Steam launches 'language-specific' review scores, because 'customers in different regions of the world may have vastly different experiences from each other for the same game' (www.pcgamer.com)

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[-] Transtronaut 1 points 1 day ago

I could see it being useful for games with terrible translations, or that might rely too much on culture-specific imagery or assumptions in their design language/plot to make sense to countries/cultures with different assumptions/expectations/morals.

Could also be useful for multiplayer games with regional servers that have a lot of activity in some countries and are dead in others.

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