Microsoft Vetoed A Black Woman On Cover For Fable II

[iamRockman]

Brii said:

potato_hamster said:

Developers might be the ones making it, but the publishers are the ones paying for it. They're the ones on the hook for lost sales if having a black woman on the cover resulted in the game selling less. That's why it's their call.

And the same reasoning could be used for any localization choice that people seem so discontent with, like changing outfits to be more more appealing to a broader group, to get the rating they want, or to avoid controversy. Those are all marketing and calculated business decisions as well.

We can't have it both ways. Either you accept that this is a business and they'll sacrifice artistic liberty for the sake of profit, or you condemn these actions for putting these choices in the hands of people that have no part in the creative process.

I don't care which. I'm just annoyed by the hypocrisy I'm seeing (not directed to you in particular, since I don't know your opinion on censorship). 

This.