wraggster
December 16th, 2020, 23:30
A group of Members of Parliament in the UK called for the establishment of strict rules around the reselling of consoles in the country.
As reported by VGC (https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/uk-politicians-call-for-action-against-ps5-and-xbox-series-scalpers/), six MPs from the Scottish National Party proposed an Early Day Motion (https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/57862) on Monday asking for legislation to prohibit the "resale of gaming consoles and computer components at prices greatly above Manufacturer's Recommended Retail Price."
Early Day Motions are designed specifically to draw attention on an issue for legislation consideration. The launch of the PlayStation 5 recently was particularly impacted (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-11-24-scalpers-and-bots-reportedly-driving-ps5-shortages) by scalper groups buying large quantities of consoles to resell at a higher price. A common practice is for these groups to use bots to avoid queue systems implemented by retailers.
UK Members of Parliament call for ban on bulk buying consoles | GamesIndustry.biz (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-12-16-uk-members-of-parliament-call-for-ban-on-bulk-buying-consoles)
As reported by VGC (https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/uk-politicians-call-for-action-against-ps5-and-xbox-series-scalpers/), six MPs from the Scottish National Party proposed an Early Day Motion (https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motion/57862) on Monday asking for legislation to prohibit the "resale of gaming consoles and computer components at prices greatly above Manufacturer's Recommended Retail Price."
Early Day Motions are designed specifically to draw attention on an issue for legislation consideration. The launch of the PlayStation 5 recently was particularly impacted (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-11-24-scalpers-and-bots-reportedly-driving-ps5-shortages) by scalper groups buying large quantities of consoles to resell at a higher price. A common practice is for these groups to use bots to avoid queue systems implemented by retailers.
UK Members of Parliament call for ban on bulk buying consoles | GamesIndustry.biz (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-12-16-uk-members-of-parliament-call-for-ban-on-bulk-buying-consoles)