But there is some method to the madness, according to a statement from Sony Computer Entertainment Europe posted on the ThreeSpeech blog:
The company reminded gamers:
- Ensure that the content you share with other users is suitable for all ages - everybody has access to your level if you publish it.
- Please respect other people’s intellectual property rights. For example, don’t use images, brands or logos that you’re not entitled to use.
- If you come across any content that you feel the need to report, then please do it responsibly. Hoax reports will be considered inappropriate behavior.
Certain popular user-generated levels that would appear suitable for mass audiences were recently deleted, including one based on God of War, which clearly broke Sony's IP usage rule.
Sony said 84,000 levels have been uploaded, but "less than 0.5 percent" have been moderated. The firm said it is working to improve moderation methods, "in particular regarding [communicating] the reasons that user complaints are upheld."
The company also reported 27 million level play-throughs.