Heavy Rain is getting a new, re-edited version for the French market called Heavy Rain – Version Modifiée. This is now the third version of the title, after the release of last year's version with Move support. The game got a PEGI 18 rating mainly due to its erotic content, which will be modified exclusively for France, along with some violent content.
This strikes me as odd because of several reasons: First of all, there are almost no games that have been cut for the French market up until now. Heck, they don't even have their own rating board for that matter! French versions of videogames only have the PEGI ratings on it. Then the behavior of Sony doesn't make a whole lot of sense, since they specifically marketed Heavy Rain as a mature title to begin with.
While the edits aren't specified, the change in the PEGI description of the title hints at some violence and nudity being removed. I don't see how that would help the title in any way, but I'm sure somebody over at Sony Europe does.
Heavy Rain bekommt ein zensiertes Re-Release... [Maniac]
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4:00 AM on 08.11.2011 | 
Seems pretty silly to me.
But money is money, kids obviously want to play it and France for some reason thinks it's too violent and sexy.
It wasn't THAT violent, or that sexy.
You're right, the French normally are very 'laissez faire' with nudity. But remember: This isn't a decision made by but for the French market. So it makes even less sense!
I don't know if the original version will be available in France, but as far as I know, the game is multilingual in the EU, so getting the uncensored U.K. or German version wouldn't be a problem.
The original Heavy Rain got a USK 16 rating over here. On some matters we are even less restrictive than PEGI. Nudity is one of them.
WTF, why are European countries getting more and more conservative?
...Still, the unedidited versions will still be available at retail, which makes the decision even more stupid... POST-IT wars, ok, cuts to a game out for a year and a half, not ok...
For the next step, will they take on as their motto 'Bullets and Bibles not Baguettes and Berets!' and adopt 'Never Back Down' as their latest foreign cinema darling?
They should have just edited the content to make Ethan resemble Jerry Lewis and to include scenes of Ethan screaming 'Jaaaaaaasssssssooooooooonnn! Oy Glaivin!" and yelling "Nice Laaaaaaadyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!" at Madison Paige.
.....
Jason.....
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JASON!
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JAAAAAASSSSSOOOOONNNNNNBBRRRLLLAAAAAHAAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH.
...yeah, this doesn't make any sense.
dat Ethan butt.
Sometimes I really wonder what game companies are thinking..