AdHoc Studio has released a patch for Dispatch that restores nudity options on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, addressing widespread player frustration over unexpected in-game censorship that sparked controversy earlier this year.
The update, called the "HR Violations Pack," went live today across North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. It allows players to view previously hidden content including breasts, buttocks, and obscene gestures. For those preferring less explicit visuals, AdHoc included alternatives to the original black censorship boxes: a pixelated effect and comedic cover-ups like denim shorts.
The studio was candid about what forced the heavy-handed approach in the first place. Facing time and resource constraints near launch, AdHoc discovered the game required censoring across all regions, not just a handful as originally anticipated. The team chose to build a single Switch version that met Nintendo's most restrictive regional standards, resulting in a version far more censored than players expected based on trailers, previews, and reviews of other platform versions.
"The problem was we didn't make it clear enough, before you spent your money, that the version you were buying was materially different from that game," AdHoc told IGN. "And for that we're truly sorry."
The developer credited player support and the game's commercial success with giving them the resources to develop the version audiences should have received initially.
Nintendo's restrictions still apply in some areas. Genitalia remains banned, and audio from Invisigal's erotic dream sequence stays muted on Switch. Japan gets no flexibility at all, keeping full censorship without options for pixelation or jort effects.
PC and PS5 will receive the same customization options if players want to experiment, though both platforms will keep the uncensored version as their default experience. Xbox will get the options when the game launches on that platform.
Author Emily Chen: "AdHoc's transparency about Nintendo's hard line on censorship is refreshing, but the fact that players had to buy a materially different product first to get accountability is a bigger problem than the patch solves."
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