• RenegadeTwister@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 month ago

    Many places won’t sell M rated games to minors without a guardian present. It also allows guardians to make better informed decisions about what they’re about to buy for their children. It may not be a silver bullet, but it might start to put some pressure on studios to think twice about putting gambling in games targeted towards children.

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      1 month ago

      Yeah, sometimes it’s not about finding the “perfect” solution, but taking 100 small steps that each move things in the right direction.

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      1 month ago

      I wonder if they care about not selling M rated Fifa to minors though

    • Kiwi_fella@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      I can’t think of many minors who would be able to afford a game, so it’ll be the parents buying it anyway.

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        1 month ago

        I could see it helping.

        “I have to inform you that this game is rated M for Mature, and isn’t suitable for minors.”

        “What? It’s just football, isn’t it?”

        “It says this game has gambling that uses real world money.”

        I don’t know how many sales it’d stop, but at least parents would know.