VAMatt said:
Governments certainly are not obligated to intervene. They are just butting their head in, like they do everywhere. And, it seems to me that they're self-regulating just fine. They pulled back on loot boxes significantly once the public outcry grew. At this point, I don't see them as anything remotely close to a problem. Regardless of that, government intervention always causes problems. They do a bad job of just about everything, as it seems that governments in general just don't get the concept of "unintended consequences.". Gaming is likely to get a taste of their ruination here. |
Is this a joke post because when something begins getting out of hand a Government is obligated to get involved in this case loot boxes are a gambling mechanic so now the law is catching on to the fact that they'll need to be subject to gambling laws as real money is spent on the mechanic and is in a product that many children have access to on top of that the industry is also far from self regulating itself fine anyone with two eyes can see that they're more pushing to see what they can get away with this is why Governments and regulators are now taking note.
The whole SWBF2 and Middle Earth:SOW debacles highlight this in how the industry is not self regulating but instead implementing designs in games that force the use of the said mechanic.
