Who would ever deny the Saints of their fun, eh? Calling it a "serious manufacturing issue", an Australian agency has explained the recall of Saints Row IV: Re-Elected on the PlayStation 4, after it was discovered that the release was "incorrectly classified".
As you may know, censorship policies in the land down under can be rather strict, and as you can imagine, Saints Row IV, what with its rectal alien probes and such, had a particularly tough time launching there. The original, unaltered version of the game was initially banned from sale by the Australian Classification Board, but after the game was tweaked, it was finally approved for release.
Now, as it happens, there's been a bit of a cock-up, because the uncensored edition has hit store shelves. As mentioned, the title is currently being recalled, and you'll get a full refund if you hand your physical copy back to the retailer from which you bought it. Meanwhile, copies of the 'correct' version will be distributed to stores soon.
What do you make of this kerfuffle? Does it almost sound as daft as one of Saints Row's storylines? Speak your mind in the comments section below.
[source gamespot.com]
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Knowing myself very well if this was me I would keep it
"And zero people brought their games in for the recall, back to you Helen"
@BetweenTheTrees exactly.
Yeah....stores will be flooded with returned copies. Give your game back rather than enjoying playing it and sit twiddling your thumbs as you wait for the tamed version to be deployed...mhmm
Or finish the game and return it for a full refund.
lol why would you want the censored version.
Classification and banning stuff is beyond stupid, we live in a global economy, the publishers should provide guidance and overview of content.
Oh Australia, would you kindly remove the stick from your butt...
So glad I live in 'Murika.
Collectors are going to be praying that most of the copies get handed back, as an uncut AUS version will become a rarity. I suppose it already is, as it was just the first print.
Kind of reminds me of the Resident Evil Revelations muck-up from a few years ago.
@grenworthshero Same here...I feel sorry for Aussie gamers that have to deal with this stuff.
._. How on Earth do you mess that up?
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