Lootboxes are sooo 2010s though. It‘s all about season passes and general FOMO. I doubt they will correctly identify and properly regulate „addictive features“ in a way that puts an end to that but I guess we‘ll see.

Cool. Law when?

Watch the end result be you can't find random chests in Minecraft dungeons or Terraria caves cause it falls under the category of "lootbox" in games...

(May seem hyperbolic, but we are talking about 70 year old boomers trying to make regulations for video games. I'm not sure I have the most positive view of the potential outcome)

And then I assume they'll study a large packet of banknotes each and forget all about it.

To learn why it matters Neuroexploitation by Design at 39c3 (with English dubbing) specifically 28min in.

I’m of the strong opinion that we control the media that we are exposed to and that the resolution for problematic or undesirable media is to simply turn it off.

However: advertising, LLM’s, social media, and the Internet have forced me to capitulate that certain forms of media constitute a legitimate memetic hazard, and are capable of fueling addiction, misinformation, and general misery on large enough scales. I hate this conclusion because while I still heavily err on the side of media liberty and self-control, I cannot square that value with the reality of poisonous, hostile mass media.

We should not be subjected to predatory practices to enjoy the products and services that we depend on, and the entertainment that is part of our shared experience and culture. Loot boxes, advertising, and financial scams are becoming nearly universal in popular gaming products, and even software in general. To me, this eventually constitutes a monopolistic behavior that becomes reasonably unavoidable and must be regulated.

YuGiHo, MTG, Pokemon cards, Labubu, etc basically

ANYTHING that comes

• sealed (as opposed to transparent packaging) and is
• collectible (limited supplied of some specific items)

physical or not is prone to betting and thus addiction. We tend to ignore the thing we care about, because we are passionate or come up with explanations (not to say excuses or post-rationalization) but in practice it doesn't matter if your MTG deck is super "powerful" or that you see yourself as a great strategist, in fine if you do buy or promote those your are promoting gambling.

I don’t think loot boxes are a thing anymore but Battle Passes are predatory. You pay for access to items but you aren’t guaranteed those if the timer runs out.

"Study" meaning put it in committee so it can die in the web of bureaucracy

Aren't there already regulations for casinos and the like?
Might as well apply the same to these. Then all lootbox games will become adult only.