People Are Trying To Refund Stellar Blade Over Claims Of "Censorship"
A group of Stellar Blade fans have accused developer Shift Up and publisher Sony of "censoring" the game. This comes as some of Eve's outfits were found to have received changes in the day one patch, with fans arguing that the alterations amount to censorship.
The original designs are only visible if you have a physical release of Stellar Blade and install it without the day-one patch. They were not present in the pre-release copies that reviewers and content creators received ahead of the game's launch, making the reason behind the changes unclear.
We captured some footage of the outfits before release, showing the designs that some fans are calling censored. The main change is that some, like the bunny outfit, include some black lacing around the chest area. In another example, Eve now wears black stockings with one of her dresses. Others outfits still show a lot of skin, however, such as Eve's bikini costume.
A video circulating online shows Stellar Blade director Hyung-Tae Kim responding to the claims that the day-one update censors the game. Here, he suggests that this isn't the case, and is quoted as saying, "I want to clarify that this is our final product".
This explanation has satisfied some in the community, but frustrated others even further. It's prompted some to encourage a boycott of PlayStation Plus, as they blame Sony for the apparent censorship. Others, namely in the subreddit for the streamer Asmongold, are claiming you can get a full refund if you cite "false advertising" as your reason for wanting your money back.
A petition to have the unused outfits restored in a future update is circulating too, sitting at around 35,000 signatures at the time of writing.
Just before release, Shift Up promised that Stellar Blade would be an "uncensored" release in all regions . Some have already accused the developers of going back on this for patching out racist graffiti .
It isn't completely unheard of for cut content to be left in the physical
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