Submitted on Thursday 1st August 2019
Rejected on Thursday 8th August 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Increase the PEGI rating of any game with In-Game Purchases
There have been a growing number of stories regarding children inadvertently spending large amounts of their parents money on in game purchases.
Many of these games are advertised as being suitable for children as young as 3 years old, yet they strongly push buying items with real world money.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-48908766
This story explains how FIFA, a PEGI 3 rated game, allowed children to spend £550 on in game purchases. While parents have a responsibility to ensure children play suitable games, they will often use the PEGI system to judge the suitability and level of supervision needed when kids play.
However games like FIFA, constantly bombard players with requests to spend money to improve the experience. Young children should not be exposed to this.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
This would be a decision for PEGI, and not the UK Government or Parliament.
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