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EA buckles in Belgium, stops selling FIFA Points following loot box gambling pressure
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/...a-points-following-loot-box-gambling-pressure
I know there's sentiment out there that gamers should have the option to spend money on these if they want to. But for me this is purely good news. Blind loot boxes ask for real money in exchange for unknown goods; and the developer can easily and invisibly tweak the odds at open time to keep you spending.
Epic also recently removed blind loot boxes from its games, electing instead for "see-through" llamas. (Of course, they can readily afford to do so.)
I'd like to think this is now a trend.
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/...a-points-following-loot-box-gambling-pressure
Following the ruling, Blizzard, Valve and 2K Games all elected to disable loot boxes in their games in Belgium. EA, however, had done nothing - until now.
"After further discussions with the Belgian authorities, we have decided to stop offering FIFA Points for sale in Belgium," EA said.
I know there's sentiment out there that gamers should have the option to spend money on these if they want to. But for me this is purely good news. Blind loot boxes ask for real money in exchange for unknown goods; and the developer can easily and invisibly tweak the odds at open time to keep you spending.
Epic also recently removed blind loot boxes from its games, electing instead for "see-through" llamas. (Of course, they can readily afford to do so.)
I'd like to think this is now a trend.