Rockstar Games are gearing up to add age verification methods to GTA Online. Following the UK's implementation of the Online Safety Act services such as Reddit and Xbox and have to verify the age of its users to make sure they are over 18 for certain content.
Yes, it’s voluntary and self-imposed by the game industry to avoid exactly this kind of nanny-state bullshit. Ergo, if governments proceed with the bullshit anyway, then there’s no longer a need for the ESRB or PEGI.
If we’re going to government age verification everywhere just get rid of fucking ESRB and content ratings
Or just start fucking using the AO rating.
GTA should have a fucking AO rating but because of money no game gets more then an M rating making the entire system pointless.
Exactly. What’s the point of AO is all major retailers pledged 20 years ago that they won’t sell it? AO is basically a sales ban
This is a game made in Scotland, ESRB is a voluntary US based system.
PEGI, then.
Yes, it’s voluntary and self-imposed by the game industry to avoid exactly this kind of nanny-state bullshit. Ergo, if governments proceed with the bullshit anyway, then there’s no longer a need for the ESRB or PEGI.
Made even sillier because Rockstar isn’t a government.