{"id":568938,"date":"2026-03-14T02:43:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T02:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/transphobic-content-has-been-removed-from-the-gta-5-remasters"},"modified":"2026-03-14T02:43:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T02:43:04","slug":"transphobic-content-has-been-removed-from-the-gta-5-remasters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/transphobic-content-has-been-removed-from-the-gta-5-remasters\/","title":{"rendered":"Transphobic content has been removed from the GTA 5 remasters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/transphobic-content-has-been-removed-from-the-gta-5-remasters.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\nRockstar has removed transphobic content from the recently-released PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X\/S versions of Grand Theft Auto 5.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nSpotted by Reddit user <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/gtaonline\/comments\/txafmy\/did_anyone_else_notice_rockstar_removed_this_toy\/\">JayProspero<\/a> (thanks <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gaming\/2022\/04\/transphobic-content-and-jokes-removed-from-latest-gta-v-remasters\/\">ArsTechnica<\/a>), the Captain Spacetoy action figure has been altered in the in-game arcade. Originally it wore hot-pink and had &#8220;interchangeable genitalia&#8221;; now it&#8217;s an alternative outfit with &#8220;posable vomit direction&#8221;.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nFurther, Rockstar has removed the trans caricatures that would spawn outside of the Cockatoos nightclub.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/transphobic-content-has-been-removed-from-the-gta-5-remasters\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/transphobic-content-has-been-removed-from-the-gta-5-remasters\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rockstar has removed transphobic content from the recently-released PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X\/S versions of Grand Theft Auto 5. Spotted by Reddit user JayProspero (thanks ArsTechnica), the Captain Spacetoy action figure has been altered in the in-game arcade. Originally it wore hot-pink and had &#8220;interchangeable genitalia&#8221;; now it&#8217;s an alternative outfit with &#8220;posable vomit direction&#8221;. Further, Rockstar has removed the trans caricatures that would spawn outside of the Cockatoos nightclub. 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