@[email protected]M to [email protected]English • 3 months agoGames featuring paid loot boxes will soon receive a mandatory 'M' rating in Australiawww.gamedeveloper.comexternal-linkmessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up1578arrow-down13
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minus-square@Kiwi_fellalinkEnglish2•3 months agoI can’t think of many minors who would be able to afford a game, so it’ll be the parents buying it anyway.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•3 months agoI could see it helping. “I have to inform you that this game is rated M for Mature, and isn’t suitable for minors.” “What? It’s just football, isn’t it?” “It says this game has gambling that uses real world money.” I don’t know how many sales it’d stop, but at least parents would know.
I can’t think of many minors who would be able to afford a game, so it’ll be the parents buying it anyway.
I could see it helping.
“I have to inform you that this game is rated M for Mature, and isn’t suitable for minors.”
“What? It’s just football, isn’t it?”
“It says this game has gambling that uses real world money.”
I don’t know how many sales it’d stop, but at least parents would know.