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Games with micro transactions will get a label in North America
The American Entertainment Software Rating Board will stamp a logo onto games with microtransactions and/ or other in-game purchases. The In-Game Purchases logo is placed on physical packaging and at download stores.
The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is an American self-regulatory organization that assigns age and content ratings to consumer video games. The new label is a direct reaction towards the outcry over loot crate systems in games like Star Wars: Battlefront II, Need for Speed: Payback and Destiny 2and have signaled a willingness to legislate them, reports polygon.
The labeling will “be applied to games with in-game offers to purchase digital goods or premiums with real-world currency,” the ESRB said in a news release this morning, “including but not limited to bonus levels, skins, surprise items (such as item packs, loot boxes, mystery awards), music, virtual coins and other forms of in-game currency, subscriptions, season passes and upgrades (e.g., to disable ads).”
The label will appear separate from the familiar ESRB rating label (T-for-Teen, M-for-Mature, etc.) and not inside it. Additionally, the ESRB has begun an awareness campaign meant to highlight the controls available to parents whose households have a video game console. The label is not designed to warn adult gamers that a game might contain microtransactions; it’s designed for concerned parents buying games for their kids. “Parents need simple information,” Vance said. “We can’t overwhelm them with a lot of detail... We have not found that parents are differentiating between these different mechanics.”
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#5524274 Posted on: 03/01/2018 10:09 AM
To gamble using money you have to perform microtransaction.
Be it purchasing in-game points, in-game key for lootbox or anything else so you can START a gamble.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microtransaction
Therein lies the problem, which is why I was asking if this actually covers Gambling, not just the classification of video games that have Microtransactions.
To gamble using money you have to perform microtransaction.
Be it purchasing in-game points, in-game key for lootbox or anything else so you can START a gamble.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microtransaction
Therein lies the problem, which is why I was asking if this actually covers Gambling, not just the classification of video games that have Microtransactions.
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#5524278 Posted on: 03/01/2018 10:30 AM
Therein lies the problem, which is why I was asking if this actually covers Gambling, not just the classification of video games that have Microtransactions.
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#5524286 Posted on: 03/01/2018 10:57 AM
Labeling stuff only helps so much and ultimately the biggest problem is the consumers.
Labeling stuff only helps so much and ultimately the biggest problem is the consumers.
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#5524312 Posted on: 03/01/2018 01:41 PM
I would have preferred three versions
1. Full version with micro transactions enabled
2.Children's version with micro transactions not included in the game and the ability to make purchases within game removed ( I would purchase this version)
3.Full version with ability to password protect against micro transactions.
I would have preferred three versions
1. Full version with micro transactions enabled
2.Children's version with micro transactions not included in the game and the ability to make purchases within game removed ( I would purchase this version)
3.Full version with ability to password protect against micro transactions.
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#5524320 Posted on: 03/01/2018 02:17 PM
literal children with their suburban mommys credit card, & 18-24yo dudebro casuals playing sports games.
What's the main demographic of 'whales' anyway?
literal children with their suburban mommys credit card, & 18-24yo dudebro casuals playing sports games.
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#5524321 Posted on: 03/01/2018 02:19 PM
Let's calm it down people.
Let's calm it down people.
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#5524334 Posted on: 03/01/2018 02:50 PM
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Let's calm it down people.
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#5524536 Posted on: 03/02/2018 01:39 AM
How about something that shows how much all the extra content would ultimately cost you.
Instead of just $60 you could spend up to $348.37 (for instance)
You know, the content that used to be in the base games or was released later as a way to thank the community. Now we get stripped down games with immediately available "extra" content. What a sham.
How about something that shows how much all the extra content would ultimately cost you.
Instead of just $60 you could spend up to $348.37 (for instance)
You know, the content that used to be in the base games or was released later as a way to thank the community. Now we get stripped down games with immediately available "extra" content. What a sham.
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#5524541 Posted on: 03/02/2018 02:00 AM
How about something that shows how much all the extra content would ultimately cost you.
Instead of just $60 you could spend up to $348.37 (for instance)
You know, the content that used to be in the base games or was released later as a way to thank the community. Now we get stripped down games with immediately available "extra" content. What a sham.
You can write total cost with DLC and items you are guaranteed to get with microtransaction.
However, once gamble and RNG kicks in, there no limits.
Someone can spend $50 and get desired item, someone might toss $1k without luck.
How about something that shows how much all the extra content would ultimately cost you.
Instead of just $60 you could spend up to $348.37 (for instance)
You know, the content that used to be in the base games or was released later as a way to thank the community. Now we get stripped down games with immediately available "extra" content. What a sham.
You can write total cost with DLC and items you are guaranteed to get with microtransaction.
However, once gamble and RNG kicks in, there no limits.
Someone can spend $50 and get desired item, someone might toss $1k without luck.
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Is it gambling if you buy those lootboxes with iG currency (like Hearthstone's earned gold or OVerwatch's credits)?
It can still be harmful to some (kids, weak minded people, idk) even if it just works with iG currency, then pulling you in to put in just a few bucks more... starting off as an entry point to make people less reluctant to use real money and start a microtransaction?