No Mods For Video Games

July 23rd, 2005 by Quan Tranh

In a statement, the Entertainment Software Rating Board’s chief, Patricia Vance, called on the industry to proactively protect games from illegal modifications by third parties, “particularly when they serve to undermine the accuracy of the rating.”

Great! What next, are we going to prohibit modding cars because of unexpected consequences? I believe the ESRB needs to get a clue. The rating is a “factory spec”. If somebody modifies the original how can you realistically expect it to be exactly the same? That would be like performing some engine and transmission modifications on a car and expecting the 0-60 time to be the same as it was from the factory. The whole point of mods is to change the original. Some people just don’t understand. I guess Patricia Vance isn’t Asian, otherwise she would have a tricked out Type-R Civic and a basic understanding of what modding is.

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