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No More Complaints From Angry Parents?
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» moondancer a répondu le Fri 2 Dec, 2005 @ 1:11am |
 Coolness: 92240 | All New Video Game Consoles to Include Parental Controls
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dan Hewitt 202-223-2400 dhewitt@theESA.com Industry Lauds Announcement as Giving Power to Parents Washington, DC ¡V November 28, 2005 ¡V All three new next generation video game consoles, to be released starting this November and in 2006, will include parental controls that allow parents to limit a child¡¦s access to games based on their Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) ratings, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) confirmed today. The controls are similar in concept to the V-Chip used in televisions, which legislators and family groups across the country regard as an effective way to empower parents to control what their kids watch. ¡§The ESA is extremely pleased that Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony Computer Entertainment America have voluntarily stepped up to take concrete steps to put the power to regulate the games kids play where it belongs ¡V in the hands of parents, not government, retailers, or anyone else,¡¨ said Douglas Lowenstein, president of the ESA, the trade association representing U.S. computer and video game publishers. ¡§The combination of these new controls, the existing ESRB rating system, and voluntary commitments by retailers not to sell Mature and Adult Only games to minors strikes the right balance between strong self-regulation and the ultimate responsibility of parents to take charge of the media their kids consume.¡¨ The ESA noted that Microsoft has had parental control technology available in the current Xbox system, that Sony Computer Entertainment introduced the technology in its PSP„§ (PlayStation„¥Portable) product earlier this year, and that Nintendo¡¦s has recently announced that it will include parental controls in its new console. ¡§Given the industry¡¦s history in this area, today¡¦s disclosure is a logical extension of the commitment of console makers to empowering parents,¡¨ Lowenstein said. ESA also pointed out that parental control options already exist for computer games. Programs like Wallfly by Smartguard Software allow parents to limit access to computer games based on rating, content descriptors (and even specific games within a rating category). ¡§With the average age of game players now 30, our industry naturally creates content appropriate for a wide range of audiences, just as there are TV shows, films, music, and books for people of all tastes, interests, and values,¡¨ said Lowenstein. ¡§I am proud that each console maker has taken the initiative to give power to the parents, offering technology not available for DVD players or even portable music players that will allow parents to control the entertainment their children access. In a culture where raising kids is a challenge, video game parental control technology gives power to the parents.¡¨ The ESA is the U.S. association dedicated to serving the business and public affairs needs of the companies publishing interactive games for video game consoles, handheld devices, personal computers, and the Internet. ESA members collectively account for more than 90 percent of the $7.3 billion in entertainment software sales in the U.S. in 2004, and billions more in export sales of entertainment software. For more information about the ESA, please visit [ www.theESA.com. ] |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» El_Presidente a répondu le Fri 2 Dec, 2005 @ 1:38am |
 Coolness: 299300 | finally. Hopefully parents will stop complaining about a 4 pixel tit hidden in a game where you can butcher people |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» trashandsuicide a répondu le Fri 2 Dec, 2005 @ 9:50am |
 Coolness: 75245 | I`ve said this since the beginning.. the video game debate is fucking retarded... "you can go to a Wal-Mart and buy a game that simulates beating the shit out of someone!!"... big freaking deal... and yet... nobody`s complaining about that giant poster of Shwarzenegger holding a shotgun on a motorcycle for Terminator... betcha he kills a few people in the movie too. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» neoform a répondu le Fri 2 Dec, 2005 @ 11:10am |
 Coolness: 339640 | the laws should be reversed.
Violent movies, videogames and tv should be rated 16+ and 18+ Sex, nudity and profanity should be 13+ Out of these two: A) Having Sex b) Violence Crimes do we plan on doing in our lifetimes? It's kinda weird that sex seems more taboo than killing.. *shrug* |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» No_Comply a répondu le Fri 2 Dec, 2005 @ 12:23pm |
 Coolness: 84910 | prolly bcuz the states was born on violence, rather than sex. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» trashandsuicide a répondu le Fri 2 Dec, 2005 @ 6:28pm |
| Coolness: 75245 | Well.. strictly speeaking ALL nations are born of sex. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» cvxn a répondu le Mon 5 Dec, 2005 @ 10:45am |
 Coolness: 178620 | Yah :)
Nah, violence should be more rated. Sex, well depends, violent sex should be 16/18+too. But also, I don't want 13 years-old teenages to have sex with anyone... So maybe showing sex as a way of expressing love rather than showing sluts making out with every guy they see, maybe that would help? |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» trashandsuicide a répondu le Mon 5 Dec, 2005 @ 12:43pm |
| Coolness: 75245 | I mean... music videos don`t show anything really.. but so much is suggested they might as well.. and every kid I know watches Much Music or Musique Plus. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» cvxn a répondu le Tue 6 Dec, 2005 @ 8:34am |
| Coolness: 178620 | Hmm, except those who don't have cable. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» trashandsuicide a répondu le Tue 6 Dec, 2005 @ 10:35am |
| Coolness: 75245 | Honestly.. that`s a minority these days.. I work in a public school.. with cable getting cheaper because of satellite and digital cable.. almost everyone has at least basic service. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» No_Comply a répondu le Tue 6 Dec, 2005 @ 10:39am |
| Coolness: 84910 | Originally posted by TRASHANDSUICIDE...
.. and every kid I know watches Much Music or Musique Plus. we're doomed |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» trashandsuicide a répondu le Tue 6 Dec, 2005 @ 12:37pm |
| Coolness: 75245 | Seriously... |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» cvxn a répondu le Tue 6 Dec, 2005 @ 5:48pm |
| Coolness: 178620 | Honestly.. that`s a minority these days.. I work in a public school.. with cable getting cheaper because of satellite and digital cable.. almost everyone has at least basic service.
Hmm, not us... Well my sister would like to, but not me, I find we get enough stupid stuff on TV with only 6-7 channels... imagine avec 200... Eeshhh.. Anyways I don't watch TV. Nah, what I'd like is a T3 or something like that. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» elka a répondu le Wed 7 Dec, 2005 @ 10:16am |
| Coolness: 52405 | Originally posted by AERIAL RAVER...
Honestly.. that`s a minority these days.. I work in a public school.. with cable getting cheaper because of satellite and digital cable.. almost everyone has at least basic service.
Hmm, not us... Well my sister would like to, but not me, I find we get enough stupid stuff on TV with only 6-7 channels... imagine avec 200... Eeshhh.. Anyways I don't watch TV. Nah, what I'd like is a T3 or something like that. T3 as in the hair dryer and/or the T3 Straigtener? I want that too ;_; sooo soo bad |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» trashandsuicide a répondu le Wed 7 Dec, 2005 @ 11:43am |
| Coolness: 75245 | T3 gets annoying REALLY fast... the vjs suck hardcore. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» moondancer a répondu le Thu 8 Dec, 2005 @ 8:43am |
| Coolness: 92240 | I believe she may have been reffering to a T3 internet connection.. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» elka a répondu le Thu 8 Dec, 2005 @ 5:43pm |
| Coolness: 52405 | Originally posted by » MOONDANCER...
I believe she may have been reffering to a T3 internet connection.. oh oops soo many T3s :O (including the terminator) |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» trashandsuicide a répondu le Thu 8 Dec, 2005 @ 5:53pm |
| Coolness: 75245 | I thought she was talking about that Tech TV thing... |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» No_Comply a répondu le Thu 8 Dec, 2005 @ 9:30pm |
| Coolness: 84910 | g4? |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» trashandsuicide a répondu le Fri 9 Dec, 2005 @ 1:10am |
| Coolness: 75245 | That's it... thanks... |
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