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Wyrdness on 12 September 2018
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fatslob-:O said:

Actually, the EU isn't giving EA much of an option if it ever decides to go that route but you're sorely mistaken if EA pulling out of the EU market isn't an option ...

And no the Netherlands did not accept Belgium's stance regarding loot boxes. Belgium outright bans the concept of monetizing loot boxes whereas the Netherlands only does so under the condition where the prizes can be traded so there's already no consensus among EU member countries regarding how loot boxes should be regulated ... (there needs to be a consensus among EU members to pass any motions) 

You and Bofferbraurer's dream of an intercontinental wide trading bloc ban of loot boxes is really far away. At best, some EU member states will just heavily regulate loot boxes and a couple will be extreme enough like in Belgium's case to unilaterally ban the practice ... (the UK doesn't regard loot boxes as gambling and even when they leave, there will be others like France where they have a vested interest in profiting off of the game industry considering how much value the likes of Ubisoft provides to their nation so they'll probably end up being lax about the issue like they are now) 

Don't kid yourself mate a large chunk of EA's profits came from FIFA alone if you think pulling out of EU is an option you're mistaken because guess what EA are a business and still need to operate regardless of any ruling, they're not going to give up 80% of FIFA's sales and potentially the license because someone else will fill the void.

What dream are you talking about? Are you high or something because I've not said anything of the sort or are you looking to be dismantled on a personal level because I can do that if you wish. You're talking as if gaming companies mean something to nations they don't gaming is a niche market compared to many industries around and so many large publishers have gone under and have had no impact on the countries they were based in, you're spouting a fantasy here were these publishers are bigger than what they really are.