Portugal joins initiative for regular loot boxes
Portugal has joined a European initiative that aims to regulate how cash drawers and inform customers of what these products represent.
A new Consumer Council report called “How the Video Game Industry Exploits Consumers with Received Loot Boxes”, support from 18 countries in Europe calling for measures to end “deceptive” design, protections for minors and transactions in transactions.
The report, now supported by consumer support organizations in several countries, calls for an end to consumer exploitation through mechanisms that they consider predatory and addictive.
Consumer rights support organizations in Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Portugal started their support campaign before the entity Competent in the European Union.
The 59-page document uses FIFA 22 and Raid: Shadow Legends as examples of ways used to use media to encourage consumers to use as much money and time as possible in exchange for odds opportunities.
Due to the importance of the market and the protection of measures that can advance the number of measures for underage children.
This comes at a time when Diablo Immortal is available and will not release in countries like Belgium due to its stance on loot boxes. Blizzard’s game will be supported by microtransactions and promises to be talked about.