[FullMetalX]

Originally Posted by Drachen

What retailers stock AO games? When a game gets retroactively re-rated as AO (like GTA:SA) it gets yanked from store shelves.

I think what Click is trying to say, and I have a very good idea of what that is since the two of us talked about it a lot, is that, like the fact that AO games aren't sold in stores, it's possible that, should the law pass, retailers will stop selling games that the government deems overly violent.

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Originally Posted by Drachen

If a parent does actually look at the recommendations, they are still depending on the ESRB to decide whether a game gets T, M or E. If a parent tells their child that they can't play any M games, that decision is based on what the ESRB determines is appropriate for an M rating, so the parent is still ceding the decision to the ratings board.

Also, that's actually the point of a rating system. To determine whether or not the game is appropriate or not. Unfortunately, we know parent's aren't going to do the research. Therefore, there's a system in place that rates game and gives information about the game's content. Otherwise, the only way to know would be to buy it and watch their kids play it, or play it themselves, which is not a well known practice. They're ceding the decision, yes. But they're still deciding what's appropriate or not based on the information they're given.