China to curb excess spending on video games in blow for world’s biggest market

Caligvla , 6 months ago

Rare based moment from China.

treefrog , 6 months ago

Online games must not offer rewards that entice people to excessively play and spend, including those for daily logins and topping up accounts with additional funds, according to draft rules published on Friday by industry regulator the National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA).

Most of the article was under a paywall but I uncovered enough in what I quoted above.

As a parent I wouldn’t mind seeing this shit regulated better in Western democracies.

MonkderZweite , 6 months ago

Well, the excessively play part is your job.

aluminiumsandworm , 6 months ago

toxic, addictive play patterns shouldn't be allowed. they're predatory

MonkderZweite , 6 months ago

That i agree.

naturalgasbad OP , 6 months ago

Just prepend archive.ph to a paywalled URL and it’ll skip it.

archive.ph/dzn2y

xmunk , 6 months ago

These would be wonderful over here in Canada too. As a former video game developer I don’t think most people understand just how much science goes into exploiting addictive personalities and just how much is specifically targeted at young children. The stance of “people should learn personal responsibility” ignores just how much games like Genshin Impact stacks the psychological deck against you.

Jaysyn , 6 months ago

Bet this blows up in their face.

xmunk , 6 months ago

How? Because their kids are no longer exposed to constant dopamine triggering bullshit that demands their attention 24/7? I’m really struggling to understand how this could blow up in their faces.

RedAggroBest , 6 months ago

They probably didn’t read the article and think it’s some “gamers BAD” crap rather than “many games have turned into slot machines targeted at children”