• DoucheBagMcSwag
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    7 months ago

    If we’re going to government age verification everywhere just get rid of fucking ESRB and content ratings

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      7 months ago

      If we’re going to government age verification everywhere just get rid of fucking ESRB and content ratings

      This is a game made in Scotland, ESRB is a voluntary US based system.

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        7 months ago

        Made even sillier because Rockstar isn’t a government.

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        7 months ago

        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.

      • DoucheBagMcSwag
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        7 months ago

        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