While the floodgates have opened, explicit game have just started to trickle out slowly. But last June, the platform adopted a new stance when Valve executive Erik Johnson wrote, “We’ve decided that the right approach is to allow everything onto the Steam Store, except for things that we decide are illegal, or straight up trolling”. There was a time when Steam was just as prudish. Recently, Sony refused to publish Super Seducer, instigated the cancellation of Omega Labyrinth Z, and forced Senran Kagura Burst Re:Newal’s creators to remove its Intimacy Mode component. As such, there are instances where the publishers can bowdlerize content. But the downside is that a console’s software library is curated by the platform holder, who approves every piece of software before it’s put up for sale. Built around dedicated hardware, technical chores like driver updates and patches are largely handled in the background, producing a ‘power on and play’ experience. Consoles are delightfully convenient devices.
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