Are game rateings seriously needed?

Most people do not even care what the rating is nor do most peoples parents ratings are just another stupid law such as you can not but M+ games without an adult serious. So comment how you feel about ESRB

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Should us teens really have to have an adult get us the game no lets say its the last copy and it M+ and your there yourself you go tell your parents get back and its gone

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Yes they're needed, just some parents need to look at them first before they let some of there children buy a M+ rated game.

Also “Most” teens don't have to go by the rateing cause they're old enough that they fit all of the rateings.

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i think the rateing system for videogames is needed, but they need to change the requirments for each rateing to fit the time. i mean, lets face it, Halo should be rated T.

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What's ESRB? o.o
All we have is the PEGI rating

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While it may seem that most parents forego the ratings system when buying games for their kids, the system is very much needed. Much so, actually, because of politics. Without the system, most opponents of video games could make the simple argument of "Oh look, they're selling bloody, violent games to everyone now! The horror!," and would probably have a good case to start a campaign to get rid of video games.

It is needed, and I say children below 16-17+ should not be able to buy rated M game without a legitimate birth certificate at hand.

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yeah, it's totally needed.
1. I agree with nope.avi (↑). politics play a huge role
2. an 11 year old kid (i think) should NOT be allowed to play "M" games like CoD. be realistic people; any younger, and they start learning it. there is an age where it stops affecting their judgement, and i think the ESRB system hit it spot-on.
(i am totally for video game rights, don't get me wrong, but i'm not irrational about it; there should always be a limit)
3. ...i didn't really have a three...
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They put them their so we (mainly the parents) know what type of content is in the game. So yes, they are needed.

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Are complaints seriously needed? If certain people don't care about the little symbol representing age-related content, then why fret over it?

For the ESRB's domain at least, it is not mandatory for a game to be rated, but more of a video game precedent.

As for the anecdote that was first shared, it's the choice of the retailer to restrict the selling of M-rated games to 17+ individuals, not the ESRB.

Catch my drift.

Of course they're needed, silly!

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What's ESRB? o.o
All we have is the PEGI rating

It's like PEGI for America.
Anyway, yes.
Some games look cutsey and silly on the box, just to be violent and dirty in the actual game.

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Yes, even though no one follows them

Agreed, I literally just ignore it and buy the game.

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It's needed... Would a parent buy you a game for their 10 year old with nudity or whatever.

It is reasonable to make the claim that consumers use ESRB/PEGI ratings in order to measure not only how well-suited a game is for the intended player(s), but also with respect to who may end up watching. So less squirming if a younger sibling or older family member happens to peer across one's shoulder. Altogether it isn't too surprising knowing that probably the "gamers" (who average a ballpark age of 35) will pay less attention to ratings as opposed to the parents and gift-givers who are practically forced either to be responsible or just purchase a bail-out gift card.

Catch my drift.

I seriously believe this is a very stupid reason. Would you rather ratins NOT be there and have 7 year olds play Porn games?

I'm back, I guess. Whatever.

I hear little children always babbling in lobbies on M rated games, so I think their accounts should have built-in restrictions that limits M rated gameplay, or just drop support of it altogether.

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