Oppo has just released its new anti gaming addiction system earlier today (18th March 2020). The system will limit and strictly controls the expenditure of minors or unregistered users. This is a part of the first wave of such systems from OEMs that are seeking to combat mobile gaming addiction.
According to official notes, games run on the Oppo smartphones with the anti addiction system will have users input a real name authentication. This is mandatory and will be required to fill. In other words, real life details and identity must be provided to buy games or other such purchases. This new system will automatically restrict users under the age of 8 from spending more than 50 Yuan (roughly 7 US Dollars) in a single transaction and not more than 200 Yuan (roughly 28 US Dollars) per month.
Similarly, people over the age of 16 but under 18, can not make a single transaction crossing 100 Yuan (roughly 14 US Dollars) or 400 Yuan (roughly 57 US Dollars) in a month. So, users that meet any of the above criteria, will face restriction when launching the Oppo anti gaming addiction service and inputting their official details.
Editor’s Pick: Samsung Galaxy M21 with 48MP triple cameras, 20MP front camera and 6,000mAh battery launched for Rs. 12,999 (~$175)
Oppo, similar to various other OEMs, has been facing varying degrees of impacts due to the recent Coronavirus pandemic. However, the Chinese company has still gone ahead with the troubled development to deploy the new system as soon as possible. Underage people with gaming addictions have been a rampant problem in recent times in the Southeast Asian country. China has had many strict laws and guidelines in place and has been actively trying to curb this.
Notably, Tencent Games, a notable game publisher from China, has recently announced that it will be running several game trials to promote its anti addiciton gaming policies starting from this month. Furthermore, even the Chinese Government is straining the game studios, making it harder for new game titles from being launched in the country. Although, it remains to be seen just how effective the new Oppo anti gaming system or steps from the local government is, so stay tuned.
UP NEXT: Xiaomi’s Surge Chip development reportedly abandoned, shifting focus to Low Power BL & RF chips
(Via)
