20190329021758/https://www.siliconera.com/2019/03/28/kenichiro-takaki-talks-about-the-issues-of-creative-restrictions-and-why-he-left-marvelous/
Burst Re:Newal patch (video deleted):
Peach Beach Splash affected:
Estival Versus:
Tencent owns 40% of Marvelous: https://archive.md/vOsCe
PlayStation’s double standards
‘99% of games will be fully compatible with PS5’ (evidently not true): https://web.archive.org/web/20200916234650/https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2020/09/16/ps5-retail-units/
Issues with backwards compatibility: https://web.archive.org/web/20210228184612/https://www.psu.com/news/guide-all-ps4-games-that-have-ps5-backwards-compatibility-issues/
Horizon Forbidden West has nipples but your anime games aren’t allowed to exist: https://archive.fo/jFexY
https://web.archive.org/web/20220305220007/https://nichegamer.com/aloy-has-fully-modeled-nipples/
PlayStation VP busted in paedophile sting video: https://www.freezepage.com/1647167081ESRCSEYCDM
Sony accused of systemic sexism in lawsuit: https://web.archive.org/web/20220310004227/https://www.engadget.com/sony-sexism-lawsuit-eight-women-join-003742557.html
PlayStation Plus games, how many FSGs will be added, how many uncensored?: https://web.archive.org/web/20220329121014/https://blog.playstation.com/2022/03/29/all-new-playstation-plus-launches-in-june-with-700-games-and-more-value-than-ever/
Sony accused Microsoft of ‘damaging the gaming industry’ during Activision buyout: https://archive.ph/GSdyh
Does Sony hate Japan?
Japanese/Asian PS4 exclusives: https://archive.md/Nx1eh
https://web.archive.org/web/20220401140148/https://www.gematsu.com/exclusives/ps4
Japan losing faith in Sony PlayStation: https://archive.ph/fg1N3
Microsoft taking advantage?: https://web.archive.org/web/20201108004017/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-07/microsoft-sets-sights-on-sony-s-home-turf-in-game-console-clash
Japan Studio shut down: https://archive.ph/lAwOp
PlayStation forces Japan to use X to Confirm instead of O: https://archive.ph/lr20M
Japanese gamers aren’t happy: https://archive.ph/KCo43
Sony insists they’re still a Japanese company: https://archive.ph/7mWAu
https://twitter.com/rayforcegame/status/1659526196668043266
Devestating report from ACE Research Institute on PlayStation’s downfall in Japan: https://web.archive.org/web/20210104115651/https://www.resetera.com/threads/ace-research-institute-looking-into-sonys-claim-that-they-take-japan-seriously.355318/
Xbox and Nintendo benefitting from Japanese backlash: https://archive.ph/2022.08.28-195944/https://clownfishtv.com/japanese-gamers-abandon-the-playstation-5-xbox-and-nintendo-sales-benefit-from-backlash/
The censorship policy
Master list: https://archive.ph/UwqdD
Wall Street Journal article: https://web.archive.org/web/20190419003953/https://www.wsj.com/articles/sony-cracks-down-on-sexually-explicit-content-in-games-11555427944
Responding to MeToo: https://archive.md/vEalt
No written rules: https://archive.ph/37DhK
Japan affected the most: https://archive.ph/MmS08
Sony wants to ‘protect the children’: https://web.archive.org/web/20200415050605/https://oneangrygamer.net/2019/04/sony-says-ps4-censorship-is-to-protect-young-people-japanese-dev-acknowledges-censoring-games-is-very-costly/82283/
‘Global standards’: https://archive.ph/U3GLa
Dismemberment not allowed: https://archive.ph/pc4xK
Cover image deleted: https://web.archive.org/web/20200905052421/https://oneangrygamer.net/2019/05/sony-censors-gamers-akiba-trip-ps4-cover-image-for-containing-sexual-content/83575/
PS4 theme censored: https://archive.ph/JyAst
Banned for posting Baiken tiddy: https://web.archive.org/web/20220401103927/https://www.sankakucomplex.com/2022/04/01/user-banned-from-psn-for-a-week-after-using-ps4-feature-to-share-in-game-screenshots/
Reception and backlash
Idea Factory promises they’re committed to zero censorship (aged poorly): https://archive.md/RRFjC
Petition: https://archive.ph/PVIq5
Sony UK will talk about censorship (never happened): https://archive.md/W5XP9
State of Play is very woke:
Sony endorses BLM: https://web.archive.org/web/20200531213132/https://twitter.com/sony/status/1267206702039994374
Aftermath
Sources from Nick Monroe: https://justpaste.it/2326w
Gravity Rush 2 rumoured for PS5 and PC: https://archive.md/5eBAO
Compile Heart moving away from PlayStation? (Japanese): https://archive.md/6U1x3
Neptunia trilogy coming westward digitally to Switch: https://ifi.games/game/hdn-rebirth-nsw/
PS3 and Vita not safe: https://archive.ph/6ClFa
Right Stuf acquired by Sony/Crunchyroll, bans erotica: https://archive.ph/3SlmT
Marvelous memory-holes Senran Kagura and others: https://archive.ph/umXQD
Marvelous gets woke: https://web.archive.org/web/20220913213410/https://marvelousgames.com/news/story-of-seasons-a-wonderful-life-revealed-for-nintendo-switch-release-in-summer-2023
Marvelous goes broke: https://archive.md/8iPll
PS5 sells 50 million: https://sonyinteractive.com/en/press-releases/2023/playstation-5-50-million-sold/
PlayStation stocks nosedive: https://archive.md/PJuwB
Jim Ryan gone: https://archive.md/OjF8d
‘The content is the same…’
PR responses are identical: https://archive.md/YNErh
Idea Factory
Death End Re;Quest 2 survey: https://archive.md/OrZbM
Traitors of America (ctrl-F): https://archive.md/2020.10.30-015848/https://www.oneangrygamer.net/traitors-of-america/
Stellar Blade and Final Fantasy VII
Stellar Blade pre-orders skyrocket: https://archive.md/OW7Fy
FFVII ‘based’? Think again: https://archive.md/aJh9q
Dataset for Japanese FSGs (2014-2022). Third image is very small.
