Stellar Blade's "Unintentional" Racial Slur Will Be Patched Out Before Launch

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Summary

Stellar Blade is already quite a controversial title, and now it has to deal with an accidental racial slur.
The phrase "Hard-R" was spotted on a building by IGN, which came about due to two unfortunately placed graphics.
PlayStation has already issued a statement claiming it was "unintentional", and it already seems to have been patched out.

168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Stellar Blade is a game 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:dripping in controversy at the moment, with arguments all across social media 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:regarding th▨e figures of its leading characters. It's a title that would do well to avoid even more controversy than it already has, which has made the discovery of a racial slur on a wall of one of the game's buildings all the more unfortunate.

First discovered by , two graphics placed rather carelessly next to each other have created a very common racial slur used in the West. Throughout the game, you'll come across large pieces of graffiti of the word "Hard" sprayed across various locations in the world. That's not much of an issue itself, but this graffiti was placed next to a neon sign of the letter "R", which is used to indicate the presence of Roxanne the information broker.

While the phrase "Hard R" obviously isn't used in countries such as Korea, where developer Shift Up is based, it is used in the West as a way of getting around using the n-bomb with slightly fewer negative repercussions. It's still a taboo though, rightfully so, and it's probably a good thing that PlayStation has already released a statement claiming it will be patched out.

PlayStation Says Stellar Blade's Racial Slur Was Unintentional

Stellar Blade Eve jumping away from exploding Nytiba

You probably won't be surprised to hear that this wasn't an intentional use of the "Hard-R", and PlayStation has already claimed as much on behalf of Shift Up. According to a statement from the company sent to IGN, Shift Up had "no intention" of creating any offensive artwork, and that the placement of the two objects was simply "unintentional."

The placement of two graphics near each other in Stellar Blade resulted in an unintentional objectionable phrase. Shi♉ft Up had no intention of creating offensive artwork and wi♕ll be replacing the graffiti for the Day 1 patch.

In fact, reviewers and content creators that have copies of the game have already noticed that Shift Up has been very quick to get the issue sorted. The graffiti in question with the introduction of a patch that included New Game Plus,🌊 so you can now freely run around Stellar Blade as Eve without the lingering threat of a racial slur jumpscare.