PlayStation has eliminated Hotline Miami 2 from sale in Australia and refunded PS5 homeowners who purchased the sport, a decade on from the notorious kerfuffle over its launch down underneath.
Again in January 2015, designer Jonatan Söderström memorably informed Aussie followers to easily pirate Hotline Miami 2 after its launch was blocked by the notoriously-strict Australian Classification Board, resulting from its inclusion of a skippable scene that confirmed simulated sexual violence.
However all of that appeared to have been smoothed over final October, when Hotline Miami 1 and a pair of acquired a local launch on PS5 within the nation. Certainly, Hotline Miami 2 was later added to the PlayStation Plus Further catalogue too.
12 months on from its PS5 arrival, nonetheless, Australian homeowners of the sport on PS5 are immediately receiving refunds – as somebody, seemingly on the ACB, has as soon as once more stepped in to implement the board’s unique ruling.
PS5 homeowners of the sport report receiving the next assertion (thanks, Press-Begin):
“We now have grow to be conscious that the product Hotline Miami 2: Incorrect Quantity has not obtained a correct score from the Australian Classification Board and have subsequently taken steps to refund prospects who’ve bought the sport.
“We now have issued a refund of the full buy value for the product again to your unique cost methodology. This may occasionally take 30-60 days to look in your financial institution assertion. In case your unique cost supply is unavailable, we are going to refund the acquisition quantity to your PlayStation Community pockets.
“We apologise for any inconvenience brought on.”
Equally, anybody who acquired a duplicate of Hotline Miami 2 through PlayStation Plus has additionally been informed by Sony that their entry has been eliminated.
In 2019, a Hotline Miami 2 port for Nintendo Change was briefly made obtainable in Australia through the Change eShop – although the ACB acted far swifter then, and the sport was pulled in underneath 24 hours.
It is unclear why motion is being taken in opposition to the PS5 model of Hotline Miami 2 now, a full yr after its launch, however Eurogamer has requested writer Devolver for remark.
