Bully Banned by Some British Retailers

stormhair writes "The BBC is reporting that shops in the DSG Group (Currys and PC World) are banning Bully from their shelves. A spokesman says: 'We took a view that because it touches on a sensitive issue — violence in school — that it is not a product we would stock.' DSG has withdrawn other games from their shelves in the past — Hitman and Manhunt."

Comments

No biggie

[Pharmboy]

Sounds like they are trying to be responsible retailers, according to their own reasonable definitions. Every store should have the right (and does in most places) to stock what games or products it wants, and if they think a title is not good for their customers, they don't stock it. Not sure why this is news.

I am sure some will scream "censorship!", which is of course silly, and only the government can censor. I call this "setting standards for what products you carry". If you really want Bully, I am sure there are plenty of other places that sell it.

Banned? Too strong a word.

[Half-pint HAL]

Do specialist Heavy-Metal music shops "ban" classical music? No, they just choose not to stock it.

Why? Because they don't think their intended audience want to see it in the shop.

That's all DSG are doing: choosing their stock to suit their market.

HAL