Hawaii takes a stand against loot-boxes

[Leadified]

Mr Puggsly said:

Leadified said:

I actually agree with you. The most basic thing the ESRB could have done is give games that have lootboxes a M rating to avoid potential issues like publishers offering minors a way to gamble. But since no one really gave a damn till this exploded in EA's face, it's no surprise that now the authorities are getting involved.

You can't say "vote with your wallet" after the fact, it's too late now.

That was never the job of ESRB. I mean the ESRB was around before online play on consoles was really a thing and their on it was basically online experiences could vary.

Also, loot boxes tend to be time savers. Hence, you can unlock stuff usually by earning in game currency as well. The problem with Battlefront 2 is people are upset how long it takes. Street Fighter V has a similar problem. Both suffered a backlash from it.

So again, developers/publishers are paying a price already when consumers get upset.

It is the job of the ESRB which is why they released a statement on the matter and why wouldn't it be? What's the point of a self-regulator that doesn't regulate?

The problem with this is that companies will always want you to buy lootboxes and they'll pressure you into doing this by making unlocks in game so time consuming and grindy to force you into forking over cash. Time is money anyways so unless you have all day to play video games then chances are you're going to have to buy their "time savers", which is basically the politically correct way of saying "pay to win".

Unless there's action then this will just blow over, everyone's already forgotten about the gambling scandal with CS GO from last year.