• RenegadeTwister@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      2 months 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
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        2 months 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
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        2 months ago

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

      • Kiwi_fella@lemmy.world
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        2 months 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
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          2 months 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.

    • DragonOracleIX@lemmy.ml
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      2 months ago

      This will put pressure on studios that make E and T rated games with loot boxes (for example: Fifa). Now they have to decide between letting the game get bumped up to a M rating, losing initial sales of the game, or removing loot boxes and other gambling features.