“The initial issue stems from growing reports of Baldur’s Gate 3 players claiming that Microsoft is slamming down the ban hammer on their accounts, after attempting to upload specific clips of the game to social media. However, as these clips need to adhere to strict guidelines, they are instantly flagged as inappropriate. Furthermore, doing so is applying strikes to Xbox accounts, before leading to complete suspensions.”
Alright, so…the game itself and all of its content is allowed on the platform.
…but you’ll be banned or have strikes applied to your account(s) if you upload “inappropriate” content?
Help me understand this:
Microsoft, who allowed Baldur’s Gate 3 to be published for their platforms in totality without any censorship…has an issue with nudity being uploaded to social media?
I don’t really think that’s Microsoft’s business to be concerned about. They mention that you’ll be punished for uploading to social media, so I assume they are taking action on behalf of the social media platforms that probably didn’t even complain? If the social media platform doesn’t allow it, fine, fair enough. That’s their policy outright: no nudity. We know YouTube is strict about this and copyrighted music. What I don’t really understand is why Xbox would have a problem? Unless the developers don’t want you sharing something (e.g., Persona 5 blocked sharing of cutscenes to social media, but that was to prevent spoilers and was literally in the original vision of the game), Microsoft should be hands off. They can definitely say yay or nay to content that finds its way to their platform, but it just feels weird that (i) you allow the game without any censorship requisites, (ii) there are social media platforms that allow nudity, and (iii) the developers themselves don’t take issue with you uploading anything – in fact, they’re annoyed that *you can’t*.
This just feels like an odd policy. Sony and Nintendo censor games too, but if I recall, that’s before it actually hits the platform for purchase. Why would you allow it, then regulate what can be shared and punish you for doing it?
Poor show, Microsoft.
