The EU Combating Predatory Microtransactions

We are still far away from fixing "micro"transactions.
(Not so micro anymore).

Those are just guidelines, not law, so companies don’t have to follow any of that.

I find it interesting how bigot politicians sometimes come up with some criticism and want to regulate content aspects of video games under the pretense of instigating moral and social problems (violence, theft, r@pe), but never even thought about drafting some law regulating in game shops.

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Gatcha games give more quality free content than darktide.

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That’s exactly the EU’s approach to regulation. First, they start with a guideline, and if companies keep messing around, it turns into law. The USB-C rule, for example, was initially just a guideline before becoming legislation.

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Lmao. Imagine the utter chaos when these companies realize they have to actually release a fully completed game in order to make money. They can’t rely on releasing a broken game with a perfectly functional microtransaction store to make up for their lack of effort. Looking directly at you Darktide

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I fully expect one or more of the following if this becomes legislation

  1. Games jump straight to $100 price points
  2. Location locking so the EU doesn’t get to participate in microtransactions
  3. Firings/studio shutdowns

Because you know damn well that the suits won’t accept reduced profit margins.

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Why?

EU does not want to forbid it… I don’t see why you think it could increase the price of games.

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