Pronouns, gender, genitals, etc. in player-character customization are just yet another option for someone to tailor their gameplay to whatever experience they want.
The only identity politics comes from the people politicizing it.
I give about a year until Unreal does the same, except that they’ll at least have the good graces to waive the fee if games are sold on Epic Contractually Timed Exclusive Games Store.
Looking forward to Godot finally getting the love and recognition it deserves after this, at least.
That’s exactly what they’re going to do because it costs nothing. The problem is they won’t ever accept the community fixes into official updates since they’re binary patches or file replacements.
If the Switch 2’s OS is anything like the Switch’s current revision of Horizon, it’s an extremely hardened OS. They’ve done a surprisingly good job plugging software holes.
“When we introduce digital rights management technology to our products, we do it to protect our bottom line loyal customers. DRM technology enables us to forgo server-authoritative anticheat provide a more consistent and fair gameplay experience, preventing us from having to spend money on servers cheaters and hackers from impacting your enjoyment. We work extensively with our software vendors to ensure that we add checks everywhere the impact on performance and usability is negligent, and you can’t use cheats to bypass our microtransactions your experience is optimal. While we understand that some individuals may feel upset with the permissions required by our DRM and anticheat technology, we can assure you that we don’t give a fuck about take the utmost care in protecting your privacy and safety.”