PEGI 开始将现有含开箱机制的数字版游戏评级上调至 16 级

Games currently rated PEGI 3, 7, or 12 are affected, with updates rolling out through October

Existing digital-only games that include paid random items, such as loot boxes, are being re-rated PEGI 16 if they currently carry a PEGI 3, 7, or 12 rating.

Games Rating Authority policy manager Connor Hinde said in a LinkedIn post that the GRA, which administers PEGI in the UK, started applying the updated criteria to a selection of existing digital games last week.

The new rating is labeled PEGI 16 - Paid random items. It applies whether a game was originally rated through PEGI's Classic procedure or the International Age Rating Coalition (IARC) system.

The changes will continue to roll out progressively through October. The GRA acknowledged that a large number of ratings will change in a short space of time, and directed publishers and developers with questions to the PEGI Helpdesk.

In March, the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) said it would not be adoptingthe age-rating changes announced by Pan-European Game Information (PEGI) as it "could be confusing" for users.

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