Recently, game publishing platforms such as Steam and Itch.io have removed adult games on a large scale, causing strong ripples in the gaming industry. The reason behind it has been found to be pressure from payment providers. Today, August 1, the Itch platform finally relented and announced a new solution. It can list free adult games, but prohibits payment, with the intention of bypassing payment providers.
·Compared with the previous removal from the shelves, this time at least those truly free public welfare adult games can return. The rule is that the games will be truly free after being put on the shelves, and no payment or payment functions will be accepted.
·The Itch platform has repeatedly stated that the reason for delisting came from the request of Stripe, the platform’s long-term payment partner. However, Stripe also publicly explained that it was pressure from partner banks. Stripe itself also hopes to enrich the game types and launch a win-win situation.
