CNet:
Last month, Microsoft released Community Standards for Xbox, a set of rules published on its site that it called a "roadmap for contributing to this incredible, globe-spanning community." One topic addressed is what players can't say to other players, including racial and homophobic slurs.
The company has also launched a "For Everyone" page on its website, where parents can learn about how safety and family settings work on its console. That includes making it easier for parents to create "child" and "teen" accounts that have stricter safety settings like limiting the types of games they can access and how long they can play.
At last, relief for older gamers from the terror of trash-talking 13-yr olds!
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(Score: 5, Touché) by Snotnose on Wednesday May 22 2019, @02:59AM
how many 13 year olds have slept with my mom?
When the dust settled America realized it was saved by a porn star.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by PartTimeZombie on Wednesday May 22 2019, @03:06AM (3 children)
I know the phrase "safe spaces" is a dig at people who don't react well to a bit of banter, but constant abuse can seriously ruin any game.
I tried some online game I had recommended to me a few years ago, but couldn't play for more than about an hour because of the constant abuse from other players.
I read later that particular game died because of the awful culture. I can't remember what it was called, but it might have been quite fun.
And yes, Snotnose, it turns out lots of 13 year olds have slept with my Mum. I am not sure how she finds the time.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 22 2019, @07:16AM
Maybe she's just an endurance sleeping champion.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 22 2019, @07:33AM (1 child)
The phrase "safe spaces" started as self-nomenclature, just as "social justice warrior" did. It's their own terminology!
It is only effective as a dig because what it describes is fundamentally messed up.
(Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 22 2019, @06:27PM
Here we go, alt-right edgelord genius is peaking through again.
Not even gonna bother with discussion, you're obviously a true believer.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 22 2019, @04:39AM
OK, my choice is physical outdoors games, excluding those that require electrical power.
Got that Microsoft?
(Score: 2) by krishnoid on Wednesday May 22 2019, @05:15AM (1 child)
See, this would be a good use of AI or moderation. You can trash-talk your companions, but if it's just boring abuse, it gets masked. If it's creative, it gets passed through to the recipient. If it's Winston Churchill level quality or above, it gets saved and presented for hall of fame consideration.
(Score: 2) by FatPhil on Wednesday May 22 2019, @10:33AM
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people; the smallest discuss themselves
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 22 2019, @11:03AM
Listen to the players on GTA. You hear the N word often (only by blacks btw) threatening each other. Many times it's a pissing contest on who's the baddest... Compton or DC or some other wannabe city. Some are cracked out, some threaten swat slamming, most are tweens. It's more entertaining than the game sometimes.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 22 2019, @06:24PM
Yet another P666 submission solidly in the "alt-right" thought space gets accepted. What a politicized bunch of assholes the editors seem to be.