Would I be naïve if I said that the people who won’t buy M rated games because of this…probably aren’t really the target audience of these games anyway? For someone such as myself I know the content of the games I play, I’m o.k. with it, and some black cover isn’t going to stop me from playing/buying it. I’ll just probably double check to make sure I’m getting the right game.
Now as for boycotting…not going to do anything whatsoever since it’s usually only done by an insignificant minority. I already boycott things such as fast food (doesn’t qualify as real food IMO) but that doesn’t stop them either. I prefer Best Buy and Amazon over Wal-Mart anyway.
As far as the slippery slope fears that it’s all downhill from here, I’m reminded that such arguments are technically a logical fallacy as there isn’t an abundance of evidence to support that. I hardly think retailers will stop you from getting your M rated games anytime soon especially with such a large market for them. Again a black sleeve doesn’t stop you from buying/playing it – even though the idea is completely retarded. And if regulators do push too hard it will likely cause a backlash to counter it – resulting in it this sort of thing fizzling out as more acceptance increases.
