Kirky said:
People like me will always find ways to get the games they want, and I'm sure that stores that already don't sell these games to minors won't change their ways simply because of an age old clerical error on the behalf of the U.K Government.
There will always be those game stores that actually risk selling to underage customers, just like there will always be stores who enforce the laws even if they don't apply anymore. A reasonably intelligent teen will almost always be able to tell the difference between the two, and while it may take a little more effort, a little more time, they will eventually get hold of what they want.
Very true, some places will sell to underaged people, and it's pretty easy to get a game that way, or if you feel a little more adventurous, ebay doesn't exactly ask for ID.
Still, as someone who works in a game shop, I can safely say this legislation, or lack thereof, doesn't make the blindest bit of difference.
Say I'm working and a kid, can't be more than ten, comes up to me holding Grand Theft Auto or Gears Of War, I can't sell it to him. Stoppy kid comes back with dad, I tell him the games age rated. You know, for content, sweaing, violence, being able to stab someone in the face, etc.
"Yeah, whatever." says happy father figure number one, pulling twenties out with a fat fist. He buys the game for his kid and they all lived happily ever after.
So long as the parents don't care and believe me, they don't care, kids get whatever they want, no matter what it says on the box. They might as well not rate games at all.
