The removal of NSFW games by payment systems is just the beginning. Up next might be a ban on Grand Theft Auto, Duke Nukem, and Saints Row
This was stated by a representative of one of the digital stores.
First, they came for the adult games
But first, a little backstory, in case you missed it.
A couple of weeks ago, game stores were forced to remove a number of adult games from their shelves. The fact is that under pressure from the Australian organization Collective Shout, the payment systems Visa and MasterCard began prohibiting banks from processing payments for certain NSFW games worldwide (we wrote in detail about this here).
This situation primarily affected Steam, GOG, and itch.io. The total number of projects removed is unknown, but it was reported that the platform owned by Valve removed about 80 titles of questionable content on the first day of the purges alone.
According to a representative from the digital store ZOOM Platform, one of the payment processors also contacted them, indicating that their content caused "concern for an industry colleague."
More worryingly, an employee of a gaming digital store noted in correspondence with a journalist from GamingOnLinux that they expect the situation to worsen — the delisting of games will continue, and Grand Theft Auto, Duke Nukem, and Saints Row could potentially be at risk.