Disco Elysium: Final Cut denied classification in Australia

Disco Elysium: the classification in Australia was refused to classify. You can see the ‘Deny Classification’ page on the Australian Government Classification Board website. According to the review page, a product will be refused classification if it ‘contains content that has a high impact and falls outside generally accepted community standards’. The denied classification would mean that the game could not be sold in Australia without changes.

More specifically, The Final Cut refuses to consider the classification as a game that in such a way portrays, expresses or otherwise deals with business, sex, drug abuse or addiction, crime, cruelty, violence or riotous or heinous phenomena. the standards of morality, decency, and decency generally accepted by reasonable adults to the extent that they should not be classified. ‘

Disco Elysium contains alcohol and drug abuse, not to mention a conspiracy that often focuses on crime, cruelty and violence along the way, which may explain why the game was denied. It seems to only affect the new version of the game, as the original PC version of Disco Elysium is still available on Steam in Australia, as it has been since its launch in 2019. Developer ZA / UM may need the content of the game edit if they want to get past the rating board in Australia.

The news comes as the PC, PS5, PS4 and Google Stadiums await the launch of the Final Cut version of the game on March 30th. Disco Elysium was originally exclusive to PC, but developer ZA / UM announced a console version of the game at the Game Awards last year. The Final Cut adds voice action and some bonus content and will be a free upgrade for users who already own the game on a computer. A TV adaptation of the game is currently underway at dj2 Entertainment.
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