8 Strangest Examples Of Censorship In Video Games
5. Watch Dogs 2
Watch Dogs 2, released in November 2016, features a rather strange example of censorship that was removed, post-launch, through an update. The offence in question? An NPC who had a fully rendered, fully viewable vagina.
The twinkle cavern in question was discovered by NeoGAF user Goron2000, who uploaded a screenshot of the velvet purse through the PS4 share function. Even though he uploaded it directly to Twitter, the screenshot in question was automatically shared to his friends in the "What's New" section of the PS4's main screen - thus resulting in his temporary suspension.
Once news of the lady cave was posted online, Ubisoft was quick to respond stating "we apologize and will update this NPC model to make it more consistent with other NPC models in the game". Sure enough, the pudendum was removed from the game through a patch and only lives on in screenshots uploaded by the public.
The odd thing about this particular bit of self-censorship is that Watch Dogs 2 features several different, fully naked male NPCs in the game - their bait and tackle prominently displayed for all to see. So why exactly is one vagina not acceptable, but multiple penises are completely fair game?