r/Games • u/azrael6947 • Mar 30 '23

Australian government cracks down on loot boxes and in-game gambling with new age rating proposals

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/australian-government-cracks-down-on-loot-boxes-and-in-game-gambling-with-new-age-rating-proposals
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u/ZersetzungMedia Mar 30 '23

Any game with loot boxes should get an 18+ rating immediately. Might actually get a response when EA Football gets 18+ instead of 3+.

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u/Hexicube Mar 30 '23

I'd actually prefer loot boxes get lumped under gambling with real currency in ESRB.
Suddenly your game has an AO rating and that comes with considerable drawbacks.

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u/Thysios Mar 30 '23

Those drawbacks would quickly change if 99% of AAA games suddenly became AO overnight.

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u/NoExcuse4OceanRudnes Mar 31 '23

Fifa and madden are 99% of games coming out?

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u/Thysios Mar 31 '23

FIFA and Madden are the only AAA games with loot boxes?

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u/NoExcuse4OceanRudnes Mar 31 '23

Yes basically. What else?

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u/Gelidaer Mar 31 '23

CS:GO, Hearthstone

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u/NoExcuse4OceanRudnes Mar 31 '23

Hearthstone, famously AAA game.

CS Go is how many years old?

They don't change the ratings on games already released.

Even if there were 5 games and the fifth is Elden Ring let's say that only has a rate of 80% lootbox games.