Starting this summer, the PEGI rating system will implement a significant change affecting all games featuring loot boxes, setting a minimum age rating of 16. This decision aligns with growing concerns over the impact of in-game purchases on younger audiences, aiming to protect children from potentially harmful interactive risk features. The new ratings will categorize games with paid random items as PEGI 16, meaning they cannot be sold to individuals aged 15 or younger in the UK and other European countries adopting PEGI standards.