BBFC Says No One is Sure Who PEGI is
Just a bunch of blokes...
Posted 4 Jul 2008

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According to the Times quote, Cooke says:
"The trouble is that it is not clear who PEGI is. Administration is handled by the Dutch film regulator, who subcontracts to a couple of blokes [the Video Standards Council] in Borehamwood."
The BBFC versus PEGI conflict has been stoked by Electronic Arts among other publishers who want to move to the PEGI Europe-wide system.
Cooke also points out that a Europe-wide single classification (the UK currently uses both PEGI and the BBFC) would fail to meet each participating nation's particular sensitivities.
"Look at what happens in film - there are different cultural sensititives in each country. The French give Tarantino films 12 certificates; I'd be out of a job tomorrow if I did that. But the point is that there is no reason why those cultural differences go to sleep when it comes to games."
Do gamers care one way or the other? So far, it would appear not. Are we wrong? Tell us in the Forum.
Source: The Times
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