Microsoft Feels Dual Rating System Would Raise the Cost of UK Games
By Stephany on Friday, June 27th, 2008 at 8:52 AM PST In Game Companies, Game Consoles, Game Platforms, Game Related Laws, Gamer Life, Games Industry, Microsoft
Apparently in agreement with Keith Ramsdale, the boss over at EA UK, Microsoft’s Neil Thompson also feels that games would see delayed release dates if the dual ratings system (per the Byron Report) was implemented. However, Thompson also believes that the games would end up costing UK gamers more money as well.
Speaking exclusively to GamesIndusrty.biz, Thompson stated:
“We’re in the business of providing great games to a broad audience of gamers, and we need to be able to fulfil that role by getting products to consumers quickly and at a good price. We’re concerned with any measures that would mean this process is made more unwieldy, or incurs additional costs which have to be shared with the consumer. We want a steady stream of product to consumers via retail and therefore support PEGI as the single ratings system in the UK, that way, we’re able to ensure the right content goes to the right audience, as efficiently as possible.”
You may recall that The Byron Review recommends that the BBFC should not only rate games in the UK, especially titles suitable for children aged 12+, but should also work directly with the PEGI system that is in place now.
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Thanks: GamesIndustry.biz
Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeell, considering we already pay more than our US counter parts for games (Rock Band anyone?
), any excuse to squeeze even more money out of us coming from EA and/or Microsoft doesnt surprise me.
I fail to see how this would have a knock-on effect to retail prices.
Pathetic … Bloody pathetic … When will companies learn people will only pay so much … £40-£50 a game is bloody bad enough. -.-
£30 a game for a god dam ds as it is now come on -.-
@KevM
Umm…They’re saying that they don’t want the dual ratings system because it would cost you more.
At least, that’s what I got from it. Feel free to correct me and show where it says they want to charge you even more, cause I’m not seeing it.