Apple now requires games with loot boxes to disclose odds
Apple is now requiring that any apps on the App Store that offer loot boxes must disclose the odds of the likelihood of players getting different types of items, according to a report from Polygon.
The change comes from Apple’s official developer guidelines, which now state that “Apps offering ‘loot boxes’ or other mechanisms that provide randomized virtual items for purchase must disclose the odds of receiving each type of item to customers prior to purchase.”
Loot boxes have become a contentious issue in video games this year, and there’s now an ongoing debate over whether or not the popular microtranscation scheme — which awards players random digital items in purchasable loot crates — should be considered gambling.