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Hahahaha.
Ohhhh, I've been there. There is a reason why chinese language localisations of games are so few.
Hahahaha.
Ohhhh, I've been there. There is a reason why chinese language localisations of games are so few.
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Highly unlikely this will happen (it wont...it just wont). Chinese restrictions with Steam are already a hindrance on game distribution (which is EU4s biggest selling platform) and comes with too many caveats that do not profit work on localizing the game. The Chinese market is starting to see signs of opening up, but it isn't friendly enough to take a gamble on. If players want Chinese localization, they will need to get together and make a mod themselves.
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After Hearts of Iron "fun china moment" i dont think paradox would bother unless they wanted some free advertisement.
"Europa Universalis IV,so historically accurate its banned in China!"
"Europa Universalis IV,so historically accurate its banned in China!"
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The other question is whether it will make a profit after accounting for piracy. I assumed this was already well-known, but you can go to China and buy pirated games on the open market. Sometimes literally the open-air market. I bought a few game CDs to see what was on them when I was there a few years ago. And this is not even mentioning illegal downloads from Chinese sites online, which are not blocked by the Chinese government. They simply don't bother, as with a whole slew of other laws (e.g. environmental).
Maybe that could change if publishers did not face censorship (which they morally object to) Let's see whether the unbanning of consoles this year will mark the beginning of policy change. I doubt it will be soon.
There's of course Chinese speakers in other places in SE Asia as well, particularly in Singapore and Malaysia. But piracy is also rampant there. Maybe it's a cultural thing. Some stereotypes mirror good statistics. e.g. you can find people shooting AK-47s (often these are locally made) into the air during festivals in Pakistan etc. It's not just a racist fable.
And yeah, Paradox will likely remain banned due to also making Hearts of Iron. And probably they know someone will make a WWII mod for EUIV if they couldn't get the former anyway.
/rant
Maybe that could change if publishers did not face censorship (which they morally object to) Let's see whether the unbanning of consoles this year will mark the beginning of policy change. I doubt it will be soon.
There's of course Chinese speakers in other places in SE Asia as well, particularly in Singapore and Malaysia. But piracy is also rampant there. Maybe it's a cultural thing. Some stereotypes mirror good statistics. e.g. you can find people shooting AK-47s (often these are locally made) into the air during festivals in Pakistan etc. It's not just a racist fable.
And yeah, Paradox will likely remain banned due to also making Hearts of Iron. And probably they know someone will make a WWII mod for EUIV if they couldn't get the former anyway.
/rant
I think the bigger issue than a WW2 mod is that the PRC will be pissed about china being depicted as anything other than a dreamy utopian superpower.
As for the rampant piracy its probably part of the wider PRC policy of not giving a damn as long as nobody messes with the political status que.
As for the rampant piracy its probably part of the wider PRC policy of not giving a damn as long as nobody messes with the political status que.
