ESRB Should Stand Down?

Posted by Zonk on Thursday October 20, 2005 @10:39AM from the kersplosion-of-koncern dept.

Next Generation has a piece wondering if the ESRB should step down in favour of an independent board, to restore the faith of consumers in the game ratings system. They talk with a company that proposes just that, wanting to substitute a new system for the current model. From the article: "Profanity Sex Violence (PSV) Ratings differ from the ESRB in that they describe levels of sex, violence and profanity in games (using a traffic light system) instead of judging a game to be appropriate for a certain age."

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Re:RSAC by valintin · 2005-10-20 12:23 · Score: 3, Interesting

My seven year old is not stupid. He is seven. He understands that E games are for him and M games are not and that he can only play T games if we approve. (Star Craft & RoboTech).

More importantly he was able to understand this when he was five and he has never asked for an M game because he knows they are not for him. As a parent this is a huge feature, the ratings aren't just for adults.