We’ve learned Disco Elysium: The Final Cut has been refused classification in Australia.
Australia is notorious for their strict classification approval process for media, and Disco Elysium: The Final Cut was rejected due to “content that is very high in impact and falls outside generally-accepted community standards.” The actual listing for the Refused Classification can be viewed over on the Australian Government’s Classification Board site.
This means without changes, the game cannot be sold in Australia. Furthermore, the listing notes the game depicts “express or otherwise deal with matters of sex, drug misuse or addiction, crime, cruelty, violence or revolting or abhorrent phenomena in such a way that they offend against the standards of morality, decency and propriety generally accepted by reasonable adults to the extent that they should not be classified.”
It’s worth noting the original version of Disco Elysium is available in Australia for Windows PC, via Steam.
You can find the full rundown (via iam8bit) below.
Disco Elysium – The Final Cut is the definitive edition of the smash-hit RPG. Pursue your political dreams in new quests, meet and question more of the city’s locals, and explore a whole extra area. Full voice-acting, controller support, and expanded language options also included.
Get even more out of this award-winning open world. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city block to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders, or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.
Features
- NEW POLITICAL QUESTS – Face the reality of your worldview as your political compass leads you down new paths. Discover more citizens, a whole extra area, and monumental sights as you leave an even bigger mark on the world by chasing your dreams.
- FULL VOICE ACTING – All of the city’s beautiful people are brought to life with full voiceover. Play characters against each other, try to help them, or fall hopelessly in love as each word is spoken to you with the appropriate accent and emotion.
- IMPROVED PLAYABILITY – Full controller support and customisation lets you play with your preferred setup. Enjoy an expanded range of language options. See the difference when playing in 4K resolution and at 60 frames per second on PlayStation 5.
- REAL ROLE-PLAYING – Customise your character with wildly different skills, clothing items, and tools – from guns to a flashlight and a boombox. Develop new ideas in the detective’s Thought Cabinet to change how you approach and handle each situation.
- UNPRECEDENTED FREEDOM – Death, sex, taxes, and disco – nothing is off the table in this open world. Solve a massive murder investigation, or relax and kick back with sprawling side-cases. Disco Elysium’s revolutionary dialogue system lets you do almost anything.
- FREE UPGRADE FOR ALL – The Final Cut will be available at no extra cost to all current owners of Disco Elysium. Original players expand their experience for free while new players can enjoy the new content from their first playthrough.
Disco Elysium: The Final Cut launches March 30th on Windows PC, Mac (via the Epic Games Store, GOG, Steam, and the App Store only on Mac), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Google Stadia.