Republican senator Josh Hawley made waves with his proposal for an anti-microtransaction bill. The bill, known as ?The Protecting Children from Abusive Games Act,? would ban not only loot boxes, but any form of pay-to-win microtransactions in games ?designed for children.? Children are the main focal point in the bill, according to Hawley, who was recently interviewed by Kotaku?s Jason Schreier.
Hawley, who admitted he?s not a gamer, revealed that the idea for the bill did not come from investment in the games industry. Rather, it came from ?being a parent of two little boys,? as well as ?talking to a lot of parents.? However, he also mentioned that he?s heard from ?lots of gamers? about their worries about the increasing volume of microtransactions in all kinds of games. It?s worth noting that Hawley said his children do not currently play games at all.
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