Why Hotline Miami 2 Suddenly Became Unplayable For AU Players Who Bought It
Fans have taken to Twitter to report that PlayStation removed Hotline Miami 2 from sale in Australia and refunded PS5 owners who bought the game. It was added officially to the PS store just over a year ago--almost a decade after its release--but was removed because the game never received an official rating from the infamously strict Australian Classification Board.
Upon the game's initial release in 2015, designer Jonatan Söderström encouraged Aussie fans to pirate the game since it had been blocked by the ACB. This was mainly due to its inclusion of a skippable scene that showed a simulated sexual assault. However, when it was released last October on the PS5, and even added to the PS Plus Extra catalog, things seemed copacetic for players down under.
This week, players were suddenly greeted with an email and a refund for their purchase, explaining the situation.
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