Comments on: Follow PlayStation’s Lead and Help Protect Video Games

By: cwbygmer

cwbygmer — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 01:55:34 +0000

@85 I agree there should be a law in place that fines the stores and the clerks who sell T or M rated games to underage children. So far I have only been to one gamestop where they always check ID’s and refuse to sell games to underage children. We have laws against selling alcohol and tobacco to minors should be the same with games.

By: Fexelea

Fexelea — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 23:40:36 +0000

@84

No, he is not confusing his child’s rights with his responsibilities. He is pointing out that there are a certain type of games that should not be directly available to minors… things like SAW and Postal should require parental permition for minors to access, just like alcohol or pornography.

Last time I was in the US, I saw a gamestop clerk selling SAW to a kid who could be no more than 9. That guy deserves a fine, and the store should be legally obliged to require parental permition (let the parent buy it!)

This is not about freedom of speech. This is about money… the industry is scared that, without teenagers to buy their “+17″ games, the sales will be catastrophic. Which tells you a lot about the ratings to start with.

By: ericscolon

ericscolon — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 22:19:03 +0000

@83 are your kids minors? if so they have to do basically anything you tell them until theyre 18. in your 2nd paragraph i think youre confusing your child’s rights with your parental responsibilites to filter what they can & cannot do or view.
Also this topic has been around for like 15yrs maybe more, Mortal kombat really lit the fire in the 90′s then the ruckus died down for a while until gta came around (specifically the ps2 gta’s). Its not sony’s, microsoft’s, or nintendo’s fault this issue is blown out of proportion. there is a ratings board for games just like movies and honestly ESRB ratings are far more descriptive than the ratings for movies, so if anyones to blame its the ones who make a huge deal out of it because they clearly neglected to do a little homework on what was being bought

By: b00kthree

b00kthree — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 14:43:01 +0000

“But there are common-sense reasons to oppose this law as well, most importantly this: The decision over whether to buy a video game or a book or a movie should be made by responsible parents, not the government.”

Common sense? Are you nuts?

A law that prohibits selling M-rated titles to minors puts the decision solely in the parents’ very hands, where it should be! Parents can still buy M-rated titles for their kids, if they’re that daft. Hopefully most won’t. If you can’t see this angle, it’s because you’ve put so much spin on the news that you don’t even see the intent of the law anymore.

My kids have a right to a childhood unexposed to vile and perverse media influences, even if they lack the wisdom to make those choices themselves as minors. Same with p**n. Your freedom of so-called expression (it ain’t art, sorry) does not trump my children’s rights.

I’m disappointed in Sony (and the ESA) for spinning this topic into a matter of freedom of expression. It shows me that Sony would rather make a few bucks peddling M-trash than help me protect my kids. Gore never was innovation. It is age-old. It makes me want to go dust off my Wii. Don’t make me do it, Sony.

By: mikedo2007

mikedo2007 — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 13:32:26 +0000

I’ve been reading Gamepolitics lately and I think some of you might want to have a look at the court transcript. It’s very interesting and the Supreme Court judges, Judge Scalia is breaking the California game Law’s BSes. I’m glad to see the Supreme Court judges are using their brain.

By: Fexelea

Fexelea — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 08:41:02 +0000

Stop posting on Playstation blog, you’re spouting misinformation and fallacies to no end in hopes that fear of oppresion will get people to act against their interests.
Your case is flawed, your studies and arguments are as flimsy as your opposition’s, and your continued attempts to make this into a “rights” issue is laughable: it is illegal to sell M rated games to minors in many countries, for example in the UK… guess where Rockstar is from? I don’t see that stopping them making a GTA.

Get out of here.

By: dc4daniel

dc4daniel — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 07:46:20 +0000

lol @ #13 and 29. The blog cannot get away from the hardcore GT5 fans.

Us Californians need to ban together and recall the governator. I think California has more important things to worry about than video games.

By: JKC31

JKC31 — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 04:39:19 +0000

The court seemed interested in helping American families that can’t be a 24/7 watch dog over their children. Children Rights or parental rights. I don’t think they took this blindly and have specific wording in the ruling. Shutting old doors and opening by mandating others in very clear terms.

By: b00kthree

b00kthree — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 04:17:52 +0000

Common sense? Are you nuts?

My kids have a right to a childhood unexposed to vile and perverse media influences, even if they lack the wisdom to make those choices themselves as minors. Same with porn. Your freedom of so-called expression (it ain’t art, sorry) does not trump my children’s rights.

By: Skidmark_2010

Skidmark_2010 — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 03:21:24 +0000

If your going to do this to video games, the same could be done to movies.
Therefore Arnold should have to return any money made via a violent movie