We Finally Know Why Korea 'Leaks' So Many Unannounced Games

I thought it was because people like Nate and Jeff were information theivess and stood to make bank from leaking things?

Thanks South Korea. You rock!

Knowing this, is it even worth most console-oriented games releasing there? I'm surprised that some publishers haven't just pulled their games from there, since their market for console games seemingly isn't that big to begin with

I wouldn't worry about leaks, Dame Stammer is currently banging on about banning video games full stop. Exciting times here in the UK or North Korea if Labour have their way!

@THEBrew I cant stand Starmer... awful man... but I haven't heard anything about him banning video games. I know about the proposed ban for under 16s on social media but nothing about Video games. Can you let me know where this is so I can read it? A google search brings up nothing....

@The_Jobbo You can’t read it, because it’s made up. He heard it at the pub from Crazy Dave, while talking about how great Nigel Farage is.

@Haruki_NLI haha, "information thieves" is such a great way to describe those guys. Seriously, f*ck leakers. All they do is stir the pot with misinformation or spoil the surprise if they turn out to be right.

@Toilet_Goat keeping your game secret slightly longer yields significantly less profits than not selling to Korea because you want a game under wraps a little longer.

@THEBrew The fact you’ve not even bothered to write Starmer’s name correctly tells me everything I need to know about both you and the message you’re trying to lie about.

Anyhow, this might be part of the reason we get announcements so long before games actually are anywhere near getting announced. It bypasses this.

@THEBrew Thats blatantly untrue. The under 16 proposed social media ban may also be considered for gaming platforms but there isn't even an ounce of talk about banning games altogether in the UK.

The gaming industry is a huge economy in the UK, they may as well ban music, film and food if that's the case. Read an entire article, not just the headline or what you read on social media.

Surely the solution for publishers who don't want their games revealed too early is to NOT submit them to South Korea, until they've publicly revealed them! Then yes, the release there may be delayed but hopefully it won't have an impact on sales.

I'm perfectly fine with this. You're either interested in a game or you're not. If I'm interested, then I'm excited to hear it's coming out. If I'm not interested........well, I'm not interested.

@THEBrew

The fires are wild over there. Governments are like game publishers. Listen to the crowd who pays and not the crowd who's making noise.

This was the obvious answer, no? It was so persistent, it had to be for a regulatory reason.

Easy solution is to just do what the publishers used to do for most of gaming history, delay the game in a region, in this case, south korea.

Submit it after you announce for approval and release it once its approved or rated.

@For-Kier potentially yes, but I would like to see the data behind this, since we've seen how a poor initial reception can hamstring a newly announced game. I know it's not possible to quantify, but I'm curious about the tradeoff in economic value with this. The potential hype around a strong announcement might provide substantial financial upside that is lost through leaks, significantly more than a small console games market. Though it could also go the other way, of course, where something like this could actually build some additional hype in the run up to the launch

@Runex2121 that’s not a good solution, publisher can just reveal the game before the game is rated or submit it for rating in Korea after the reveal.

@Krlozgod The latter is kinda what I was suggesting, but doing so for some companies would lead to a later release date for that region.

@Haruki_NLI I can guarantee u nate does not make bank from that line of work his real job makes him good money 😏

@Runex2121 not necessarily, games sometimes are rated way before release

@Blauwe_Chimay Not condemning violence in any way but there is the old adage of "you can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs". People, or at least the majority of good and decent people, have clearly had enough it's just sad that godawful governments let this happen but it's on them.

@itsfoz You obviously don't have children, at least female ones who need to be walked to school each and every day? That tells me all I need to know about "you". You can try and deny the truth any decent parent worth a jolt is facing in the UK. That Labour has failed us and our children. But feel free to call me a racist simply because I want both of my daughters to be safe and happy.

@THEBrew Nobody called you racist, but the fact you interpreted it that way suggests you have prejudices that aren't reflected in reality. Blaming Starmer or Labour is being incredibly short-sighted and playing straight into the hands of the people peddling those unfounded fears to the uninformed and gullible in the first place.

Transparency, an inconvenience for games companies. 👌

If it's getting approved, it's time to reveal it.