The rapid descent of gaming into capitalism hell paired with gamers being staunchly pro-capitalism is just the right kind of irony.
The rapid descent of gaming into capitalism hell paired with gamers being staunchly pro-capitalism is just the right kind of irony.
Probably not going to ban lootboxes. Gacha games are huge in China, including games made domestically. What they've done recently is made them un-accessible to children by limiting playtime to an hour two days a week or something as well as banning kids from buying stuff. And if you can only play a gacha two days a week you might as well not bother.
Kids could still play on their parents accounts if they're allowed to, but at least the parents have some control over that.
That's not good for the future of the industry, as China continues to develop it will grow to be an absolutely massive market for gaming, bigger than the current US/EU market combined. If it doesn't crack the whip then no one will.