Dispatch Restores Censored Content on Switch 2 With New Update
Key takeaways
- When the superhero adventure game Dispatch made its way to the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 in January, gamers noticed that the game was censored as black bars covered up partially nude bodies and obscene gestures.
- The HR Violations Pack for Dispatch went live Wednesday and with it a visual filters setting to change the censorship in the game.
- Only the Japan region limits censorship in the game to blackout bars.
When the superhero adventure game Dispatch made its way to the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 in January, gamers noticed that the game was censored as black bars covered up partially nude bodies and obscene gestures. Developed Ad Hoc Studio said it was working with Nintendo to resolve these issues, and it looks like a new update will bring back all the censored content if players want it.
The HR Violations Pack for Dispatch went live Wednesday and with it a visual filters setting to change the censorship in the game. Players can now decide if they want to remove the black bars from the Switch 2 version or add them to versions on other platforms, but depending on the region, their choices can be limited.
For Switch players in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, they will have access to full or partial coverage of characters' bodies, while players in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea and Southeast Asia will have full coverage only. There are different options for coverage from the standard blackout bars, a mosaic effect or what the developer calls a Chaotic style that will offer more creativity with the censorship, such as one character's naked private parts being covered up by a pair of jean shorts. Only the Japan region limits censorship in the game to blackout bars.