U.S. Legislation Could Limit Loot Box Sales to Children – IGN Now

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1. Micro-transactions have been ruining games since the beginning of this console generation. Look at every game that has come out since the launch of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. With the exception of some early launch titles, nearly every game with multiplayer has had loot boxes.

2. This IGN employee looks like he just woke up from a weed nap.

3. Please Lord let them pass this Bill and go straight into effect I'm so sick of loot boxes ruining my gaming experience

4. I'm guessing this won't affect games like call of duty since it's rated M

5. The concept of this I's kinda scary that they can do this but I actually agree with this.

6. I hope AND I CAN NOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH that EA FINALLY goes bankrupt now

7. Where do i sign?

8. Well if games are rated M (18+) then gambling should be allowed in them right?

   Ps. I’m against them

9. Stop giving your kids your credit card!

10. yes , pass it now!!!

11. Sounds like parents not doing their jobs, so instead of taking responsibility, they blame the companies that sell loot boxes and want the government to intervene to "save the children."

    How many times has the "for the children" argument been used to support something that will backfire?

12. Omg I need to buy all the loot boxes before their gone

13. Wish they did this sooner

14. my 3 year old little brother spent $85 in microtransactions in The Crew 2 while I was in college and now I'll never get it back:(

15. When overwatch came out I was way stupider than I am now and I literally spent like all of my money on loot boxes trying to get the seasonal skins, such a waste.

16. Gone but also forgotten

17. Pass the bill

18. EA: has left the chat

19. Well if this goes through now games are going to cost 60 to $80 ?

20. Hawley is the ?

21. Damn thats like 90% of their sales from microtransactions is from children

22. If it only were children…

23. Well that sokething we could count on

24. It's gonna go from loot boxes to freaking battle passes watch.

25. get fuckin rekt blizzard

26. I'm also in the club that I am old enough that before when I got a new game it was a full complete experience and not sold to me lil by lil later or egging me to unlock stuff by buying them.
    – Firewielder?

27. Cry fortnite kids ???

28. EA youre days are numbered

29. Wow of cource they showed battlefront 2. It has changed a lot ever since launch.

30. How the hell is that gonna work…
    The networks are flooded with minors how will you determine adult or not with out scanning ID's. I get maybe credit card but even that is not even 100% I would say even barely 50% gonna stop kids. Also gaming companys are gonna just block contwnt from game owners completely who are not of age.

    JUST TRASH LOOT CRATES ALL TOGETHER. JUST SELL THE IDEAS STRAIGHT UP

31. 1 thing
    2 say
    3 words
    4 you

    LET IT DIE!!!!!!!

32. Yes ???? EA will love this!!!!

33. They said for children….not grown ups who cry like children lol

34. Well what do you know, a law that involves video games that I could actually get behind.

35. Thank you Josh Hawley you changed my life forever.

36. say NO to Loot boxes.

37. Since the GTA thing I don’t like the government getting involved in gaming but I’m for this Bill

38. Eat that stockholders

39. " consequences"?

    What? They already made BILLIONS. Set for life. The only ones that will suffer will be the workers. Because the CEOS will just go out and break laws elsewhere to make profit.

    OR

    The "Fines" they get will simply become a cost of business. Make 1 billion and be fined $50 million? Yeah thats a no brainier.

40. We gotta come down hard on EA

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