It’s clear that PEGI don’t understand the industry at all.

  • Sculptus Poe
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    2220 hours ago

    I didn’t realize they pegged Balatro at PEGI 18. Definitely ridiculous. Kids play poker all the time without gambling. It’s a card game. I don’t think there is a less objectionable game out there.

    • @limitedduck
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      418 hours ago

      Agreed that it’s ridiculous, but there are plenty of other games out there that are less objectionable, like ones that are played almost exclusively by kids.

  • @blindsight@beehaw.org
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    512 hours ago

    I would expect this kind of Puritanical pearl clutching in the US, not Europe.

    Apparently, any game that uses straights, flushes, and full houses gets an adults-only rating, but games with addictive psychological dark patterns designed to maximize microtransaction revenue are fine for children. What a world we live in.

  • @Albbi@lemmy.ca
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    2521 hours ago

    Oh shit, I thought PEGI 18 was a game publisher. It seemed like their start screen logo was on all the best stuff.

    • @DdCno1@beehaw.org
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      520 hours ago

      Wait, for real - or am I missing a joke here?

      In case I’m not, are you also confused about middleware like Bink, Havok and SpeedTree?

      • @Albbi@lemmy.ca
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        419 hours ago

        Those at least say what they are. Bink will say it’s a video encoder. I just remember a voice saying “PEGI 18” but no other stuff about what that meant so I thought it was a publisher.

    • tb_
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      45 hours ago

      Correct. Just like the ESRB

  • @limitedduck
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    818 hours ago

    It’s true that playing for money is a huge part of playing poker at all, both casually and professionally. Does that mean a game just teaching poker hands should be considered as adult as actual gambling? If so, a game like The Binding of Isaac should get the same 18+ as Balatro since it has actual slot machines that you put money into, but instead it gets a 16+.