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Just wondering if Witcher 3 is released here on GOG UNCUT for *ALL* regions.

Witcher 2 is one that is detected by geolocation and people in Australia can only buy the cut (AU) version.

I was therefore wondering if Witcher 3 is cut for any geodetected region. Hopefully, it is uncut for ALL regions.
Some people have been holding back because they are concerned their region might have a censored version.

Any title that is cut should really be mentioned in the description and the download page if it is cut in your region and you have to download the cut version. Sure it may not make good business sense to warn people first but GOG is always fair and just so I hope they will do something like this if it happens.

Thanks everyone. Thank you GOG.

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The important questions is "Was the version submitted for classification in Australia pre modified by CDPR or was it totally unmodified from international versions"

Just because Australia passed it with R18+ as "original" ie what was shown to them, does NOT mean it is not cut from other versions.

The only way to be sure is you need a statement from GOG saying "The version of Witcher 3 submitted to the Australian classification panel was not pre modified in any way to make it more favourable for passing classification in that region". Until you get a statement like that, you can't be sure.

Then and ONLY then can you be sure. So Australian users would still need to be mindful and I firmly believe that ANY game that is cut should clearly state it is so in the description and what countries are affected. This would be the right things to do. :)

GOG always does the right things so I am sure they are looking into it. :)
Post edited May 14, 2015 by styggron
It's censored in my region too
I think if u can buy it on GoG it will be not censored,but if u were to go buy in a store the retail copy in these countries
than u would get censored versions :UAE,Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Lebanon, Egypt, and Jordan.
http://goo.gl/YGolRz
It could be that the retail version will be cut in AU but if u can buy a digital for GOG i dont see how they could impose that since no one from an actual store in AU marketed it or sold it to you.
Post edited May 14, 2015 by danteszzz
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danteszzz: I think if u can buy it on GoG it will be not censored,but if u were to go buy in a store the retail copy in these countries
than u would get censored versions :UAE,Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Lebanon, Egypt, and Jordan.
http://goo.gl/YGolRz
This may be but we need an official announcement on here from GOG and on their forums :) I am sure it is correct but having it here would cement this.

Witcher 2 is cut for those who purchased in from an Australian location and still is I believe.

Witcher 3 descriptor should clearly state the countries where it is censored. Purchasers should really be made clear of this.

I know people in Australia who are holding off just in case they get a censored version. After all, look at Hotline Miami 2, the game is banned in Australia so not even purchasable on GOG even though GOG is not Australian.

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Also, it does not seem to matter no one in Australia sold it to you because Hotline Miami 2 here on GOG is banned for purchase from anyone in Australia. I don't see how that works either. As I said GOG could just say "We are not based in Australia we are not online" but they are enforcing geoblocking tech on that title.
Post edited May 14, 2015 by styggron
maybe this helps im not that familiar with AU law maybe u can make something out of this redd post http://www.reddit.com/r/witcher/comments/33136c/australian_classification_of_the_witcher_3_wild/
oh and did this happen or was it still banned ? http://www.gamesradar.com/the-witcher-2-gog-update-bypasses-censored-australia-version/
Post edited May 14, 2015 by danteszzz
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danteszzz: maybe this helps im not that familiar with AU law maybe u can make something out of this redd post http://www.reddit.com/r/witcher/comments/33136c/australian_classification_of_the_witcher_3_wild/
oh and did this happen or was it still banned ? http://www.gamesradar.com/the-witcher-2-gog-update-bypasses-censored-australia-version/
As I mentioned, there are 2 versions of Witcher 2 on GOG. If you are buying from Australia, you can only get the (AU) version which is censored. Now please note, I need to make one thing clear, I do not know anyone that has the AU version and installed it to check. There are reports of what is censored but someone with the AU version would need to verify it. However GOG does seem to have 2 versions. One says AU one does not. Depending where you are logging in from.

Witcher 3 has an official Australian rating of R18+ according to http://www.classification.gov.au/Pages/View.aspx?sid=WKYs2tMvIkxSBfjakweAyQ%253d%253d&ncdctx=PstywVDxswk4S7pRjvGDvIHJRAZeMEX3i240qcI1YkhSGLRVGZ7bsUUSrbwZQoal

It was submitted by CDPR in December 2014. It also states under "version" that is is ORIGINAL. This means the censorship body classified what was presented to them.

THis is the very point though, did CDPR submit a FULLY uncut version to Australia to avoid censorship issues or did they submit the same uncut international version ? I read somewhere that they sometimes submit different versions to countries where the title could be an issue so Australian users are not in the clear yet.

There is one question that need answering
1. Was the one submitted for classification in Australia the FULL unmodified version. Because if it was then looks like Australia for once is ok. If a modified version was sent for classification then Australia loses out BUT they can still say it is uncut but with a caveat...."passed uncut with what was submitted for classification in the first place"

You can see there is a very important difference here.

Just saying "The Australian censorship board passed the version presented to them" is not enough. UNLESS you know what was presented was FULLY uncut in the first place.

The ONLY way to be sure is GOG need to respond by clearly stating something like this "The version of Witcher 3 submitted to the Australian classification panel was not pre modified in any way to make it more favourable for passing classification in that region" Then and ONLY then can you be sure. The statement needs to be specific. :)
Post edited May 14, 2015 by styggron