South Korean game rating board almost blocked GTA 6's release, fearing its 'out-of-context genital nudity' would 'disrupt social order'
GTA 6 required a total of three ratings reviews by South Korea's GCRB—and Cyberleek might have had something to do with it.
South Korea's Game Content Rating Board (GCRB) almost blocked the release of Grand Theft Auto 6 due to concerns over "out-of-context genital nudity" that the board believed could disrupt social order. The GCRB went through three rounds of review before ultimately granting the game an Adults Only rating on October 16. The committee members argued that scenes featuring full-frontal nudity did not allow for any sexual interaction and that cutscenes did not expose any genitalia.
The GCRB's decision was influenced by the fact that other institutions like the US's ESRB and Europe's PEGI had already rated the game. However, one dissenting member still voted against granting an age rating due to fears that the rating could set a precedent for other genres, potentially leading to frequent background genital exposure in future RPGs.
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