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CMV: Government regulation on loot boxes allows is unnecessary and irresponsible and allows for the government to later regulate video games in harsher means.

The whole EA thing has gone political with people and politicians calling for government regulation of the medium. This is by far the worst possible idea. By inviting the government in to regulate our games this gives them permission to regulate them in other instances as well.

There is a real risk that there is attempted regulation in the form of more stringent ratings and even banning violent video games. This circlejerk has gone too far and can have serious repercussions. I believe that the market will allow for the use of loot boxes to disappear, Hell it already worked with Battlefront 2 with EA removing them until they can find a better solution. Here is a clear example of the market solving the issue through consumer backlash and outrage. There is no need for the government to intervene at this point.

Polish game developer, CD Projekt Red, has made a name for themselves as a company that refuses to add microtransactions in their games and they are heralded as the savior of the industry. They have shown themselves to benefit from this stance as the listen to the consumer. Allowing for the government to intervene puts EA on a level playing with CDPR.
gpt
Loot boxes are the same idea as gambling. They are not the same implementation as physical slots, thus avoiding legislation, but they are the same idea.

If you accept loot boxes, you must accept slot machines and other forms of gambling and fight to legalize them.

Also the market will not remove loot boxes. It adds 50% revenue or more to a game, from 2% of the player base. The 98% that doesn't participate, doesn't participate and can be ignored no matter how much they bitch.


Banning violent video games doesn't work. Germany/Australia have simply been worked around, buying from online stores, ect. Doom 2016 did not raise even the barest hint of a suggestion of regulating violence. Crime statistics in society has dropped precisely because you can take out violent urges on screen and not in real life. Jack Thompson argued this in the 90s in the case of the columbine shooters and lost badly. The fear of violent media regulation is not a rational fear, it is very unlikely.