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New Parental Controls Limit Xbox Time

Posted by samzenpus on from the saying-no-is-hard dept.

An anonymous reader writes "As part of a new marketing blitz to promote the Xbox 360 as a "family friendly" video game console, Microsoft on Wednesday rolled out a new feature called Family Timer, which will show up in the Family Settings Screen. The Timer will let parents limit the number of hours their kids can play the Xbox on a daily or weekly basis. When the time limit is reached, the console will automatically shut off, ostensibly after saving the game."

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  1. Cunning Plan by ozmanjusri · · Score: 5, Funny

    In a very clever move by Microsoft, the indicator showing the console is on standby will be a lit red ring on the front of the unit...

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  2. How about for PCs? by aero2600-5 · · Score: 5, Funny

    My mother would love to have something like this on my father's computer. She calls Diablo II 'the divorce game'.

    Aero

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  3. Re:Why is the box smarter than me? by slyn · · Score: 5, Funny

    Posts like this getting modded insightful scare the shit out of me.

  4. Re:Why is the box smarter than me? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    If only you'd read /. *before* buying the ring... ;P

  5. Re:Time's up by slater86 · · Score: 5, Funny

    so overheating and shutting off *is* a feature

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