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Overwatch 2’s Pride event content will be blocked for some players - Dexerto

The Overwatch 2 team has confirmed that not everyone will be able to access the “opt-in” Pride event content due to legal reasons.

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Overwatch 2 Pride event blocked in certain countries​

Pride is finally coming to the Overwatch 2 universe in the form of a special event featuring map makeovers, cosmetics and other goodies.

However, while the Overwatch 2 team is proud of the event they cooked up, not everyone will have access to the content when it goes live, but for a good reason.

During an interview with Dexerto, the Overwatch 2 devs revealed methods to protect players in countries with anti-LGBT laws from participating in the Pride event on June 1. According Senior Game Producer Brandy Stiles, all Overwatch 2 Pride content will be “opt-in” to give players the choice to express themselves or not.

“We have tech in place to limit this content from going out to countries that have laws that aren’t tolerant of LGBT content. This helps us protect those players.

Furthermore, players in countries that are not LGBT-friendly won’t be able to even opt-in for the Pride event due to laws in place in those countries where such content isn’t accepted.

Our values are to protect players. We want to protect players around the world. You can equip a cosmetic in one country and travel to somewhere else with different rules and get in trouble. So we feel like it’s our responsibility to help protect people like that and follow the laws in countries that we operate in.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Hollow virtue.

Overgay, just not overthere.

 

[Gambit2483]

The only thing they are protecting is their money

 

[Portugeezer]

Every year same thing.

 

[TransTrender]

This is literally genocide

 

[NoLootBoxDev]

How shocking...

 

[Cert.in.Death]

 

[winjer]

We all know these things are just virtue signaling for western audiences.

 

[TLZ]

 

[DeepEnigma]

We all know these things are just virtue signaling for western audiences.

It’s even costing some companies billions.

 

[Codes 208]

No shit sherlock?

 

[feynoob]

Hollow virtue.

Overgay, just not overthere.

That is the trend.
It's all about image PR these days.

 

[The Alien]

So sick of this BS. Like so many other 'woke' companies: preachy hypocrites.

Tell it to the countries who are mostly aligned for some easy social credit. They could make a difference by taking a stand against, ya know, basic human right violations in countries in the ME or China. But profit will win out over taking a stand.

So keep in mind: they'll tell u how amazing they are - where and when it's safe - but pander to the countries where taking a stand could lose them money.

They've literally calculated the risk.

 

[SJRB]

You have to keep in mind that "pride month" is all about MOTHERFUCKING MONEY.

HEY LGBTQIDKFA+ PEOPLE, GIVE ME MONEY

 

[ConkerTheSquirrel.]

OP, don't you dare say daddy corpo don't care about the gays!

REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

 

[semiconscious]

rule of thumb: if corporate america is supportive of something, you very likely shouldn't be...

 

[Skifi28]

 

[Impotaku]

It's always been a shallow insincere gesture it basically boils down to this....

 

[xrnzaaas]

We're entering a tough economy lol, more companies will soon discover that virtue signalling isn't worth it even in limited form.

 

[Barakov]

 

[Feel Like I'm On 42]

Wow. This kind of thing is the height of hypocrisy and should expose Blizzard/Activision for the greedy insecure company they are.

 

[Guilty_AI]

they ain't even trying to pretend anymore

 

[kvltus lvlzvs]

Does this mean that the gay characters in overwatch are canonically straight in Saudi Arabia?