This is the future that Statists chose for you.
Quote from: DAS B00T x2 on November 15, 2017, 02:23:21 PMThis is the future that Statists chose for you.Iirc the ersb is a private entity that's run by the group for the video game industry which is made up of members that hail from all of the largest publishers. The government has nothing to do with the ERSB as it was an organization that was created to "self regulate" the industry so the government wouldn't get involved.
Why do we need the ESRB rating system anywayCan't developers just use their own discretion based on the standard set by the ESRB?
Quote from: Snake on November 15, 2017, 01:27:30 PMWhy do we need the ESRB rating system anywayCan't developers just use their own discretion based on the standard set by the ESRB?what do you meanyou think developers should rate their own games, or
Quote from: Verbatim on November 16, 2017, 02:29:46 AMQuote from: Snake on November 15, 2017, 01:27:30 PMWhy do we need the ESRB rating system anywayCan't developers just use their own discretion based on the standard set by the ESRB?what do you meanyou think developers should rate their own games, oryeahi mean games have been around long enough that we know what constitutes "M" and "T"
Quote from: Snake on November 16, 2017, 02:31:07 PMQuote from: Verbatim on November 16, 2017, 02:29:46 AMQuote from: Snake on November 15, 2017, 01:27:30 PMWhy do we need the ESRB rating system anywayCan't developers just use their own discretion based on the standard set by the ESRB?what do you meanyou think developers should rate their own games, oryeahi mean games have been around long enough that we know what constitutes "M" and "T"the ESRB kinda exists because devs and publishers were exploiting the fact that there wasn't any kind of rating body and the industry didn't want the government to step in and regulate it for them
Quote from: Nipples the Enchilada on November 16, 2017, 07:35:58 PMQuote from: Snake on November 16, 2017, 02:31:07 PMQuote from: Verbatim on November 16, 2017, 02:29:46 AMQuote from: Snake on November 15, 2017, 01:27:30 PMWhy do we need the ESRB rating system anywayCan't developers just use their own discretion based on the standard set by the ESRB?what do you meanyou think developers should rate their own games, oryeahi mean games have been around long enough that we know what constitutes "M" and "T"the ESRB kinda exists because devs and publishers were exploiting the fact that there wasn't any kind of rating body and the industry didn't want the government to step in and regulate it for themHow could they exploit it? I dunno I'm not really the kind of person to even acknowledge the ESRB rating so I've never seen its merit.
i was the only kid who cared about them, and i'd actively avoid playing rated M games until i was about 14-15, and even then, i wish i would've waited those extra two or three years
Quote from: Verbatim on November 16, 2017, 07:54:17 PMi was the only kid who cared about them, and i'd actively avoid playing rated M games until i was about 14-15, and even then, i wish i would've waited those extra two or three yearsThat's fucking hilarious
Quote from: rC on November 16, 2017, 08:08:10 PMQuote from: Verbatim on November 16, 2017, 07:54:17 PMi was the only kid who cared about them, and i'd actively avoid playing rated M games until i was about 14-15, and even then, i wish i would've waited those extra two or three yearsThat's fucking hilariouswhat's so funny about me being a better kid than you
You'd also think it'd be much easier to implement some sort of government regulation type thing
marketing their products to audiences they clearly weren't intended for. kind of like when cigarette companies would make candy flavored cigs. they didn't make them for adults, they were made to try and get kids early so they'd be addicted for years to come.granted there's a big difference between nicotine and a videogame, but the intent is still the same.
I guess I just assumed parents would look into the game they're buying for their children anyway.
Quote from: Snake on November 16, 2017, 07:59:02 PMI guess I just assumed parents would look into the game they're buying for their children anyway.>parents researching anything they're buying for their kids independently and not just going off of box labels and printed choking hazards and then raising lawsuits when something goes wrong because they weren't supervising their child properly>November 16, 2017Pick one
Quote from: Nipples the Enchilada on November 16, 2017, 07:51:14 PMmarketing their products to audiences they clearly weren't intended for. kind of like when cigarette companies would make candy flavored cigs. they didn't make them for adults, they were made to try and get kids early so they'd be addicted for years to come.granted there's a big difference between nicotine and a videogame, but the intent is still the same.Remotely off topic, but I fucking love how I can buy all the fruit, rum, or chocolate flavored cigarillos that I want ten minutes from my house but I have to travel to east Asia to pick up a pack of orange flavored cigarettes. Nanny stating is fucking stupid.
box labels and printed choking hazards
ESRB now fucks over Indies
