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Games featuring paid loot boxes will soon receive a mandatory 'M' rating in Australia (www.gamedeveloper.com)
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[-] RenegadeTwister@lemmy.dbzer0.com 60 points 1 month ago

Many places won't sell M rated games to minors without a guardian present. It also allows guardians to make better informed decisions about what they're about to buy for their children. It may not be a silver bullet, but it might start to put some pressure on studios to think twice about putting gambling in games targeted towards children.

[-] pancakes@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 month ago

Yeah, sometimes it's not about finding the "perfect" solution, but taking 100 small steps that each move things in the right direction.

[-] lud@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

I wonder if they care about not selling M rated Fifa to minors though

[-] Kiwi_fella@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I can't think of many minors who would be able to afford a game, so it'll be the parents buying it anyway.

[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago

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.

this post was submitted on 19 Sep 2024
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