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Balatro dev: Talked with PEGI and they do not see anything wrong Balatro being rated 18+, nor with EA sports FC (and similar games) having a 3+ rating(x.com)

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De_Narm@lemmy.world
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It’s entirely his fault for not being a multi-billion dollar company which actively invests in better ratings. In capitalism, there is no fairness - there is only money.

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danc4498@lemmy.world
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This reminds me of the documentary “This film is not yet rated”. The point was that the MPAA gives way more leniency to big budget studios when giving ratings. The net effect of this is it kills the low budget films before they can be released.

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SatanClaus@sh.itjust.works
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Yeah came here to echo the same sentiments. He isn’t establishment. Aka he has no voice. As money is speech in America.

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NOT_RICK@lemmy.world
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PEGI is European; the ESRB gave Balatro a E10+ for “gambling themes”

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sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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And that’s honestly exactly what I would expect. It’s not suitable for a 4yo, but there’s nothing in it to warrant a teen rating either. So yeah, E with a note sounds exactly right.

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TachyonTele@lemm.ee
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While you’re not wrong, I doubt the Pan European Game Information ratings board cares that much about speech in America.

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GBU_28@lemm.ee
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Right but America bad please clap

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ooterness@lemmy.world
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You’re confusing PEGI (the European games rating body) with ESRB (the American equivalent).

PEGI has ratings 3, 7, 12, 16, and 18, and it gave Balatro the highest rating of 18.

ESRB has ratings E, E10+, T, M, and A, and it gave Balatro the relatively low E10+ rating.

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mosiacmango@lemm.ee
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Hes no EA, but Balatro has made him a multimillionaire.

He needs to use some of that money to sue, maybe get the orgs that are fighting gambling/microtransactions onboard.

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Baku@aussie.zone
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Lol, I love how even the good Americans are still so into US Defaultism and can’t comprehend that other countries exist.

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