Microsoft passed on Heavy Rain due to game's child kidnapping themes

you missed out microsoft

kidnapping is bad but shooting people in COD is ok?

hypocrites.

That's a really stupid reason.

there was a child kidnapping in it, but it wasn't celebrating it. there was no controversy..... Microsoft, you really need to hire more intelligent people.

Of all the stupidest excuses to reject a game. Yet you proudly promote guns and murder in other games.

*slow clap*

Yes, because nothing portrayed in an Xbox game is more controversial than child kidnapping as a theme. *much eye-rolling here* Wow.

Turn down the game because it's got a realistic theme. And realism = scandal. What nonsense. Microsoft are such losers. I really wanted to play this game, but only had a 360.

Thank god ps3 took it with open arms ,bought the game a few days ago enjoying it as we speak

Ok fine. Whatever. Who gives a shit about Xbox. Just release it on PC already. PS4 can't play PS3 games outside of some crappy streaming feature. I'd rather the game be future proof. Seriously. Re-release it on GOG.com or Steam.

It also featured nudity, alcohol use, smoking, disturbing images...but the inclusion of the child kidnapping in a game, was simply too much for the audience.

They played safe, because they didn't trust the game to be that good. And they really want solid revenues.

what I don't get is they pass on heavy rain they say because of the taking of a child. but then they put out dishonored on the xbox and the entire storyline was trying to get back the kidnapped girl. can we call bs on this. I think the game was something different and they was scared of that.

I hate Ellen Page. Just felt like letting you people know that.

Yet no problem with a game or two that glorifies wonton destruction of civil populace, cop genocide, objectification of women, drug usage on a massive scale....

god GTAV cant get here fast enough:(

Is it just me or does Ellen Page look like she is coming across very condescending, smarmy and bitchy.

THIS IS WHY SONY WINS IN MY OPINION! Always with the variety in games... LOVE IT!

lol. stupid microsoft.

love the game but for the controls.

Cause of a child kidnapp? I would understand if it were a child murder or a child rape. But kidnapping, unfortunately, we see everyday in the news. It's nothing so shocking. There are worse themes used in other games, btw.

Hah, the scandal? I think they're overestimating the consequences of supporting such a game, but we *have* seen some ignorant people lash out at certain games before, so it's not completely unlikely. Man, that David Cage was too damn edgy and dark for MS. He also had too much integrity to bow down and change his vision. What happened when Sony published it? Nothing, in terms of a scandal anyway.

I haven't played any of Quantic Dream's, but Heavy Rain seemed equally good as/better than Fahrenheit (or Indigo Prophecy as it was also called). Their old game Omikron: The Nomad Soul is on gog and I'm tempted to buy it - it has David Bowie in it!

Thanks Microsoft you screwed us. No wonder Bill named you after his dong

Idiots. MS, you are the true loser in this war!

Whatever fills your ego Mr. Cage....whatever fills your ego.

Yes. Microsoft wouldn't sell you game because of a child being kidnapped...but they had no problems releasing games 10X worse when it comes to violence and story factor like GTA, Saints Row, Gears of War, Call of Duty,...I could go on and on but at the end of the day

I still don't give two fucks about your QTE Movie Games.

I feel so underestimated as a consumer, like the time Konami bailed from publishing the Battle of Fallujah videogame. Seriously Microsoft, do you expect Nintendo to pull rank on you with this kind of idiocy or what?

Lol, good thing they weren't associated with all the controversy around Heavy Rain.

Their loss.

tought they passed on it because they saw it was NOT A GAME!

Americans.

It's okay to mutilate people with chainsaws, but child abduction and nudity ARE THE DEVIL.

They're just cool with being able to sleep with a hooker, and then beat her to death.

Right.

But you (MS) will support games like GTAV who hired REAL CRIMINALS to be made.

Humans are stupid.

With the lack of quality exclusives the 360 had, you'd think they would have jumped all over this.

When I think of a child getting harmed in video game, I think of Ultimate Spider-Man, that was so messed up.

Interesting.... Considering there are other games that MS has that does do this... Dishonored comes to mind. Wonder how they would of dealt with Last of Us with something more then a kidnapping