ATTENTION ALL GAMERS

[Advent_Winter]

I believe we are in jeaporady of losing our precious video games.
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2010/07/ ... ECA_071510

Discuss.

[_Tri-edge_]

Well, if it'll make you feel better, from what I've read in that article, we aren't "losing" our video games. It basically sums up like this. The Supreme Court will hear the "Violent Video Game" case in Schwarzenegger v. EMA thing later this year, which means the Supreme Court is either going to agree or disagree with the lower courts. If they agree, then video games are acknowledged as free speech media, like books, movies, and music. If they disagree, then most likely, there will be new, possibly stricter laws or restrictions affecting video games in terms of content, availability, etc.

[Erranty]

Here's a simple solution, blame the parents! Its there fault for letting their kids have violent video games in the first place! That's the whole reason the ESRB exists! Take it away and hand the kid a damn racing game!

And honestly, which makes a kid more violent? Giving them a video game with which to vent their anger, or handing them a Kung-fu movie?

[_Tri-edge_]

Neither. All forms of media can be used as an excuse into how someone becomes influence by it's contents.

[AtoliXHaseo]

Video Games are usually the scapegoat though.

[Erranty]

Ugh, people just blame the media because they don't want to be responsible for their own actions, and then sew the media to try and make money off of their wrongdoings. Therapists abuse this in order to gain notoriety, instead of taking the logical, honest route; blame the person who chose their actions over reason.

Video games cannot change reason. That is instilled through morals given to people by their parents, heroes, teachers, classmates, life experiences, and religion. If they haven't had enough experience with these (and yes, you must use religion, if not for beliefs, then to understand "why" the religion was designed) then the parents of the children are at fault for neglecting their child's social enrichment.

[EmptyStare]

Ugh, people just blame the media because they don't want to be responsible for their own actions, and then sew the media to try and make money off of their wrongdoings. Therapists abuse this in order to gain notoriety, instead of taking the logical, honest route; blame the person who chose their actions over reason.

Video games cannot change reason. That is instilled through morals given to people by their parents, heroes, teachers, classmates, life experiences, and religion. If they haven't had enough experience with these (and yes, you must use religion, if not for beliefs, then to understand "why" the religion was designed) then the parents of the children are at fault for neglecting their child's social enrichment.

I couldn't agree more, the case is really just a huge cop-out for people who are too stuck up to take responsibility for their and those that want pretty much a get out of jail free card. If this is really such a big problem what about Horror, action, thriller, and fantasy movies, are they gonna get over enforced also. Is someone gonna have to end up carrying a Mental evaluation to buy games?

Here's a simple solution, blame the parents! Its there fault for letting their kids have violent video games in the first place! That's the whole reason the ESRB exists! Take it away and hand the kid a damn racing game!

The solution should be if the criminal is below the age of 18 charge both the kid and the parents with the crime and if their 18 or older the person gets charged. A game is never 100% factual and is only entertainment if someone can't tell the difference, DON'T PLAY VIDEO GAMES!

[TheSorrow]

Once again with the dilemma of "OMFG GRAND THEFT AUTO WILL MAKE OUR CHILDREN STEAL CARS AND KILL HOES!!!", just that it has taken a more serious turn this time, but i don't think it's as serious as to say we'll lose our videogames (well, i'm in Mexico, but this would affect me eventually anyhow...i don't exactly buy "mexican games" after all). If things go as worst as possible, which i don't think they will be, then there'll be far more restrictions at when it comes to selling games, like it is with alcohol and tobacco, and some things will see a change, such like "encouraging" people to play Super Mario Galaxy over Call of Duty, and an upcoming wave of "peaceful" games, heavily restricted in certain aspects...but that doesn't mean we won't be able to headshot people online anymore or anything, it just means it'll be alot harder for people under legal age to do so :/ But as i said before, i highly doubt things will even get this way. Games and consoles have a rating system to avoid kids from playing games they shouldn't, and for many things such like online gaming or some other stuff all players always have to "accept" some thingy that says they have the age for playing and accept all other terms.....sure, pretty much nobody pays attention to that, but thanks to it, they can't later complain about the game "being too violent", it's their own fault in the end.

And seriously, if they're going to prevent selling "violent" video games to kids, then they'd better prevent selling Twilight saga books and movies to preppy girls. Because we ALL know which one "affects and badly influences" people the most -3-

[AuraTwilight]

Don't worry, if this passes it'll be unconstitutional, and that sort of thing doesn't stick around long.

But screw you guys, I've got Mario.

[shugo_lover]

Video games will now be made with flowers and fluffy kittens. Also I think parents are to blaime too. They complain about all this but what good does that do? Most people don't care and if you don't want the kid to play the game, watch the movie, or read the book, etc. then don't let them! just take it away! godz. I hate it because people like that ruin everything for everyone else. Rateings are there for a reason after all >.>

[N3IWVC]

Ya know it'd be a fun experiment to actually pass laws like these that restrict media content for a while. then when all those people who are complaining about their children seeing mature content realize there's no longer any good movies books games or anything else coming out anymore those same people would be clamoring to revoke their mistake.

[Erranty]

Ya know it'd be a fun experiment to actually pass laws like these that restrict media content for a while. then when all those people who are complaining about their children seeing mature content realize there's no longer any good movies books games or anything else coming out anymore those same people would be clamoring to revoke their mistake.

Yes, but the mistake would've already been made you see, and its not just affecting them. What right does some moron who couldn't keep a child under control have to tell me how to live my life?!

[N3IWVC]

what right does anyone have to tell anyone how to live their lives? that's my standing. i didn't mean to say we should actually do something like that. it was just an entertaining thought to me.

[Gemcrim]

This would be very relevant to me were this happening back during the fifth console generation, a time of much innovation into the transition to 3D gaming, but as of now even with some interesting games here and there... I don't care. Do I want restrictions? No, but I could live with them because Earthbound was already made and I need no other game (even though this was 4th gen).

[Keyaki]

I'm sorry, but TL; DR

Could someone sum it up for me, all I got is that some video games are being targeted

[Gemcrim]

I'm sorry, but TL; DR

...

Well, if it'll make you feel better, from what I've read in that article, we aren't "losing" our video games. It basically sums up like this. The Supreme Court will hear the "Violent Video Game" case in Schwarzenegger v. EMA thing later this year, which means the Supreme Court is either going to agree or disagree with the lower courts. If they agree, then video games are acknowledged as free speech media, like books, movies, and music. If they disagree, then most likely, there will be new, possibly stricter laws or restrictions affecting video games in terms of content, availability, etc.

So you mean to tell me that not only could you not be assed to read the article, but not even were you able to read Tri-edge's summary/interpretation...

Please explain how this works.

[Keyaki]

I'm sorry, but TL; DR

...

Well, if it'll make you feel better, from what I've read in that article, we aren't "losing" our video games. It basically sums up like this. The Supreme Court will hear the "Violent Video Game" case in Schwarzenegger v. EMA thing later this year, which means the Supreme Court is either going to agree or disagree with the lower courts. If they agree, then video games are acknowledged as free speech media, like books, movies, and music. If they disagree, then most likely, there will be new, possibly stricter laws or restrictions affecting video games in terms of content, availability, etc.

So you mean to tell me that not only could you not be assed to read the article, but not even were you able to read Tri-edge's summary/interpretation...

Please explain how this works.

Sorry, sorry. I didn't notice his post.

[Erranty]

I'm sorry, but TL; DR

Could someone sum it up for me, all I got is that some video games are being targeted

Some kid f***ed up and got violent.
His Guidance counselor was lazy and decided to blame video games.
They lost several trials and kept appealing until it got to the supreme court.
The supreme court's decisions affect the laws of America.
America's laws are often adopted by other countries.

If that happens, no violent video games for us anymore. Which is like 90% of the video game industry, so gaming companies go bankrupt and sew the govt. for bankrupting them with a law. Millions of people out of work, America goes into debt with everywhere in the world (even more) and the global economy turns to feces (even more). And with the added, angry, supposedly "violent gamers" having nothing to occupy them, crime rates would skyrocket by the same thinking of any moron who passes such a law.

And yes, I like to blow sh*t out of proportion. It makes people more excited/pissed/scared of stuff.

[marthwmaster]

But screw you guys, I've got Mario.

And I've got LEGO Indiana Jones. Games with cartoon violence will never, ever become the target of blame evasion.