Comment on Parents Sue Gaming Companies Over ‘Video Game Addiction’, Because That’s Easier Than Parenting
nfsu2@feddit.cl 1 year ago
Maybe those parents will understand if someone tells them that is the same thing as suing as any alcohol brand for their kid’s addiction.
TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world 1 year ago
As much as I see what a pointless move this is from the parents, we should acknowledge the alcohol industry and retailers have to take more responsibility to keep it away from children than game companies do. Stores can be punished if a kid goes there saying “I’m definitely 21” and they sell without checking.
There is some neglect from parents, there is the way how our society is overworked gets in the way of parents who want to do better, but a fraction of the blame can be put on game companies that sell games with gambling-like monetization without even rating it properly. They are not wrong about there being “addictive features” and “predatory monetization aimed at minors”. Even Mario Kart World Tour has these, and it’s rated E
nfsu2@feddit.cl 1 year ago
Absolutley, you are completely correct. I also heard that in some countries microtransaccions that rewarded “Random” items are being prohibited since its the same as gambling. Which in that case suing them for that would make sense.