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Re: EA VP: Germany Should Drop USK |
Aug 25, 2009, 03:22 |
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Ok, the usual dumb comments.
But for what its worth, a little bit of fact to spice the story (and show just how retarted that EA guy is):
The USK is a vast improvement compared to how it was before. Back then, there was no rating agency at all (meaning no enforabiliy, and thus it legaly did not exist). As a result, almost everything deemed not suitable for children was put on the index, meaning that you could it access about as well as weed (no advertisement allowed, no presentation in stores. You could only buy it by asking for it and showing that you are 18 or older). Doom, Quake, Duke3d, etc. No way really to get it, because shops did not stock product that they cannot reasonably sale
Well, then came the USK, which is a rating by the _industy itself_, btw. Exactly the same system than used for movies. Meaning they put a little red "18+" sticker an all the FPS, which she shop has to take care of, just like when selling porn or cigarrets.
The end result is that now, i can go into any electronics chain and by quake4 or anything like that without a problem. Its right there on the shelf.
Wanting to abolish that rating system would not work out in the way mr. florin thinks at all. if he thinks.
Not to mention that the policical and social standing of gaming is precarious at best. Such a heavy handed try at lobbying (and claiming age ratings are "censorship" and then trying to push their own age ratings is heavy handed) has a snowballs chance in hell to work. Its really more likely to make it worse for everybody. |
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