"Unworkable, unjustified and disproportionate": trade bodies slam the EU's Digital Fairness Act
A leaked draft of the EU's Digital Fairness Act would ban selling loot boxes, pay-to-win mechanics and paid virtual currencies to minors, and require parental approval for "pay-to-progress" and other compulsion-driving features. European games trade bodies Video Games Europe and EGDF jointly rejected the proposal as "unworkable, unjustified and disproportionate," warning it would damage the European games industry, and called for reassessment. The proposal now goes to the European Parliament and Council.
What this means for indie developers：If your game targets Europe or minors, start assessing loot box, virtual currency and pay-to-progress designs and track the bill's progress.
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