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ESRB: DLC can have different rating than original game, but... |
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Downloadable content for video games is a fairly new concept, and only first appeared in the previous generation of consoles. What would happen if a game has an ESRB rating of T, but has downloadable content that would otherwise have an M rating?
The ESRB states that the core game would have to get re-branded - but there's a loophole. Well, kinda. The ESRB clarifies on this matter, saying that this is only necessary if the downloadable content is not optional:
Companies are free to offer downloadable content to their games as long as the pertinent content is the same as the core product. If it isnÂ’t, they have to submit it to the ESRB.
If the downloadable content earns a more restrictive (higher) age rating, and it is of an optional nature, it must display the new rating prior to the user downloading it. The core productÂ’s rating wonÂ’t change, unless the new downloadable content is part of a required patch.
So what does this mean exactly? It means you can't download a release like "Hot Coffee" unless it's an optional download. If it's not, then the core game - which would be Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - would need to get re-branded with a higher rating before you can download Hot Coffee.
Via MTV
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the hot coffee mod/hack/crack wasn't an official offering, and it most certainly wasn't mandatory.
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If the hot coffee mod was a downloadable options, only that part would have been M, while the game would have been T...
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It was re-classified as AO (Adults Only).
The big 3 (and most retail stores) have a strict no AO pokicy so GTA:SA was pretty much pulled from store shelves until the "Hot Coffee" data that was exploited was removed.
I can almost guarantee that you will never see any AO DLC on any of the big 3's consoles.
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