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Speaking to MCV, British Board Of Film Classification spokesperson Sue Clark has revealed the body feels it is very much able to take on the extra workload compulsory video game classification would introduce.
“It would mean a bigger workload – but that’s our problem, not the industry’s – and we know we could handle it,” said Clark. “We don’t know what Dr. Byron is going to recommend, but we’d be prepared to take on the role of classifying all games if that’s what’s decided.”
Should the government decide on a new BBFC rating system for video games it would be a move which the BBFC feels would be of great benefit for parents trying to safely manage which games their children have access to.
“BBFC is a rating people understand from film and DVD, so it might give parents a bit more piece of mind,” explained Clark.
Current video game rating body PEGI has hit out at the UK government’s proposed plans to enforce a BBFC rating for video games, noting the current system is trusted and understood by parents.
“I would resent that idea of equating games to movies – it’s not the same experience,” Interactive Software Federation of Europe director general Patrice Chazerand told MCV. “It’s a step backwards. If we are to see a move to movie-like classification, I would see it as a mistake. But I cannot speak for the UK public – or the UK Government.”
The results of the Byron review are expected next month.
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