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ylai@lemmy.ml to Gaming@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago

You can't sue us for making games 'too entertaining,' say major game developers in response to addiction lawsuits

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You can't sue us for making games 'too entertaining,' say major game developers in response to addiction lawsuits

www.pcgamer.com

ylai@lemmy.ml to Gaming@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago
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Microsoft, Rockstar, Epic, and others are being sued for using "addictive psychological features" in games like Minecraft, GTA 5, and Fortnite.
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    It’s not a gaming addition that’s the problem, it’s that many of these games basically follow the same playbook that casinos do. They’re gambling disguised as a video game.

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      It would help if the lawsuit was actually focused on lootboxes, microtransactions, and the like as harmful gambling.

      But it doesn’t. The lawsuit claims video games themselves being good creates an addiction.

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        Well that’s fucking stupid

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        You can get addicted to literally anything, but that has more to do with your personality than the vice. I knew a guy who was addicted to advil. Didn’t have chronic pain or anything, but couldn’t stop taking it.

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