Dispatch being censored on Switch 2 has struck a nerve with players: ‘How is this censored and Cyberpunk isn’t?’

Dispatch is finally branching out into other platforms and has landed on the Switch 2. However, Nintendo seems not to have liked some of its more… mature parts, leading AdHoc Studio to censor the game instead of offering players the option to do it themselves.

Confirmed by the devs to Eurogamer, Dispatch will indeed launch on the Switch 2 with slightly modified content that’ll censor its adult side, as a few scenes in the game are sexual in nature and quite directly so. Previously, Dispatch gave players the option to censor the game themselves, a useful setting for those streaming the game or unwilling to be exposed to such themes.

Nintendo doesn’t seem to love options, though, and Dispatch on the Switch 2 will be censored by default.

Fans reacted to this about as well as you’d expect, with awe and shock and wonder and borderline anger with Nintendo for enforcing such policies on a game that was never marketed to a younger audience in the first place. In fact, you’ve got Cyberpunk 2077 on there with no censorship whatsoever, and it could easily be argued that it warranted such an enforcement much, much more than Dispatch and its few sexually explicit scenes.

“If a game like Cyberpunk or even Witcher 3 can make it on the platform uncensored. What is the reason for singling this game out?” asked one bewildered player in a Reddit thread. “Censoring the game for absolutely zero logical reason is making this a hard pass for me,” commented another.

And it’s truly amazing to censor a singleplayer, story-oriented game, potentially alienating a good chunk of your adult player base for no real reason, especially where there’s no precedent and far worse offenders had been allowed onto the platform in their original forms.

The option to turn off nudity was right there, and it still is in every other version of the game. It seems a petty move targeting this one title when players could have self-censored if they so desired.

Censorship in video games, particularly that tied to sexual themes and depictions, has been on the rise, with moral police deciding what is and isn’t “decent.” From Horses to Visa and Mastercard threatening platforms into submission, it’s a really bad time to be a developer with a mature target audience.

Hopefully, this is just a fad that fades out as quickly as it has risen.

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The need for Magnetic Accelerators have certainly increased a level or two ever since the Trophy Display project went live in ARC Raiders.

The new project, part of the Headwinds update, requires you to complete five different stages of tasks to get some amazing rewards. Let’s look at how you can find this Epic item from your grind in the wasteland.

Best locations for Magnetic Accelerators in ARC Raiders

Like every crafting material in ARC Raiders, there’s no definite location for the Magnetic Accelerators. However, it’s an Epic-tier loot. While Epic-tier loot can spawn anywhere, you’re expected to find it more in red-colored zones on every map.

One of my favorite locations is the Village POI in Blue Gate. This location has a locked room, and I have received at least three Magnetic Accelerators in the past, and one since the Headwinds update went live. Their exact location inside the locked room is different, so you’ll want to go through every bit of the container.

Another strange, but great spot, appears to be the room right by the elevator at the Testing Annex location on Dam Battlegrounds. This room has three lootable containers, and I have found three Magnetic Accelerators from this room. It’s usually unlocked, but expect to find ARCs since there’s a nearby elevator.

As the Magnetic Accelerator is an Epic-tier loot, you can also play on the maps when the following modifiers are active.

• Harvester
• Matriarch
• Electromagnetic Storm

Playing the Night Raids will also raise your chances of finding a Magnetic Accelerator. However, there will be more hazards that you need to watch out for on your raids.

How to craft Magnetic Accelerators in ARC Raiders

If your luck is poor, you can directly craft Magnetic Accelerators. You’ll need a level 3 Refiner for that. Reaching this point is going to take time (especially if you’re a beginner).

Once you have a level 3 Refiner, you’ll going to need the following materials.

• Two Advanced Mechanical Components
• Two ARC Motion Cores

How to use Magnetic Accelerators in ARC Raiders

You’re going to need at least 10 Magnetic Accelerators to submit to the Trophy Display project. You’ll need them to complete stage 4 of the project. Doing so will get you five Wolfpack grenades, which are immensely useful. You’re also going to come one step closer to finishing the whole project and unlocking the completionist rewards.

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