VAMatt said:
Loot boxes suck. But, the way to get rid of them is to not purchase them. They will absolutely go away if people don't buy them. Getting government involved is exactly the wrong way to go about it. We damn sure do not want government saying what can and cannot happen in games. |
But the problem is they're not going away. They're only getting worse because millions of people don't know any better or can't help themselves, and that's due in large part because of how manipulative they are, preying on addictive tendencies to extract as much cash as possible from vulnerable 'whales' without limit. Regulations already have a say in what content can be sold to who (like who can buy M rated games) and not without reason. I don't expect monetized loot boxes to be banned outright in most regions but will likely become part of either an M or AO rating depending on whether or not they are classified as full online gambling or some lesser but similar class (an AO rating might as well be a ban to these publishers, though).
