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Re:Valve confirms credit card companies pressured it to deli... by pipes on Saturday July 19, 2025 @02:36AM (#44613117)
The difference I see is that the player is getting sexual pleasure from what is being simulated in porn type games. I.e. they are trying to simulate the feeling of doing that in real life.

Where as in violent games like soldier of fortune I doubt most players are trying to achieve the feeling of brutally killing another human being.

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Re:Valve confirms credit card companies pressured it to deli... by aaaja on Saturday July 19, 2025 @12:01PM (#44616626)
Yes and often with pornography it involves the abuse of women and girls, and depicting this as a positive action. It's probably not the main reason why payment processors are banning and restricting purchases, but it should be.
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