Other games on PSN in the United States have full nudity. Time to turn that feature on for Conan Exiles
… And Dune Awakening, when it becomes available.
Oh if only it were as simple as Funcom turning off the surgically attached underwear switch.
Though I do get this scene playing out in my head when I think about if this actually happened.
Karen mother buys little Timmy CE because it has no full nudity, but of course slicing people in half is perfectly acceptable.
Funcom turns on full nudity a couple months later.
Little Timmy discovers the dong slider.
Karen mother enters living room and sees little Timmy playing his favorite game. 
I think you can imagine what comes after.
BTW, it’s happened before. 
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We have had full nudity in the US sence early access.
It’s only Playstation and XBOX that are blocking it in the US, not Funcom. You can have full nudity on PC in the US, it has been around since day one of early access.
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Little Timmy has cell phone and is much more adept than Karen with technology see,s all the ■■■■ he wants. Sony and Microsoft just want to keep their ESRB ratings safe 
. I am aware that 8 and 10 year olds play this game weather their parents know what is going on or not could not say. @Glurin @Oduda @Mustangblue2001
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If only we had Pegi and not the ESRB. On the other hand, I don’t want to know why Oyvind is called Tall-Tree when his height is pretty short. 
I don’t think it would help. They’re both largely ignored by parents and they’re both quite subjective and fallible by nature anyway. Their only real purpose for existing is to try to ward off politicians looking to score some moral grandstanding points. In other words, we’d still be in the exact same situation as we are in now, because the ratings themselves are not what caused the problem.
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It would be nice for Funcom and Sony to sit down and give this a re examination.
But, for any effort that is expended, there must be some revenue incentive for Tencent.
What is the money angle?
Will they then add Prince Albert piercings to the Bazaar?
Tattoos that offer welcome to Jamaica?
Would endowment potions become a mainstay filler of the Battle Pass?
Perhaps a new series of emotes…?
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Spoiler:
That nickname is ironic.
Karens shouldn’t be buying games rated for 18+ audiences for little Timmy. I don’t know how those ratings work in the US, but around here, it’s illegal for parents to buy 18+ games for minors. Regardless of whether that rating is because of blood or boobs.
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In 'Murika, children are basically property of their parents.
While specific laws vary from state to state, the rights of the parent are generally sacrosanct. Whether the spawn gets medicine, what they learn in school, what sort of entertainment is made available. It’s all about parental consent. The laws generally forbid a non parent “corrupting a minor”, but short of incest or murder, parents can often do whatever they wish to their progeny. Some states require that guardians feed their kids. Others allow exemption for punishment or sincerely held religious convictions.
As far as entertainment, it’s about parent permission, not whether the child is exposed to it or not.
Pretty much what @LostBrythunian said. It’s not illegal, though it’s a common misconception that it is. Most stores do have a policy of not selling M rated games to anyone under 18. They’ll generally card you at the register if you look under 25 or so.
However, most parents don’t really pay attention to the ratings anyway. They’ll pitch a fit if you hesitate about selling it to them because “It’s just a stupid video game!” Then they’ll come back to the store mad as hell because “How dare you sell this filth to my kid!”
Sadly this kind of attitude seems to have become rather prevalent these days. Way more than it used to be and with fewer people willing to push back on it when it matters. But I digress.
Point is, it’s supposed to be the parents’ responsibility, and if they decide that it’s okay, then so be it. It’s nobody else’s business, nor should it be.
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US unfortunately affects games globally in a negative way.
We used to have game become more realistic, more nude, more bloody etc
but then every time some mentally ill kid brought a rifle to school in US - the games were to blame by soccer mom crusaders.
So now producers have to bear in mind US market when developing the game - so they kind of have to force murican customs, political correctness and other weird forms of censorship on everyone as today developing separate game just for US is not worthwhile (but it did happen back in the 90s).
Cutting a person to pieces with a chainsaw? Good for 10 year olds. A nude boob? 21+… welcome to Murica.
Why there’s no children in Exiled Lands? I can tell you it’s not the bracelets causing infertility 
You OGs remember Fallout and Fallout 2? Now it’s heavily censored, you have to talk to bums with respect, can’t shoot kids anymore and most sexual references were cut out.
Guess why…
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Word! 
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I’ve lived here all my life. The US effects everything negatively. We’re the overbloated loud uncle at the supper table on Christmas with a cigar and an opinion that you’re gonna hear wether you want to or not.
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Cyberpunk has full nudity on xbox?seems like a funcom issue
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I’m a US player and can do things in game that aren’t appropriate to show on these forums. And would likely get one arrested in many if not most non-US countries.
The issue you might have is with your platform. The only reason Cyberpunk doesn’t is due to its developer being a quite a bit bigger than FC. Money helps with many things of that nature.
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To be fair, the same is true of China and Europe.
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Seems like a “we want the money from selling this game that is going to sell zillions of copies” issue.
But you’re right, some games can get away with stuff other games don’t. Remember a few years ago when Steam decided to ban Japanese dating sims because of some semi-religious activist group complained that they lead people astray. You know, the games where you actually need to take into account what your partner wants if you want to have intercourse with them - obviously that sends young people the wrong message. But they were not complaining about the Witcher, or GTA, or any other major publisher games that may have had nudity or boobage - including Conan Exiles.
The backlash from their customers caused Steam to revert their decision, luckily. Not that I actually own any dating sims on Steam, but I don’t want them forcibly censored.
EDIT: And yeah, many games don’t have any child characters, or they’re made immortal, because some countries have legislation that says “no harming children for entertainment”. It was possible to kill juvenile goblins in Baldur’s Gate 3 - I never tried to kill other children, so I don’t know if they’re immortal or not. Most of them run off-screen as soon as combat starts, so you’d basically need to start combat by attacking a child, and I’m not that kind of guy (at least not on my first playthrough).
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True, but it should be noted that a big part of the issue is what rating the ESRB gives it. Consoles don’t like AO games, but if a game can get an M then that gives them all the excuse they need to pretend they are upholding some moral standard regardless of the game’s content.
Wasn’t that long ago that any clear view of a character’s genitals were pretty much a one way ticket to AO land. Hence all the painted on underwear you see in many other games. Someone convinced the ESRB to give Cyberpunk a M rating despite all the sex and nudity. Not to mention violence, which can get quite gruesome and disturbing.
The situation is somewhat amusing when you realize that the only practical difference between M and AO as far as intended audience age range is concerned is just a single year. M is 17+. AO is 18+.
I can’t imagine living in a country where chopping of heads in video games is freedom and nudity is forbidden.
Fix your freedom!
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This is an interesting point.
I actually didn’t realize Cyberpunk had a M Rating from the ESRB, that alone should tell everyone why it flew under the Sony/Microsoft radar. As those companies do not review games themselves and rely entirely on the ESRB’s rating system.
Cyberpunk could have full on ■■■■ and be good if the ESRB gave it a M rating.
Baldur’s Gate 3 also has a Mature rating despite customization options and nudity as well. So it likely will slip under Microsoft and Sony as well.
Funcom could potentially resubmit Conan Exiles for review with that content. But the question is, should they? To my knowledge a free DLC is available to enable full nudity. Dropping nudity by default into a game that doesn’t initially have it on a platform isn’t exactly something some might be ok with.
As I said in my above post, I can do things in Conan Exiles that will likely get someone arrested in your country, while in the US I would be protected by our foundational document. You do not have all the information here. There is no laws preventing nudity in video games, or anything outside of things that could lead to real life harm of another person.