Possibly a Glitch…Definitely NSFW
The concern over a possible nude skin in the 2006 Sonic the Hedgehog earlier this year was, thankfully, over nothing. This may not be so.
First spotted by Kotaku’s Brian Ashcraft, who is based in Japan, is a screenshot from a Japanese blog from Phantasy Star Portable 2. PSP2–and, for that matter, the more perverted among the Japanese game camp–is known for fan service and…well, the ability for cameras to take advantage of such service.
That line, presumably, had been drawn with the inclusion of undergarments for the PSP2 characters–clearly visible, and some more revealing than others. It appears one character has been lost in the fray.
To be fair, though it certainly appears there’s nothing down there, it’s not like you can see blatant genitalia. The prospects of a glitch also have not been ruled out. But should Phantasy Star Portable 2 see release in the West, things like this could pose a major cultural issue without fixes. Hot Coffee, anyone?
We should note that PSP2‘s rating in Japan is a B, for ages 12 and up. That is the equivalent of an ESRB T for Teen rating.
For the moment, this is just an observation–and it is not necessarily ours; we are relaying a story reported elsewhere, and trying to give you some wider context on it. No one’s quite sure whether PSP2 will see a Western release, and if not, this is nothing more than a minor embarrassment for Sega. But if it comes across the Pacific, and it’s not fixed, well…we’ll leave you to speak of that in the comments area.
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I still don’t see what’s so wrong here.
I still don’t see [i]anything[/i].
Whoops that was supposed to be italicized
Don’t Know No sorry.
It look like flesh coloured knickers actually. After all there is bloody trim around the edges…. *sigh*
PANTY SHOT!!
Really, could just be skin-colored underwear. No big deal unless you’re a hardcore nerd who likes game characters alot in a certain way.
Who knows maybe underpants with nearly the ssame colors as the skin. But that dosen’t look like something nude to me at all.
Please stop relaying nonsense from Kosucku.
It’s a tough call….and even if you can’t see anything (and I can certainly acknowledge that point for those who claim) there is the matter of the more prude among us who will try to make something out of it. I’m not talking about me here–I’m referring more to the lobbyist / activist groups or think tanks who have the power to REALLY make a mountain out of it.
-T
Damn that games got better graphics than the first…
Yeah that’s panties. I now believe even more that gaming journalists know nothing and that’s not inflamitory
that’s fact Its darker colored than her legs and If it was nudity her legs toward the top of the dress would be the same color due to shading you can also see outlines…
My gosh… Frikin orange panties is all it freakin is..,
Didn’t we have something like this on Sonic 06?
I was able to get panty shots in the original PSO game. This isn’t new!
Remember when Sonic Unleashed was recalled because of the swastikas?
Nobody is going to rally against this nobody.
Kotaku is so sad….it depresses me to look at the place even more so when I think of the people who think ti’s good.
Maybe you guys just have better eyesight than I do…but I don’t see anything to indicating clothing in…well, the spot you’d be looking. If there’s a color there, I think it’s because of the shadowing.
-T
lol…..is this seriously what accounts for news? I just find this hilarious
So the ESRB might change the rating in the US because some Japanese pervert needed a panty shot of all the females!
Is that blood? That makes no sense what so ever. I mean, there’s no reason for it to be there.
What explanation is there for blood? I don’t understand
They’re just panties and the game IS rated T after all. And this is noware NEAR as vulgar as the exploitation of Ivy’s nipples in the soul calibur games.