More disclosure on 'loot box' odds planned by game console makers

An Electronic Arts 'Star Wars' videogame drew fire in late 2017 for its take on the loot box feature, which critics argued essentially allowed money instead of skill to determine who wins. — AFP

SAN FRANCISCO: Kings of the videogame console world plan to require games hawking "loot boxes" to tell players how likely they are to get prized booty.

Console makers Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft are targeting next year for implementation of the new policy, which will apply to console and Windows PC games, trade group Entertainment Software Association (ESA) said on Aug 7.