PEGI's loot box rule changes are welcome, but they should be retrospective | Opinion
This opinion piece discusses PEGI's new rule requiring games with paid random items to be rated PEGI 16, noting that the rule only applies to newly submitted titles. The author argues that this non-retroactive approach fails to protect players of popular existing games with loot boxes and raises anti-competition concerns. The article also touches on the varying international approaches to loot box regulation and the importance of monitoring implementation.
Games Industry
- Entities
- Age Rating System
- Genshin Impact
- miHoYo
- In-game Purchases
- Fortnite
- Brawl Stars
- Loot Boxes
- PEGI
- Leon Y. Xiao
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