Sony joined Japan's biggest retailers, publishers and developers in a discussion with the Tokyo government last week to discuss the issue of violent videogames and their alleged associated effects on children. Sony reaffirmed its commitment to the protection of minors from violent videogames with the announcement of in-built parental controls for the PS3.
Sony appeared determined to provide self-regulatory functionality to its hardware devices, putting the decision over content firmly back in the hands of the parents and drawing the decision away from developers and retailers. The government was reminded that the Sony PSP has parental control functions built in, and Sony confirmed that a similar, more comprehensive system would be implemented in its PS3 console when it launches next year.
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Sony joined Japan's biggest retailers, publishers and developers in a discussion with the Tokyo government last week to discuss the issue of violent videogames and their alleged associated effects on children. Sony reaffirmed its commitment to the protection of minors from violent videogames with the announcement of in-built parental controls for the PS3.
