So with new Dutch and Belgian laws, to release an online game you need to fill a lot of paperwork so smaller games even without loot boxes wouldn't put effort to release their games in that region.
So here giga r-slurred example: Lollipop Chainsaw remaster. Came out on 12 September and pre orders were available. In Dutch store nothing no preorders no release then on 25 September it drops out. On Belgium store it dropped out on 3rd October. Like why would we need EU standards and etc if countries can reject them and create their own standards. So what online did Lollipop Chainsaw have leaderboard. So Dutch localisation needed 2 weeks (game had preorder early access) to determine if the game was safe and Belgian minister even longer
Like I understand if Germany would do it devs would care or if France or for frick sake Canada but Belgium and Netherlands
With Lollipop Chainsaw it wasn't big deal since game was mostly offline so I just get germ version.
But some games require always online connections. In the past it wasn't an problem but new rule made that before a game comes out officially devs need to ban accounts from those countries from connecting to the services of the game and for PlayStation there is stricter rules that to release on Apple Store. Because omagat save the kids. Local kids are momo, fatima, erkan, adja and ivan (he is refugee from Ukraine)
You can create an account from other country but why would I create a new account ?
https://old.reddit.com/r/PS4/comments/t43j3t/sony_really_wants_me_to_stay_in_one_country_and/
So Sony wouldn't update their services and infrastructure and use infrastructure from 2001 despite the massive hacks it had and waste 300 millions on game it throw away in one week.
But games without even loot boxes being banned just because they didn't wanted to deal with paperwork is hilarious
Venezuela
https://old.reddit.com/r/cs2/comments/17gx1bx/belgium_doesnt_allow_loot_boxes_i_want_to_open_it/
Wow they starting to hint and block vpn to save ze children
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For someone who, apparently, spent most of their life attending school, you are kind of r-slurred lol
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Your arguments are literally baseless and has nothing to do with the topic. An anti loot box law that ban games without loot box, that's what r-slurred
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They aren't banned. Dota2 has plenty of 'loot boxes' that work just fine here.
They show the content before you open them. Not to mention it's very easy to get around the ban anyway.
If they wanted to release it legally as a loot box they have to register as a gambling company.
Ik had verwacht dat iemand die constant ligt te pochen met zijn diploma rechten of whatever wel een idee had hoe Google werkt. Is namelijk het eerste resultaat.
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Dude I never told that I have laws degree or studied laws, I had just multiple laws classes.
Also registration as gamble company would block company from releasing its games on consoles.
You probably didn't made the connection but I wrote that on PSN you can't change your region and now games with constantly online connection checks your profile region and won't let you connect to the servers. That would mean only way around is a new profile with a new region and that means no trophies on my main profile. On Xbox or steam or even stupid as Nintendo there is way around but not on PlayStation.
And there won't be changes on PlayStation because Sony psn infrastructure is ancient and it would cost them a lot to bring new features
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