China is the world’s biggest video game market, but the government has been tightening up on the industry amid concerns about health, worsening near-sightedness in children and online addiction.
A hashtag about the new rules was one of the most discussed on China’s social media platform Weibo on Thursday with 210 million views.
“This statement just means that teenagers can’t play the games, because, for most teenagers in China, they need to go to school from 6.30 am and end at 10 pm,” one user complained.
“It’s a bit of a one-size-fits-all thing,” wrote another, saying a graded rating system of games made more sense.
Another claimed that it was easy to obtain fake ID numbers online and that gamers would just use these to create their accounts.
Last year Beijing announced new controls on the number of games that can be played online, limited new releases, and imposed rules on underage players to reduce their screen time.
Chinese giant Tencent — the planet’s biggest game company — announced in March it was implementing new curbs on underage video-game playing.
The gaming group had already has launched a real-name identification system for “Honour of Kings” to enforce playtime restrictions on youths.
A hashtag about the new rules was one of the most discussed on China’s social media platform Weibo on Thursday with 210 million views.
“This statement just means that teenagers can’t play the games, because, for most teenagers in China, they need to go to school from 6.30 am and end at 10 pm,” one user complained.
“It’s a bit of a one-size-fits-all thing,” wrote another, saying a graded rating system of games made more sense.
Another claimed that it was easy to obtain fake ID numbers online and that gamers would just use these to create their accounts.
Last year Beijing announced new controls on the number of games that can be played online, limited new releases, and imposed rules on underage players to reduce their screen time.
Chinese giant Tencent — the planet’s biggest game company — announced in March it was implementing new curbs on underage video-game playing.
The gaming group had already has launched a real-name identification system for “Honour of Kings” to enforce playtime restrictions on youths.