I’m reading the comments here and it seems like people hate lootboxes and micro transactions, but also hate having the government stepping in to regulate it. But if the government doesn’t, then these things are just going grow out of control and video games become more exploitive for us.
Since this is just a comment I’m not gonna write an essay on why these bills are a good thing (or at least a step in the right direction).
My thoughts:
This is what a government should do. Protect its people from other people who means to harm or exploit them even from companies. Micro transactions and loot boxes ARE BAD. There is no defending it. They are created to exploit us for money, not to give a game more life. Greed is corrupting our real world and now it is invading into our virtual ones too. Look at Crowbcat’s video on YouTube “CSGO hysteria and forgotten TF2 design” to see just A TASTE of what this is doing to our video games.
Greed is a sin. Greed is evil. Don’t let EA or any other corporation destroy this beautiful hobby. Games are not a service. They’re games. Meant to have fun and be enjoyed. Not to make millions of dollars but smiles.
What the Fudge, Nintendo!? Stop teasing us and just release a complete edition of BOTW with all the DLC (including the amiibos DLC) in it already! That’s what we want, Nintendo! That’s what we want.
Nintendo better release a "complete" edition of BOTW, after the the second DLC comes out. (Including all of the amiibo DLC too) I can't go spending crazy $$$ on these dumb collectibles just to unlock some cool stuff in the game. Why can't they just be a normal game company and put the codes in the damn e-shop for free or something?
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