How are sports video game ‘ultimate team’ card packs not as hot of an issue as loot boxes?
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They are. Certain countries have banned the use of these specific mechanics.
https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/30/18203399/ea-fifa-fut-pack-points-banned-belgium-loot-box
Granted, Belgium in itself is a marginally tiny market, but they stick with it nonetheless.
The big UK committee dropped a bombshell last week pretty much vilifying and damning the practice of lootboxes. But the committee doesn’t make the actual call to ban it. Other countries (Germany, Holland and France if I’m correct) stated that they WANT to ban lootboxes, but do not have a legal framework for it yet.
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