Callisto Protocol, one of the most anticipated games of this year, was banned in Japan, it was stated that the reason for the ban was that the game contained excessive brutality.
Callisto Protocol is banned in Japan. A dispute between the game’s producer, Striking Distance Studios, and Japan’s rating agency (CERO) led to the game being canceled entirely in Japan. It was stated that the reason for this disagreement was that the game contained extreme brutality. Japan is known to be quite conservative when it comes to violence in games. Callisto Protocol, whose production process has been completed, received the first ban news from Japan.
Callisto Protocol banned in Japan, parties failed to agree
The statement published in Japanese from The Callisto Protocol’s official Twitter account (from English to Turkish) can be translated as follows:
“The Japanese version of The Callisto Protocol has been cancelled. The game cannot exceed Japan’s CERO rating criteria at this stage. If we changed the content of the game, we would not be able to deliver the experience players expect.”
Japanese players who pre-ordered the game will be refunded. Japanese players can only play the game at this stage by acquiring them from other countries. One of the most anticipated games of this year, The Callisto Protocol will be released on PlayStation, Xbox and PC on December 2nd. It came to the fore in September that the game’s release date put an extra burden on the studio’s employees, that they worked 6 or even 7 days a week, and the game’s director, Glen Schofield, apologized for his tweets praising this situation.