Xbox One exclusive Sunset Overdrive gets rated for a PC release
When it comes to the Xbox One, there's not many games available on the system that you can't get anywhere else, partly due to Microsoft's Play Anywhere initiative, which mandates that all first party Xbox games will now release on both PC and Xbox One concurrently. Before that policy was put in place, there was a small set of games that still were true Xbox One exclusives, consisting of Halo 5 and MCC, and Sunset Overdrive. The latter of which was created by Insomniac Games (known for making Spyro, Ratchet & Clank, Spider-Man 2018, and more) and released in 2014. However, we might see Sunset Overdrive make its way to another platform, thanks to a sudden appearance of the game on the ESRB's website, listing it for a Windows/PC release. This also follows a Korean Ratings Board leak we saw earlier this summer, as well, hinting at the possibility of it indeed being freed from its Xbox One exclusivity. No official announcement has been made yet, but with two different sources showing that Insomniac Games has filed specifically to get a rating for a PC release, an announcement is almost imminent.
Sunset Overdrive
Platform: Windows PC
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Content Descriptors: Blood and Gore, Drug Reference, Sexual Themes, Strong Language, Violence
Rating Summary: This is a third-person shooter in which players assume the role of a young survivor battling through a mutant apocalypse. As players traverse the open-world of Sunset City, they use assault rifles and fantastical weapons (e.g., grenade launchers that shoot teddy-bear bombs, guns that shoot fireworks) to kill mutant creatures, robots, and occasional human enemies. Combat is highlighted by frequent explosions, screams of pain, and gunfire. Some explosives cause enemies to be dismembered, leaving limbs around the environment; one cutscene briefly depicts a character's head cut off by a mutant. During the course of the game, characters and environmental elements reference sexual behavior or humor (e.g., “Oh, such a bold statement! It says, 'I am a prostitute!'” and “How hard was it to make a porn flip book?” ); a radio ad contains a running joke about a sex burger (e.g., “It's so good you won't be able to contain your urges to rub it all over your Sex…Burger”). The dialogue contains a handful of drug references (e.g., “You guys have been eating weed” and “Oh, when I get back with your drugs, we'll discuss my offense at your assumption that I would know where to find drugs”). The words “f**k” and “sh*t” also appear in dialogue.
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