nanoUFOM to GamesEnglish · 3 months agoStarting on November 15, 2024 @Steam will no longer display games to customers in Germany if the game is missing a valid age rating.x.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up170arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up169arrow-down1external-linkStarting on November 15, 2024 @Steam will no longer display games to customers in Germany if the game is missing a valid age rating.x.comnanoUFOM to GamesEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square14fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarechocolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·3 months agoOlder titles should be restricted to +18 by default, at least they would stay purchasable.
minus-squareMrScottyTaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoDon’t know if they can legally pretend it has a rating though
minus-squareKelly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·3 months agoYou are probably right but there has to be some kind of path forward baked into the regulations. It will be a bit of a farce if retro gaming becomes illegal because no one submits the paperwork for 8-bit consoles.
Older titles should be restricted to +18 by default, at least they would stay purchasable.
Don’t know if they can legally pretend it has a rating though
You are probably right but there has to be some kind of path forward baked into the regulations.
It will be a bit of a farce if retro gaming becomes illegal because no one submits the paperwork for 8-bit consoles.