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This is a major milestone in assuring consumer protection in video games, following our work on virtual currencies!
Games can no longer use virtual currencies to disguise the price of in-game purchases. 🧵

ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Action points to be taken: When in-game virtual currency or in-game digital content or services are offered for sale, their price in real-world money should be clearly and prominently displayed When in-game virtual currency is offered in exchange for another in-game virtual currency which the users can buy with real-world money, its price should be indicated also in real-world money When in-game digital content or services are offered in exchange for in-game virtual currency that can be bought (directly or indirectly via another in-game virtual currency), their price should also be indicated in real-world money. The price should be indicated based on what the consumer would have to pay in full, directly or indirectly via another in-game virtual currency, the required amount of in- game virtual currency, without applying quantity discounts or other promotional offers u Although consumers may acquire in-game virtual currency in different ways and quantities, for example through gameplay or due to promotional offers, this does not change the price of the in-game digital content or services itself. The price must constitute an objective reference for what the real-world monetary cost is, regardless of how the consumer acquires the means to purchase it
March 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM