Senator Hawley announces the PCfAG Act banning loot boxes, pay-to-win mechanics, update - Kotaku's Jason Schreier interviews Senator Hawley, Democrats signal bi-partisan support

[Jason]

"Game developers shouldn’t be allowed to monetize addiction," Mo. Republican says.

 

And yes, that's really what it's called: https://www.hawley.senate.gov/sites/default/files/2019-05/2019-05-08_Protecting-Children-Abusive-Games-Act_One-Pager.pdf

[Commissar SFLUFAN]

[Anathema-]

Ummmmm

 

Actually sounds like a winner to me! Good job gents, cheers all around.

[Littleronin]

Why are republicans against a little bit of extra capitalism. 

[Jason]

17 minutes ago, Littleronin said:

Why are republicans against a little bit of extra capitalism. 

 

Because it's gambling and Sheldon Adelson isn't getting his cut. 

[Jason]

28 minutes ago, Anathema- said:

Ummmmm

 

Actually sounds like a winner to me! Good job gents, cheers all around.

 

PCfAG doe 

[marioandsonic]

I'm conflicted on this. 

 

On the one hand, I'm not one for government regulations on video games at all. 

 

On the other hand, microtransactions and lootboxes are a complete cancer in the video game industry, and are the source of the worst parts of the industry.  Not to mention that the industry itself has done a piss-poor job of regulating itself, so the threat of government regulation is pretty much the last resort here.

[Anathema-]

27 minutes ago, Jason said:

 

PCfAG doe 

 

That's the best part, even though most of the market is mobile.

[Anathema-]

BTW should we maybe have separate mobile and handheld boards?

[Commissar SFLUFAN]

2 minutes ago, Anathema- said:

BTW should we maybe have separate mobile and handheld boards?

We simply do not have enough traffic to justify the creation of more sub-boards.  This is why we implemented the tag system.

[Anathema-]

3 minutes ago, SFLUFAN said:

We simply do not have enough traffic to justify the creation of more sub-boards.  This is why we implemented the tag system.

 

Sorry, it was more of a joke. Specifically for @Kal-El814

[Spork3245]

53 minutes ago, Jason said:

 

PCfAG doe 

 

Where is Lucian these days?

[Firewithin]

25 minutes ago, Anathema- said:

BTW should we maybe have separate mobile and handheld boards?

NUKE HANDHELD

[Jason]

13 minutes ago, Spork3245 said:

Where is Lucian these days?

 

You couldn't tell he's @Man of Culture?

[Spork3245]

6 minutes ago, Jason said:

 

You couldn't tell he's @Man of Culture?

 

 

I had my suspicions 

[Spork3245]

2 minutes ago, Man of Culture said:

 

[Bacon]

>PCfAG's BTFO

[Firewithin]

1 hour ago, Jason said:

 

PCfAG doe 

 

Is the PCCB a lobbying group now?

[Jason]

28 minutes ago, Spork3245 said:

 

I had my suspicions 

 

You weren't sure if some random had nearly 80k posts?

[Spork3245]

49 minutes ago, Jason said:

 

You weren't sure if some random had nearly 80k posts?

 

Mobile doesn’t show post count noob

[Keyser_Soze]

With the number of games that have this mechanic, who is going to regulate it?

[Kal-El814]

11 hours ago, Anathema- said:

 

Sorry, it was more of a joke. Specifically for @Kal-El814

Nuke handheld. 

[Remarkableriots]

9 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said:

With the number of games that have this mechanic, who is going to regulate it?

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The Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general would be able to enforce the law.

 

[Remarkableriots]

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We look forward to sharing with the senator the tools and information the industry already provides that keeps the control of in-game spending in parents’ hands. Parents already have the ability to limit or prohibit in-game purchases with easy to use parental controls."

I think it's enough that parents have a way of controlling these in-game purchases in these types of games.

[Commissar SFLUFAN]

Kotaku's Jason Schreier interviewed Senator Hawley

 

Anti-loot box bill gathers bipartisan support in Senate (Polygon)

[Anathema-]

25 minutes ago, SFLUFAN said:

Kotaku's Jason Schreier interviewed Senator Hawley

 

Anti-loot box bill gathers bipartisan support in Senate (Polygon)

 

Something tells me that, "they don't understand video games!" isn't going to rally the troops on this one like they're expecting.

[Anathema-]

2 minutes ago, Anathema- said:

 

Something tells me that, "they don't understand video games!" isn't going to rally the troops on this one like they're expecting.

 

"Is you is, or is you ain't, my constituency??"