Germany on the verge of total ban of all video games
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I doubt it would seriously passed as a law, it may even be a false rumour.
It would be interesting if it was enforced, not only would there be a huge public outcry at its inconstancy, being illegal to play COD5 but legal to watch SAW V, it would also be impossible to enforce. Consoles can be hidden, and games could be smuggled in from Danemark, Poland, Austria, Switzerland, Holland and France. Ultimately the whole idea is laughable.
It would be interesting if it was enforced, not only would there be a huge public outcry at its inconstancy, being illegal to play COD5 but legal to watch SAW V, it would also be impossible to enforce. Consoles can be hidden, and games could be smuggled in from Danemark, Poland, Austria, Switzerland, Holland and France. Ultimately the whole idea is laughable.
Heh, very good point. Either way this really is madness. The German market was quite a large one, so to do something like this would just hurt them in the long run, and they must know this. It could also hurt the outlook of certain European releases in the future, even though it is still the largest market in the gaming world.MaxTheReaper said:
I suppose this will be a blessing for the German mail-services.
What German gamers have to do is dress up as hippies, pick a few flowers, go as one giant mob to the seat of the German parliament and stomp on those flowers while yelling "we want violent videogames!".
That might work.
What German gamers have to do is dress up as hippies, pick a few flowers, go as one giant mob to the seat of the German parliament and stomp on those flowers while yelling "we want violent videogames!".
That might work.
I see your point but don't you think it's a teensy bit extreme to say that the government will go out of power? Gaming doesn't hold that much influence anywhere. Sure there'll be a backlash and people wont like it but I don't think we'll see the crash of German government any time soon related to gaming.Trivun said:
So people in Germany wont like this, if this law ever gets passed - which I severely doubt it will - I think people are right saying it wont stop gaming in Germany, it may even make it 'cooler' in the sense that it's forbidden, in the same way that alchohol is attractive to teenagers because it's forbidden, obviously it's fun but the main factor in it is the rebellion, which is why, in my experiance at least there isn't as much problem with adults drinking. Anyway, I digress; what I want to say is that I think a sort of black market will evolve to counter the law and the best method is for better ratings and control on how games are distributed and portrayed.
Madness? This is Bavaria!!Skeleon said:
It just had to be done. And, I linked it in with the OP. I'm so witty.
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Yes, because no violence ever occurred in Germany or around the world before video games came around right? Yup, no serial killers, rapists, or anything of that sort happened before video games were created. And I think we all remember how Hitler's favorite game was GTA don't we? Are they really serious though? I'm really curious to see what will happen if the ban goes through, I'll especially laugh if crime rates happen to go up immediately afterwards.ChromeAlchemist said:
Madness? This... Is... DEUTSCHLAND!!! Sorry.Skeleon said:
Well, they could charge under Conspiracy to Commit Murder (or whatever the German equivalent is), but probably with a lesser jail time. I really don't agree, but I can see the "logic" that I'm nearly certain they'd use given the facts they've presented.dmase said:
Exactly. How stupid can these people be?TriggerUnhappy said:
But then again, this isn't the first time I was glad I don't live in Germany.
Well I doubt that this goes through. It's like the paintball idea, within a week the public humiliated them to the degree that they quietly backed out.
If it does however, heeeeelllllloooo Amazon!
If it does however, heeeeelllllloooo Amazon!