[QUOTE=SAULSBASHWALL;53129916]It's not really anything to do with politicians suddenly "getting it", this is just a rare case of aligning interests. To them, this is an easy PR angle ("we stopped the children from gambling! ") and an easy ticket to re-election.[/QUOTE]
Even if they are doing it just for PR, the result will still be positive. The more people talk about it (not only the gamers), the more chances that there will be changes.
[QUOTE=SAULSBASHWALL;53129916]It's not really anything to do with politicians suddenly "getting it", this is just a rare case of aligning interests. To them, this is an easy PR angle ("we stopped the children from gambling! ") and an easy ticket to re-election.[/QUOTE]
Politicians doing things their constituents want in order to continue representing them is kinda how it's supposed to work, though. I mean yeah it'd be ideal if the politicians really cared about what they were doing but it's no different in terms of practical result
[QUOTE=The freeman;53130203]Yeah, there's no way to enforce the 21 y/o thing online, and even in retail stores your average kid will have their parent with them anyway to get around the ESRB. That part will just end up hurting physical stores since young adults suddenly can't buy some new games there. Amazon and Steam and such will know where you are via billing addresses, but you can just lie about your age. Unless they start requiring you to send in your ID to buy games online it'll be a very pointless law.
The labeling and chance disclosure parts are the only real thing of value here.[/QUOTE]
Letting children gamble has a lot harsher consequences for the business that does it vs something like ESRB that's mostly there to let parents make a more informed call. Obviously laws like this don't make it any easier to prove companies wrongdoing, but it lets you punish them if you can.
[QUOTE=Reds;53127939]And now we wait for companies to figure out how to loophole their way out of gambling laws because there's no way they're giving up their golden goose until you drag it away from them kicking and screaming.
I get the feeling that we're going to be playing loot box/microtransaction whack a mole for quite a while.[/QUOTE]
Watch it just be "Are you over 21? Yes or Yes."
[QUOTE=Sir_takeslot;53131820]Watch it just be "Are you over 21? Yes or Yes."[/QUOTE]
Probably would end up being "Are you over 21? Yes or No" and if you pick no it just quits out the game. Like a TOS agree or deny thing
or they can pull a second life and claim that their game isnt a game but a social service program/virtual world
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