Since the game industry has become one to rival the movie industry, in users/viewers and profits, wouldn't it make sense for the Australia government to add an R18+ rating? This would make the job of those at the OFLC a lot easier and provide a full range of ratings for parents to view. Most parents uneducated in the gaming world would think since the ratings appear to be the same as those films use that they would be exactly the same (G, PG, M, MA, R). Most parents would look at a game rated MA and think it can't be too bad since there is also a rating above it, used for rating the most extreme of content. Why not take a leaf out of the book of the British rating system. Use the same rating system for games as movies. It makes sense considering it's the same board that rates movies. We can't really say the system we use needs updating because it was outdated from the day it was implemented. Australia is a free country and we have the right to freedom of speech and freedom to view what we deem fit. Why should this be any different for games?
Since the game industry has become one to rival the movie industry, in users/viewers and profits, wouldn't it make sense for the Australia government to add an R18+ rating? This would make the job of those at the OFLC a lot easier and provide a full range of ratings for parents to view. Most parents uneducated in the gaming world would think since the ratings appear to be the same as those films use that they would be exactly the same (G, PG, M, MA, R). Most parents would look at a game rated MA and think it can't be too bad since there is also a rating above it, used for rating the most extreme of content. Why not take a leaf out of the book of the British rating system. Use the same rating system for games as movies. It makes sense considering it's the same board that rates movies. We can't really say the system we use needs updating because it was outdated from the day it was implemented. Australia is a free country and we have the right to freedom of speech and freedom to view what we deem fit. Why should this be any different for games?
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