Dumb dumb dumb. Bigger govt, more laws... crap that's not needed but stupid people want to spend money on micro transactions. Now our tax dollar are going to pay for dumb officials that feel a need to get some articles written about them for a little bit of fame because people are stupid and need the govt to tell them what to do and make laws around it. Stupidity all around.
Responsible government has a duty to stop predatory business practices. Especially when they are targeting children.
However I feel almost compelled to push back against the simplicity of "I miss the days when you bought the game once and that was the end of it" because I think online connectivity and the capacity to add on to games that have already been released is undeniably a benefit to consumers and "gamers". The problem becomes obvious though when a company like EA uses the benefit of online connectivity to perpetually manipulate gameplay for the specific purpose of promoting additional and perpetual financial investment.
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