Some European countries have banned them already. Belgium and the Netherlands as an example.
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msokiovt@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
They won’t do it, and here’s why: AAA will lobby for the continuation because it will hurt their bottom line of that gets banned. They love to implement dark patterns galore, and modern games will certainly do that.
Don’t be surprised if this fails, as it will likely be more consumerism, considering the fact that the USD and bond bubble just burst recently.
Kirp123@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
SleeplessCityLights@programming.dev 2 weeks ago
There are still loot boxes in Belgium, they just work differently. You get to see what is inside before you start the transaction, allowing a person to only open the ones with contents they want.
msokiovt@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
That’s good news, but will the EU make it law for the entirety of it? I’d say no, but this is for sure promising. Us Americans need to get clocked for our dark pattern usage.
Deathray5@lemmynsfw.com 2 weeks ago
The EU is one of the few institutions that will stand up to large companies. Not quickly and not enough but they have
Cruxifux@feddit.nl 2 weeks ago
Loot boxes and microtransactions made me hate playing videogames.
Feyd@programming.dev 2 weeks ago
Even the benign psychological manipulation away from just starting a game and enjoying it that is achievements is annoying
Cruxifux@feddit.nl 2 weeks ago
Yeah. I think part of it is just that I’ve grown out of them. But part of it is enshittification.
mushroommunk@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
Your tastes may change and you might have changed as a person as you aged but there’s nothing to “grow out of”. Games aren’t inherently childish. Certain ones can be, but games as a whole aren’t
doublah@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
Luckily for you, there’s more games without any loot boxes or micro transactions than you can play in your lifetime.