The "solution" to electronic addiction games it is as easy as "solving" alcoholism. But China's state-run video game watchdog appears poised to call its recent efforts to curb gaming among children "successful."
The Financial Times and the Reuters reported that China's state video game commission released a report on Tuesday that says the country has somehow managed to "solve" underage gaming addiction. The country has had new regulations since August 2021, when it tried to impose a ban on children's use of the toys that limited them to one hour of play on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
The report from the state Publications Committee of Unionς Εκδοτών Παιχνιδιών της Κίνας, ή GPC (από το China Game Publishers Association Publications Committee), αναφέρει ότι το 75% των ανηλίκων έπαιζε λιγότερο από τρεις ώρες την εβδομάδα. Η έκθεση δείχνει επίσης ότι η Κίνα είναι πρόθυμη να υποχωρήσει από τους σκληρούς κανονισμούς που έχουν στοιχειώσει τη βιομηχανία παιχνιδιών της χώρας. Οι μεγάλοι εκδότες παιχνιδιών της Κίνας στηρίζονται στις προσπάθειές τους να καταστείλουν τον χρόνο που αφιερώνουν στα παιχνίδια οι ανήλικοι, σύμφωνα με την δημοσίευση του Reuters. Η Tencent uses even technology as invasive as facial recognition to prevent minors from playing at night.
The relaxed treatment of children's gaming addiction comes as tech companies Sony and Microsoft they are trying to get more Chinese made toys. Sony plans to invest over $140.000 in each game company that will partner with it.
Microsoft on the other hand plans to create a team for it search of more Chinese games, according to unnamed sources cited by Reuters. The developers of the massively popular Genshin Impact, China's HoYoverse, have reportedly been approached by Microsoft to make it an Xbox exclusive in 2020, though apparently no deal has been reached.
