Epiphany Posted October 24, 2005 Posted October 24, 2005 Sony confirms parental control functionality for PS3
Calax Posted October 24, 2005 Posted October 24, 2005 How many soccer moms actually know how to put that on is my question... and how many of the children will be able to take it off... Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition! Kevin Butler will awesome your face off.
Oerwinde Posted October 24, 2005 Posted October 24, 2005 Horay! Now I can protect my children from the evils of GTA! Oh wait, I don't have children. Well, thats getting shut off then. The area between the balls and the butt is a hotbed of terrorist activity.
Walsingham Posted October 24, 2005 Posted October 24, 2005 They could always not buy the gruddamn games for the kids in the first place. "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp.
Hurlshort Posted October 24, 2005 Posted October 24, 2005 Yay, another tool for bad parents to ignore.
ShadowPaladin V1.0 Posted October 24, 2005 Posted October 24, 2005 Yay, another tool for bad parents to ignore. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> True, but it's still going to deflect the blame away since steps are being taken to prevent people playing things they shouldnt. Ours will most likely become players towards the end of this generation. Although they are too young to be "clever" like hunting around for 18 rated games. I dont see how any parent wouldnt find this good news. For people who buy their own games and software, It's not going to make a difference anyway. I have to agree with Volourn. Bioware is pretty much dead now. Deals like this kills development studios. 478327[/snapback]
Gabrielle Posted October 25, 2005 Posted October 25, 2005 The kids will probably be able to work that parental control better than their parents could.
Calax Posted October 25, 2005 Posted October 25, 2005 The kids will probably be able to work that parental control better than their parents could. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My thoughts are mirrored in ^ statement and the one I posted before... "honey? how do I get this parental control off? I want to play Hello Kitty online!" "Ask the Kids..." Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition! Kevin Butler will awesome your face off.
Gabrielle Posted October 25, 2005 Posted October 25, 2005 The kids will probably be able to work that parental control better than their parents could. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My thoughts are mirrored in ^ statement and the one I posted before... "honey? how do I get this parental control off? I want to play Hello Kitty online!" "Ask the Kids..." <{POST_SNAPBACK}> classic
Krookie Posted October 25, 2005 Posted October 25, 2005 It'll never work, how many parents read a videogame console manual before their kids set it up? 90% of the parents out there won't know it exists.
mkreku Posted October 25, 2005 Posted October 25, 2005 It'll never work, how many parents read a videogame console manual before their kids set it up? 90% of the parents out there won't know it exists. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Remember, most people who were playing videogames in the eighties and nineties are the ones who are raising kids right now. In a few years, even more parents are less clueless to new technology than before. My mom never saw a computer when she was young. I've had a computer since the very early eighties myself (ZX Spectrum 48k!). The myth that parents are unable to understand their kids toys is quickly becoming obsolete. Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish!
Bokishi Posted October 25, 2005 Posted October 25, 2005 Just because a kid's parents knew how to work an Atari doesn't mean that they can work a PS3. Current 3DMark
Calax Posted October 25, 2005 Posted October 25, 2005 My mother used to be the computer techie for a Big Company (Nerco in Portland, OR) then ran the first computer store in the Portland Metropolitan Area. Now she still asks me or my brother on how to work things. Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition! Kevin Butler will awesome your face off.
mkreku Posted October 25, 2005 Posted October 25, 2005 Just because a kid's parents knew how to work an Atari doesn't mean that they can work a PS3. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If you were born in the seventies you grew up with Commodore 64, NES, Amiga and Sega. The difference between working a Commodore 64 and Playstation 3 isn't that big, and it's probably easier to install and configure the PS3 than the C64. Lots of my friends have Playstation 2's and kids, and they won't have any problems getting the PS3 safely configured for their offspring. The leap from a generation without computers to a generation with computers is a lot bigger than the leap from a generation with NES to a generation with PS3. Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish!
ShadowPaladin V1.0 Posted October 25, 2005 Posted October 25, 2005 My parents just started playing Nintendogs. They also picked up pictochat pretty quick. I dont think a PS3 holds the same sorts of mysteries that a PC might although it's doubtful anything will get them involved. Revolution on the other hand , who knows. I'm sure I'll have enough brain cells left at the end of this generation to keep my kids in check. I have to agree with Volourn. Bioware is pretty much dead now. Deals like this kills development studios. 478327[/snapback]
Krookie Posted October 27, 2005 Posted October 27, 2005 I'm 14, so my parents aren't exactly "in-tune" with videogames. Mainly they ask if there's any nutidy (violence isn't really an issue) in the games. I know my parents won't be able to configure the Parental Controls, the can barly tell the difference between a Gameboy and an X-Box.
Lord Tingeling Posted October 27, 2005 Posted October 27, 2005 I'm 14, so my parents aren't exactly "in-tune" with videogames. Mainly they ask if there's any nutidy (violence isn't really an issue) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Not the priorities I'd have if it was me. Ah well, each to their own. "McDonald's taste damn good. I'd rtahe reat their wonderful food then the poisonous junk you server in your house that's for sure. What's funny is I'm not fat. In fact, I'm skinny. Though I am as healthy as cna be. Outside of being very ugly, and the common cold once in the blue moon I simply don't get sick." - Volourn, Slayer of Yrkoon! "I want a Lightsaber named Mr. Zappy" -- Darque "I'm going to call mine Darque. Then I can turn Darque on anytime I want." -- GhostofAnakin
Petay Posted October 27, 2005 Posted October 27, 2005 In the past i've never had any problems with that kind of thing whatsoever, my parents never were actually bothered about the whole violence/gore and nudity thing, in fact they never seemed bothered about those kind movies either. Having parental control is really quite pointless though, i reckon about 5 out of 20 parents who actually care about that have any knowledge of how to use a console anyway
Berserk Posted October 27, 2005 Posted October 27, 2005 I'm 14, so my parents aren't exactly "in-tune" with videogames. Mainly they ask if there's any nudity (violence isn't really an issue) in the games. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I take it you are American, right?
ShadowPaladin V1.0 Posted October 27, 2005 Posted October 27, 2005 It's usually the other way around in Europe , nudity not a big deal. I have to agree with Volourn. Bioware is pretty much dead now. Deals like this kills development studios. 478327[/snapback]
Berserk Posted October 27, 2005 Posted October 27, 2005 (edited) It's usually the other way around in Europe , nudity not a big deal. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yup, I'd rather risk that my kid see some breasts than a decapitation.. Edited October 27, 2005 by Berserk
LoneWolf16 Posted October 27, 2005 Posted October 27, 2005 (edited) It's usually the other way around in Europe , nudity not a big deal. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yup, I'd rather risk that my kid see some breasts than a decapitation.. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That's what I've been saying for the better part of 5 years. Then again, I was twelve at the start of this campaign, and was frantically searching for a way to justify the vast number of porn sites my mom found logged in her Internet Explorer history folder. :"> Since then, I've learned. For instance, clear the history after every use and delete all cookies. Though it doesn't really matter anymore, and hasn't for a couple years now................................................ I think I'm tired. Edited October 27, 2005 by LoneWolf16 I had thought that some of nature's journeymen had made men and not made them well, for they imitated humanity so abominably. - Book of Counted Sorrows 'Cause I won't know the man that kills me and I don't know these men I kill but we all wind up on the same side 'cause ain't none of us doin' god's will. - Everlast
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