Hmm...how do I put this. Let's leave GG aside for the moment because I'm not very familiar with the franchise either.
At my most cynical I certainly agree with you in that the developers are probably baiting this shit out to earn ESG points and maximize appeal in troon-centric markets.
But it seems to me they're subtly hedging their language so as to avoid pissing off the Japanese market too much. (which they might eventually just jump ship on and move to California like Sony...but anyways)
At the very least, where the nuance of language can't be exactly pinned down, the law of the land is still quite clear: if you want to change the sex on your birth certificate in Japan, you are required to be fully medically sterilized. Furthermore, after that, you can never be appointed as a legal guardian of a minor. Both these precedents have been consistently upheld over the past few years by the supreme court.
Maybe I'm just grasping for white pills, but I'm holding out hope that they can maintain something like that level of sanity in the face of GloboHomo.
Hmm...how do I put this. Let's leave GG aside for the moment because I'm not very familiar with the franchise either.
At my most cynical I certainly agree with you in that the developers are probably baiting this shit out to earn ESG points and maximize appeal in troon-centric markets.
But it seems to me they're subtly hedging their language so as to avoid pissing off the Japanese market too much. (which they might eventually just jump ship on and move to California like Sony...but anyways)
At the very least, where the nuance of language can't be exactly pinned down, the law of the land is still quite clear: if you want to change the sex on your birth certificate in Japan, you are required to be fully medically sterilized. Furthermore, after that, you can never be appointed as a legal guardian of a minor. Both these precedents have been consistently upheld over the past few years by the supreme court.
Maybe I'm just grasping for white pills, but I'm holding out hope that they can maintain something like that level of sanity in the face of GloboHomo.