Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony will soon require loot box rarity disclosures

[Windows Central]

Changes are coming.
[h=2]What you need to know[/h]

• Microtransactions and loot boxes have become increasingly obtuse in recent years.
• The Entertainment Software Association and console manufacturers want to change that.
• Today, the body announced that Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony will soon require odds disclosures.
• This means that you'll know how rare an item is and how likely you are to get it if you buy a randomized loot crate.

A few years ago, Star Wars Battlefront II ignited a microtransactions controversy which many world governments cracked down on. The long-term effects continue because even the United States is taking action against the practice. Luckily, Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony are also on board to add more transparency to loot crates.

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