The Ministry of Communication and Digital will hold a virtual meeting with Steam representatives to discuss the implementation of the Indonesia Game Rating System (IGRS), an online game classification system applicable in Indonesia.
The ministry scheduled a meeting with Steam representatives after the inclusion of IGRS rating labels on games on the platform came under scrutiny from social media users.
"So, tomorrow we will have a Zoom meeting . Perhaps there will be clarification from Steam to explain the problems on their side," said Sonny Hendra Sudaryana, Director of Digital Ecosystem Development at the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs at the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs office .
According to him, Steam is still testing the implementation of the IGRS rating on its platform.
However, instead of reporting its assessment results to the Ministry of Communication and Information, Steam immediately displays the IGRS rating for games on its platform without going through the government's verification process.
Sonny stated that the IGRS rating labels previously applied to games on the Steam platform were the result of the platform's independent assessments that had not been verified by the government.
According to him, there was an internal miscommunication regarding the direct inclusion of the IGRS rating label on games on the Steam platform.
He said that the official game ratings are displayed in a list on the official IGRS website.
Sonny said that Steam and Kemkomdigi do not yet have a memorandum of understanding and have not yet carried out system integration regarding the implementation of the game classification system.
"We're actually just going to meet in May to process the MoU (memorandum of understanding). The API will then be connected (to the system)," he said.
Sonny said that Steam has apologized regarding the issue of including the IGRS rating label on games on its platform.
Steam has also removed the IGRS label from games on its platform and returned to using the international rating system.
