Year of The PS3 Won't End: LBP delayed worldwide because of Quran and muslisms

[y2kev]

i wouldn't not buy a game i was looking forward to for a bethesda jank fest 

[Oblivion]

just to clarify, i don't give a fuck who it offends, but this kind of religious sensitivity (insert giant rolleyes) only seems to apply to select religions

fallout 3 wins, hope it's full of religiously offensive material and stereotypes

Dic took out a bunch of references to the cross when they brought Sailor Moon over.

[y2kev]

Countless games have been censored for religious crap, but i think that is a little 1988

[ManaByte]

just to clarify, i don't give a fuck who it offends, but this kind of religious sensitivity (insert giant rolleyes) only seems to apply to select religions

fallout 3 wins, hope it's full of religiously offensive material and stereotypes

Dic took out a bunch of references to the cross when they brought Sailor Moon over.

Who the fuck cares about Sailor Moon?

[Eel O'Brian]

I didn't say i wasn't going to buy it

In fact, it's already paid for

But once I sit down and start playing Guitar Hero World Tour, then Fallout 3, then Gears of War 2, then Call of Duty World at War, I just won't have any time for it, and I would have had it released on Tuesday

EDIT: forgot about Left 4 Dead

LBP, sealed until December

[Mr. Gundam]

That's it, I'm declaring war on Iran RIGHT NOW!

[ManaByte]

Who the fuck cares about a Sony product?

Muslims, apparently.

[Eel O'Brian]

they didn't bother taking that church out of resistance

[y2kev]

insomniac was too busy shitting out another ratchet

[Eel O'Brian]

 

[duckman2000]

they didn't bother taking that church out of resistance

That was only acknowledged long after the fact. And, well, those guys weren't going to tip anything over/burn anything to the ground over the supposed offensive content.

I'm not convinced that Sony would have cared, had it been some other game. But I don't think they want LBP to be tied to controversy, it's not the right game for that.

[ManaByte]

Microsoft recalled that shitty Dream Factory fighting game for the exact same reason LBP was delayed.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakuto_Chojin

It was pulled off the shelves in early 2003 for offensive religious content, namely that it had verses from the Quran being chanted as part of the background sound effects the song "Love/Hate Chant" is an example of this controversy. It was later re-released with the offending content removed.

[duckman2000]

Now I'll feel compelled to create a Sackboy with a bomb in his turban. Good job, Muslims.

[cool breeze]

It's only a week, and shit, the week is already stacked like crazy unless you are a poor PS3 only owner.  Fable 2 for that week, LBP for the next, Fallout 3 on hold until I give a shit.

[ManaByte]

Now I'll feel compelled to create a Sackboy with a bomb in his turban. Good job, Muslims.

You may be in danger!

[BobFromPikeCreek]

The GAF thread is hilarious. The Sfaggotry is off the charts.

[ManaByte]

The GAF thread is hilarious. The Sfaggotry is off the charts.

This is great:

If your the same guy who posted that LBP thing, can I get your parents' email? I find your existence offensive and I'd like them to issue a recall.

[duckman2000]

Now I'll feel compelled to create a Sackboy with a bomb in his turban. Good job, Muslims.

You may be in danger!

Well, it's a bit like hanging around touchy people. The more they whine about small things, the more you want to give them something to whine about. And considering the complete lack of self-distance of this group, a very small thing would probably become a pretty big thing.

[Brehvolution]

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i don't think the dude that posted this is gonna survive the banhammer

[Eel O'Brian]

holy shit i didn't even notice that 

[y2kev]

that's why he's not banned-- it's not really noticeable

[Eel O'Brian]

no one should get banned for that, it's hilarious

i've seen much worse shit get a pass over there

[Rman]

I'm not buying it because the thought of spending my free time in a proprietary level editor makes me want to kill myself.  Also Sack Boy.

You don't want to play the 60 plus professionally designed levels?

[Jansen]

[youtube=425,350]a8JCi0jd5Kc[/youtube]

it begins

[Costanza]

I paid $90 to get a copy of the game just now couldn't wait

[Eel O'Brian]

oh, dude 

[duckman2000]

no one should get banned for that, it's hilarious

i've seen much worse shit get a pass over there

Yeah, isn't it quite sad that we're surprised that a dude isn't banned over what is really just a pretty damned clever thing?

[fistfulofmetal]

Shit moves quick.

Just got a call from Gamestop telling me the game will release the week of Oct 27th

[y2kev]

I know where I can get a copy tomorrow...but I don't think I actually care enough to go get it. I have to go crosstown.

[cool breeze]

All I'm doing is checking the Target close by to see if they have a copy, i they don't, it's no big deal.

I don't know if I'm shocked at the reaction to this or not since my opinion on the majority of those who get worked up over something like this is that they were dropped as babies, but this has really exceeded my incredibly low expectations.

[fistfulofmetal]

4chan has caught wind of this

and they aren't happy

[fistfulofmetal]

pics please (it's blocked in my network)

thread 404'd a little bit ago
but i saw that they had his psn name, so I don't think he should be opening his message box any time soon.

[Cormacaroni]

So it was some words from the holy book that offended Muslims in Call of Duty 4, not...every other part of the game?

*strokes chin*

[ManaByte]

So it was some words from the holy book that offended Muslims in Call of Duty 4, not...every other part of the game?

*strokes chin*

No. As said earlier in the thread; there was nothing removed from CoD4, it was just banned from sale in Middle-Eastern countries. These idiots who threw a fit about LBP heard that and naturally assumed that something was removed so they mentioned it so they could get what they wanted out of Sony.

[Grecco]

Its a fucking week delay why are the manbabies crying over it?

[The Sceneman]

xboat

enough talk, Im off to play my 360

[Grecco]

This is why you are the XFE /bow.

[Brehvolution]

Being upset at the delay of a game you want is a legitimate gripe.

Laughing and taunting those people is a legitimate character flaw.

[drohne]

the terrorists have truly won :'(

[Grecco]

Bitching about a weeks delay, of a game you probably have in beta form, isnt a legitimate gripe its a pathetic manbaby cry for help.  Hell Nintendorks werent this bad when Smash was delayed. And that was a three month delay.

[drohne]

being interested in smash brothers is a profound human failing in and of itself

anyway, delay suits me fine, more time to finish wipeout

[pilonv1]

Its a fucking week delay why are the manbabies crying over it?

seriously, sfags complaining when people say "the PS3 has no games" are shooting themselves in the foot. The reaction to A WHOLE WEEK delay is incredible and the only logical solution is they have nothing to play right now.

therefore, we conclude: as PS3 fans cannot wait 1 week for 1 game, there are no games on the PS3 worth playing. Therefore, in this instance "the PS3 has no games" is true - another Xboat victory.

(awaits Fist's rage!)

look at what else theyre excited by

Killzone 2 beta
Resistance 2 beta
Socom online with no servers
Motorstorm 2 demo

is it any wonder they are desperate for something to play and things being delayed for a week?

[Grecco]

being interested in smash brothers is a profound human failing in and of itself

anyway, delay suits me fine, more time to finish wipeout

everybody has their vices. I like smash others like their lolicon srpgs.

[cool breeze]

If anything, this event help solidify the fact that Sony fans are the new Nintendo fans.  Good Jon guys!

[y2kev]

When was the last time anyone cared enough about nintendo games to protest censorship? actraiser?

Actraiser

[ferrarimanf355]

Why didn't someone catch this earlier? 

[fistfulofmetal]

It's not like the song is some dude yelling phrases from the Qur'an at the top of his lungs. It's been around for 2 years and they probably just liked the way it sounded. There was no reason for this European game company to question it.

[Joe Molotov]

The real reason for this delay, Sony doesn't want LBP to go head-to-head with Wii Music.

[drohne]

if people were really concerned about sacrilege they'd protest wii music's release

[ferrarimanf355]

Even Osama bin Laden thinks this is weak. 

[brawndolicious]

they didn't bother taking that church out of resistance

well that was a whole level.  this actually offends some muslims (probably not most) and only requires a very small change to one song.

Why didn't someone catch this earlier? 

I think it's because this was a fake "beta" only a month or so before the game released.  A muslim didn't even catch a quranic verse until it was too late to fix the game by the originally intended release date.  I know that there's a lot of muslim music with quranic verses being sung in them so this may also just be Sony bending too far backwards.

[Eel O'Brian]

a "very small change?"

these things are pressed, shipped, and sitting in store warehouses, however many hundreds of thousands that will now have to be returned and replaced

this is going to cost them a ton of cash

it's not the delay, it's why it was delayed

once you establish a precedent of such public acquiescence, you can't ever go back

forget about manbabies whining that they're not getting to play it it next week, the scarier bunch are the people who think this was in any way, shape, or form "the right thing to do"

smh

[Grecco]

Yes it was. Some English moron at Media Molecule  put a song on the game thinking it sounded cool without finding out what the lyrics said. The song offended people.  People complained and Sony instead of getting worse press and backlash decided to fix this before it got into consumers hands. It will only take a week to fix. And people pathetically enough are lashning out at religion, because they cant play their shitty "Make your own plataformer" game for a week.


Its completely pathetic. If you wanted anymore proof on how SFags have fallen into the Manbaby Nbot caliber level this gen, the reactions to this "incident" are proof enough. That thread at Gaf is one of the more pathetic things ive seen in quite a while.


Fuck Muslims because i cant play LBP for a week! My world is ending. I dont have more games on my shitty system so i have to lash out!

Fuck. Go Play Saints Row. Go Play Deadspace, go play Fable if you have an X360. Theres a shitload of games to tide you for a week.

[Grecco]

I dont see a reason why anybody should feel bad for Media Molecule.

[demi]

you're gonna wish they delayed it longer once you get bored of the game after a few days

[fistfulofmetal]

I dont see a reason why anybody should feel bad for Media Molecule.

Why would they have any reason to question a song that's been around for so long?

[Eel O'Brian]

Yes it was. Some English moron at Media Molecule  put a song on the game thinking it sounded cool without finding out what the lyrics said. The song offended people.  People complained and Sony instead of getting worse press and backlash decided to fix this before it got into consumers hands. It will only take a week to fix. And people pathetically enough are lashning out at religion, because they cant play their shitty "Make your own plataformer" game for a week.


Its completely pathetic. If you wanted anymore proof on how SFags have fallen into the Manbaby Nbot caliber level this gen, the reactions to this "incident" are proof enough. That thread at Gaf is one of the more pathetic things ive seen in quite a while.


Fuck Muslims because i cant play LBP for a week! My world is ending. I dont have more games on my shitty system so i have to lash out!

Fuck. Go Play Saints Row. Go Play Deadspace, go play Fable if you have an X360. Theres a shitload of games to tide you for a week.

i never said any of that

but again, they never would have done this had it been a song offensive to christians, and there's evidence of that in the shrugging off of the complaints about resistance, where an even more public complaint was made about the material

spin it all you want, but it's the truth, and it's a cowardly precedent to set

if you let this go, you will never have a leg to stand on in any future complaints you might have about censorship

[Don Flamenco]

On the bright side, the game can stay in the "Oh yeah?  What about-" PS3 comeback lists for another week.   you know, like whenever someone says there's nothing in the future for the PS3 and someone responds "Oh yeah?  killzone 2, LBP, Socom, Lair 2, Heavenly Sword 2 etc"

[Grecco]

Why would they have any reason to question a song that's been around for so long?

Why not?  I dont think anybody at MM had any idea who this guy was or what the lyrics said. And this guys song was going to get 10 times more worldwide recognition now.  I dont think anybody even knew who this guy was before this.

i never said any of that

but again, they never would have done this had it been a song offensive to christians, and there's evidence of that in the shrugging off of the complaints about resistance, where an even more public complaint was made about the material

spin it all you want, but it's the truth, and it's a cowardly precedent to set

if you let this go, you will never have a leg to stand on in any future complaints you might have about censorship

How is this censorship again? i really doubt the lyrics in one song in one created level of LBP was part of Media Molecules artistic expresion, when they didnt even know what the words said.

[Eel O'Brian]

the removal of objectionable or sensitive material is pretty much the definiton of censorship