A US Senator has tabled a bill to ban loot boxes and “compulsive” microtransactions
US Senator Josh Hawley has today announced that he is seeking to ban the sale of pay-to-win microtransactions and loot boxes in the US senate. The bill he is proposes specifically targets "games played by minors... whose developers knowingly allow minor players to engage in microtransactions", or games playable by children under the age of 18 - a rather broad label that basically encompasses all games.
The bill is called 'The Protecting Children from Abusive Games Act', and Hawley is planning to introduce it to the US senate soon. As pointed out by Kotaku, Hawley's proposal names mobile game Candy Crush as a particular problem - with it being specifically aimed at under-18s with its colourful style, and yet still sells a $150 'Luscious Bundle'.
The bill will also target PC and console games, or anything with "compulsive microtransactions" that under-18s can play. Games such as Fortnite, Apex Legends, Star Wars Battlefront 2, or any title where you can spend real money to get in-game benefits will be under threat from the proposed legislature.
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