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[Nickolaidas]

... because she was a 'whore' android with 'big boobs and blonde hair'. That wasn't really appreciated by Sony who began to not look Quantic Dream as a must-have developer.

Known and reliable industry insider Tom Henderson, who was one of the first ones to leak Quantic Dream’s upcoming Star Wars game, has shed some light on the relationship between Sony and the French developer. Quantic Dream’s partnership with Sony was at its peak at the time its hit PlayStation 3 exclusive Heavy Rain released, but reportedly came tumbling down as the studio delved into controversial content for Detroit: Become Human.

According to Henderson, Detroit: Become Human originally had four protagonists, one of which was a “whore” Android that featured “blond hair and huge boobs.” The protagonist came with controversial scenarios that sat outside Sony’s comfort zone, and partly contributed towards the company wrapping up its three-game deal with Quantic Dream “ASAP.”

At the time the deal ended, Quantic Dream was reportedly working on an open-world space game for Sony, codenamed Project Karma.

“The project was dubbed Project Karma and eventually turned to Project Solstice,” wrote Henderson. “The game had been in development for around two years. Project Karma/Solstice was eventually cancelled as Sony wanted their third and final title in collaboration with Quantic Dream to be on a Detroit: Become Human Kara demo that Quantic had created. Quantic Dream was also having game engine difficulties with an open-world game.”

Henderson can’t say if Project Karma/Solstice has been “morphed” into the rumored Star Wars project, but his sources suggest that the engine Quantic Dream was using back then cannot handle an open-world game.

Full article here: Known Insider Sheds Light on Sony Quantic Dream Relationship (playstationlifestyle.net)

Shit, maybe they (Quantic) should have made her look like Alloy in Forbidden West ...

 

[DeepEnigma]

 

[killatopak]

But GTA and Witcher is fine where you can fuck whores.

 

[ManaByte]

But GTA and Witcher is fine where you can fuck whores.

Both were before the big censorship push though.

 

[killatopak]

Both were before the big censorship push though.

But abby.

 

[ethomaz]

That makes no sense lol

Sony first party games didn’t have that kind of censorship… big boobs can be showed in M titles.

 

[spons]

At one hand I'd like to think Sony are the biggest fucking atrocious hypocrites on earth, on the other hand it's David Cage we're talking about. God knows what kind of twisted shit he came up with.

 

[SlimySnake]

But abby.

Abby has no tits so thats ok.

 

[Nickolaidas]

I think Sony's problem is that one of the main characters (who is supposedly a person to root for) was a sex worker. They probably thought it would be demeaning for women.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Both were before the big censorship push though.

Cyberpunk?

 

[Snowdonhoffen]

I doubt the big boobs were the problem.
Knowing David Cage, it would have included a scene where you press buttons to undress yourself then a QTE where your characther is f*cked, maybe even some killing while in the act.

 

[ethomaz]

I doubt the big boobs were the problem.
Knowing David Cage, it would have included a scene where you press buttons to undress yourself then a QTE where your characther is f*cked, maybe even some killing while in the act.

Sony allow sexy scenes with main characters in M titles.

 

[Danknugz]

i don't know what's more cringe, sex scenes in video games or burkas.

 

[Vaelka]

But GTA and Witcher is fine where you can fuck whores.

I guess that giving them any autonomy and actually playing as one isn't okay according to Sony then.
It's only okay if you fuck them and then kill them to get your money back like in GTA I guess, but playing one?
*GASP!*

 

[Sub_Level]

Not a fan of David Cage games but if its just the subject matter thats pretty dumb. Every 13 year old with a smartphone can already be exposed to a deluge of sex workers. What exactly is taboo about it in 2021?

Did the devs want a fully interactive rape scene or something?

 

[ethomaz]

Detroit: Become Human was rated M and so that censorship doesn't exists.
If it was a T or even lower rate then I could understand.
But Sony doesn't censorship M titles.

 

[ManaByte]

That makes no sense lol

Sony first party games didn’t have that kind of censorship… big boobs can be showed in M titles.

Maybe it was an anime android whore? Those are the titties they seem to have a problem with.

RIP DOAX.

 

[Snowdonhoffen]

Sony allow sexy scenes with main characters in M titles.

I know, I know. But if it was an interactive scene it might have been an instant no from Sony.
Kinda like the GTA 5 torture controversy, where you just press some buttons and the media went crazy.

 

[Coloress_Kafka]

Sony didn’t trust the man with some of the creepiest sex scenes in games to handle a whore Android tastefully??? I’m shocked

 

[ethomaz]

Maybe it was an anime android whore? Those are the titties they seem to have a problem with.

RIP DOAX.

Well needs to check which rate the anime titles received.
M titles doesn't receive these censorships.

Detroid is M.

 

[Gamerguy84]

"tortured souls" has full nudity.

 

[TheThreadsThatBindUs]

Completely unverifiable. So is probably fanfiction.

Funny also how they try to give credibility to the source by claiming it's the same source as the QD star wars rumour... and yet the QD star wars rumour itself has yet to be officially confirmed to my knowledge.

 

[SlimySnake]

At one hand I'd like to think Sony are the biggest fucking atrocious hypocrites on earth, on the other hand it's David Cage we're talking about. God knows what kind of twisted shit he came up with.

David Cage made a game about a society where Androids were a norm. Do you really think we would not have perverts doing sick shit to androids in our society? Sex androids no less? It fits in with the theme of the game. Humans used and abused androids in this story.

 

[ManaByte]

Well needs to check which rate the anime titles received.
M titles doesn't receive these censorships.

Detroid is M.

DMCV SE did, but they patched it out after people complained.

 

[emivita]

Wonder if she was supposed to be that character...

She was creepy AF in the main menu... one time she asked me if I was her friend, I said "no" - her reaction hit me hard. And btw, she deserved a main role in the story.

 

[j0hnnix]

whore' android with 'big boobs and blonde hair'.

 

[Banjo64]

Shame, would have been cracking I’m sure. Next time make the Android look like an ugly man and you’ll probably have much more success.

 

[Werewolf Jones]

Only weirdos wanna play chicks in these games.

 

[Magnific0giganticus]

That doesn't seem credible. Why would Sony have anything to do with what goes in a game they didn't fund or even partially own from a third party developer. Sure they had their (timed) exclusivity agreement, but it's not like Sony decides what's goes in and what goes out. It's not like QD has to pitch their concepts to Sony for their total approval.i don't buy this "3 game exclusivity deal" sounds like bullshit. Why would any company make a deal like that so in advance before even the game's conception? It makes more sense they would deal with the games individually. Crazy to imagine someone take the risk of signing a contract for 3 games (that's like 10 years of work and expenses), where either part can't back out of it if things aren't working after the 1st or 2nd game, without any major repercussions/penalties at the very least.

 

[assurdum]

Lol bullshit. Simply Sony won't publish anymore games by a studio with different accuses of harrassment leaked some time ago. The timing is not a coincidence.

 

[ManaByte]

That doesn't seem credible. Why would Sony have anything to do with what goes in a game they didn't fund or even partially own from a third party developer.

They were the publisher.

 

[Marvel]

Sony fears robo tits

 

[DeepEnigma]

Lol bullshit. Simply Sony won't work with an studio with many women harrassment on the courts....

This honestly seems more credible, considering Sony caught heat and had to make statements about it at the time.

But people gonna do what they gonna do in here, even though others are providing examples of sexual content and full on nudity in games released before, on, and after Detroit.

 

[rubenburgt]

"For the players", right?

 

[assurdum]

"For the players", right?

More for the women, it seems.

 

[bender]

If anyone could give a whore android with big boobs nuance, it would be David Cage.

 

[Airbus Jr]

Does this insider/source story is credible ?

I mean the main story in detroit seems to be centered on Connor and Marcus

We already have Kara for the side character/ she doing her own thing

What does the 4th character purpose here ?

If the story are true i suppose that prostitutes are North ( North background are prostitutes)

Anyway im sad if that Project Solstice game were cancelled because of this

An open world space game by them? I never expect something like that from them and i admitted im curious about this...sadly cancelled game..

 

[VN1X]

Grifter grifter!

 

[TrueLegend]

Sony pulls many shenanigans and then backtracks, so whatever.

 

[lh032]

Imagine Unreal Engine 5 titties with Ray tracing, pairs with haptic feedback

 

[Captain Toad]

This sounds completely fabricated.

 

[silent head]

Glad Jim Ryan came and saved us

 

[Cyber_hunter026]

Does this insider/source story is credible ?

I mean the main story in detroit seems to be centered on Connor and Marcus

We already have Kara for the side character/ she doing her own thing

What does the 4th character purpose here ?

If the story are true i suppose that prostitutes are North ( North background are prostitutes)

Anyway im sad if that Project Solstice game were cancelled because of this

An open world space game by them? I never expect something like that from them and i admitted im curious about this...sadly cancelled game..

Could of been the spiritual sequel/successor to one of their and imo underrated games omikron: the nomad soul.

 

[ACESHIGH]

But abby.

We are talking tits, not pecs.

 

[HotPocket69]

I’m sure this is true

 

[Elios83]

Seems a bunch of bullshit.
Main reason Sony dropped them is that after the success of the first game (Heavy Rain) both Beyond and Detroit underperformed both critically and commercially.
At the same time the studio was getting hit with harassment accusations, toxic work environment accusations and lawsuits.
Put all that together and you realize that Sony has distanced themselves from other studios for much less.

 

[Airbus Jr]

I doubt the big boobs were the problem.
Knowing David Cage, it would have included a scene where you press buttons to undress yourself then a QTE where your characther is f*cked, maybe even some killing while in the act.

My thought aswell

I remember that in Heavy Rain theres a scene where our female characters ( Madison ) had a gun pointed at her at some point

Failing some QTE and she get undressed with her bare chest exposed in front of the guy pointing gun at her

Maybe Cage wants to go further this time?

Want us to perfom some kind sex QTE ? Gore QTE? And of course sony said no?

With someone like david cage we never know what to expect this guy is crazier than kojima

 

[Neilg]

I honestly would have loved to see David cage's 'nuanced' take on playing as an android prostitute. Guarantee almost every scene would have been more embarrassing than anything else in detroit.

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

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[bitbydeath]

Known and reliable industry insider Tom Henderson

Weirdest part of the article.
What?