Itch.io has begun restoring NSFW content, but only if it’s free
Itch.io has begun restoring NSFW content, but only if it’s free
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Reindexing adult NSFW content - Developer Updates
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I'll just copy and paste what I wrote elsewhere
I have to say since this whole anti porn in games thing has happened, I've ironically exposed myself to more porn games.
Before I wouldn't imagine playing porn games. Ever since the itch unban, I've tried a few games on itch.io to see what the fuss was about and got absolutely hooked on Queens Brothel - to the point where I've paid for the full version on Patreon.
If the Christian brothers and sisters at Collective Shout wanted less people exposed to porn games, lol. lmao even.
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Streisand effect
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I had no clue these games even existed until this whole thing. Now I've seen far more porn games than I ever expected to be a thing.
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There are infinite but imo all extremely mid, virtuamates pretty cool tho (or fked up depending on how you see things) because ppl make 3d models of celebs and you can mix it with anymocap, so its like gooner holodeck) but its ends up being a dressup posing game and I feel like im a kid playing my sisters barbie or whatever targeted at girl games and forget my original purpose. Like the sheer amount of addons out there is insane, you could do a full physics tv show in there if you really wanted.
Its not like superreal looking but at the right lighting/angle/facialexpression they kinda look like the ppl they're supposed to be. Weridly the most realistic looking models I saw being sold were of men like the rock looked 1:1.
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i looked into them as well and am disappointed to find that they are mostly visual novels
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So if the problem is payment, what stops a company from selling "tokens" and those tokens can be redeemed for "anything"?
That way the visa / mastercard assholes can suck a cock, no?
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Add some massive unregulated grifting and hideous environmental consequences to your idea, and you've just invented Bitcoin.
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That's exactly what DLsite has done when MasterCard and Visa banned them. Granted, they're Japanese so most fo their sales use Japanese methods like JCB, PayPay, etc. I'm not sure if this would kill services that didn't have such a large domestic audience.
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It would likely be the same in the eyes of the payment processor. It technically is the same thing, except you must "top up" your account with money first before buying a game, instead of buying it directly.
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Heard about this earlier. The situation sucks, but at least this is better than nothing.
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If it satisfies the payment processors to continue distributing these games so long as they're not purchased with their service, I feel it should also be fine to list non–free pornographic games that can only be purchased with BTC or Monero.
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So devs got to eat it because this company can't stand up to Mastercard and Visa.
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Itch.io is currently saying the problem is Stripe, and maybe Visa.
Historically (ex: https://otakuusamagazine.com/visa-and-mastercard-refuse-to-work-with-another-doujinshi-retailer/), I'd say Mastercard and Visa are both to blame. But the jury is still out on wtf is going on here.
I'm not sure who pressured Steam. But Itch.io (https://aftermath.site/steam-itch-porn-censorship-collective-shout-visa-mastercard-paypal) is claiming Stripe and Visa are pressuring them.
(Speaking with Aftermath, Itch's founder, Leaf Corcoran, specifically cited a notice from Visa as an incident that led to the sudden deindexing of so many games).
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A payment processor tells that they either remove the porn games, or they will remove the ability to pay for all games for them. The only company that can stand up to them in any way is one large enough to call the bluff and the payment processor wouldn't be willing to actually lose.
And that list is basically Amazon, Apple, Google and stuff like that, and definitely not a tiny thing like itch.io.
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Hot take!
Go back to paying via SMS! xD
I just saw GoG announce https://freedomtobuy.games/ too