My son has an xbl account...

and he is 13 years old. My question is, will he be able to download m rated stuff off of the market place? Also, can he play M rated games? Just so you know, his account is set the age 13. Thanks!

Yeh u can change this kinda stuff, restrict what he can download, block certain things completely from parental control in the system blade I think.

However, I'm a 14 year old english boy and I have no parental control settings whatever, and im play ad download whatever I want, and Im not swearing out the window at the postman, im fine, so your son probably will be okay without these settings. your choice though.

ok... awesome. One more question though. He wants to get gears of war 2, and I think I'm going to let him, but will his account allow him to play it? I heard somewhere where the company was going to stop under 18 accounts from playing.Salty_Spatoon_2

You should be able to set it so that he can play.

The awesome thing about Gears of war 2 is that it's got the content filter built into the game too. I don't have kids old enough to play it, but I have a 9 month old son...so if I want to play GOW 2 when hes around I can just turn the filter on...goodbye blood and foul language.

and he is 13 years old. My question is, will he be able to download m rated stuff off of the market place? Also, can he play M rated games? Just so you know, his account is set the age 13. Thanks!

Salty_Spatoon_2

oh I wouldnt worry about the m rated games.those should be fine. wait until he puts that headset on and learns a whole new vocabulary of dirty words and racial slurs.I hope your getting ready to take away the headset.If you decide not to,in a month or two please dont B*tch that your kid is learning all these dirty words.Because that seems to be a parents crutch when they let there kids do certain things. they blame it on the industry when its the parents lack of supervision.thres a youtube video going around that fox news did on xbox360 and live. most of the parents are the ones that paid for the account but wanted to blame microsoft when there kids were cussing at eachother.but then one of microsoft's head honcho's asked if they knew about parental controls and they all said no. So that guy put them on the spot and said your to blame.

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Roflcopter I completey agree lol. i forgot mention that.

[QUOTE="Salty_Spatoon_2"]ok... awesome. One more question though. He wants to get gears of war 2, and I think I'm going to let him, but will his account allow him to play it? I heard somewhere where the company was going to stop under 18 accounts from playing.Bulova

You should be able to set it so that he can play.

The awesome thing about Gears of war 2 is that it's got the content filter built into the game too. I don't have kids old enough to play it, but I have a 9 month old son...so if I want to play GOW 2 when hes around I can just turn the filter on...goodbye blood and foul language.

You won't let your son play GTA4 but you will let him play Gears 2? I don't quite see the logic there, but at least you're involved unlike most parents. Gears (which I am a huge fan of) is to date one of the most graphically violent games ever, and I'm sure Gears 2 will ratchet it up a notch. Personally, I wouldn't want my kids to see people being chainsawed in half, or learning proper curbstomping technique.

I have heard that Gears 2 will have a "teen-friendly" mode that turns off the gore and disables the worst of the language - I think that it might be a good idea to let him play, but with that mode engaged.

Man, I'm sorta torn... I love to see parents taking control of there kids and setting some ground rules, But on the other hand i saw Die Hard for the first time with my mom when i was 5 and have been playing the GTA games since i was 7 so i cant stand to think what my childhood would have been like if i couldn't that stuff (With parental supervision...Most of the time) but I think you are doing the right thing by taking control of your child's life, He might hate you now but he'll thank you later.

ps. If grounding your child doesn't work, Try hitting them. That's what my parents did to me and i never disobeyed them. Plus i look at my friends in high school and most of them are spoiled little brats who's parents bought them cars and are paying there insurance and cell phone bill and for there gas. I have been paying for all those things since i was 14!!!!

Kids today, ugh.

[QUOTE="Salty_Spatoon_2"]ok... awesome. One more question though. He wants to get gears of war 2, and I think I'm going to let him, but will his account allow him to play it? I heard somewhere where the company was going to stop under 18 accounts from playing.Bulova

You should be able to set it so that he can play.

The awesome thing about Gears of war 2 is that it's got the content filter built into the game too. I don't have kids old enough to play it, but I have a 9 month old son...so if I want to play GOW 2 when hes around I can just turn the filter on...goodbye blood and foul language.

You have an awesome picture!!!

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[QUOTE="Salty_Spatoon_2"]ok... awesome. One more question though. He wants to get gears of war 2, and I think I'm going to let him, but will his account allow him to play it? I heard somewhere where the company was going to stop under 18 accounts from playing.tgschmidt

You should be able to set it so that he can play.

The awesome thing about Gears of war 2 is that it's got the content filter built into the game too. I don't have kids old enough to play it, but I have a 9 month old son...so if I want to play GOW 2 when hes around I can just turn the filter on...goodbye blood and foul language.

The sad part is tha foul language and blood has a larger impact on the rating of games than you may think... I understand the game will still be M even with the filter and what not, but i am just saying...

One thing though is that when someone sees blood splatter from a chainsaw they will probably go "eww" or "Awesome!, but without blood then it might be a less "extreme" reaction. That less "extreme" reaction could mean that it didn't effect the person as much. Or it means that they are totally messed up in the head and have no emotions or reactions....

Just saying that foul language (to younger people) can be a "cool" thing and removing that may make them not get into the game as much and then they would try to "replicate the game" and try to be cool. And it is the same with the blood. They may say " oh that is awesome and now we should see if it is like that in real life". 99.9999999% of the time that won't happen and if the people do kill someone to see if it happens then most likely they were bound to kill someone anyway.

Sure.

It's definately not your Xbox Live Account is it.

Err you don't see the difference between GTA IV and GoW? GTA IV isn't just violent, it has quite foul language, you play as a criminal, the motivator of the main character is money and revenege, many of the NPCs ask you to go get drunk with them or go to a strip club, I'm sorry but I'd rather have my kid think he's being a hero guy slaying the locust horde than him jacking cars and thinking being a mobster is cool.McNulty5

Exactly. Some of the things in GTA IV can be portrayed in real life. I dont think you can dress up in a COG suit and chainsaw locusts anytime soon. GTA IV can be reality. GOW will always be fantasy. Big difference.

what ever u do dont let him play halo, gears or CoD 4; please save us from the horror that is children on XBL

Yes, take away the mic. I'm fourteen and turning 15 next month. I've learned not to use the mic at all. I think mics should be disabled for ranked matches. make the world a better place.b3njaqu3s

no, mics for children should be disabled, i like to have a conversation while playing

Err you don't see the difference between GTA IV and GoW? GTA IV isn't just violent, it has quite foul language, you play as a criminal, the motivator of the main character is money and revenege, many of the NPCs ask you to go get drunk with them or go to a strip club, I'm sorry but I'd rather have my kid think he's being a hero guy slaying the locust horde than him jacking cars and thinking being a mobster is cool.McNulty5

Of course I see the difference. I'm just saying that I wouldn't want my 13 year old kid playing either game. If I had to pick one game to not let my kid play, it would be GTA. But parents don't have to pick one inappropriate game, they can pick as many as they want.

[QUOTE="McNulty5"]Err you don't see the difference between GTA IV and GoW? GTA IV isn't just violent, it has quite foul language, you play as a criminal, the motivator of the main character is money and revenege, many of the NPCs ask you to go get drunk with them or go to a strip club, I'm sorry but I'd rather have my kid think he's being a hero guy slaying the locust horde than him jacking cars and thinking being a mobster is cool.grayoldwolf

Of course I see the difference. I'm just saying that I wouldn't want my 13 year old kid playing either game. If I had to pick one game to not let my kid play, it would be GTA. But parents don't have to pick one inappropriate game, they can pick as many as they want.

really? i definately pick Gears, i mean i think GTA is just as violent, maybe even more so because its directly on humans and bystanders alike, and the things Niko undertakes (strippers, drugs, psyhical violence against other humans) has a much lasrger impact than killing aliens, even if it is a little more gory

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[QUOTE="McNulty5"]Err you don't see the difference between GTA IV and GoW? GTA IV isn't just violent, it has quite foul language, you play as a criminal, the motivator of the main character is money and revenege, many of the NPCs ask you to go get drunk with them or go to a strip club, I'm sorry but I'd rather have my kid think he's being a hero guy slaying the locust horde than him jacking cars and thinking being a mobster is cool.chaoscougar1

Of course I see the difference. I'm just saying that I wouldn't want my 13 year old kid playing either game. If I had to pick one game to not let my kid play, it would be GTA. But parents don't have to pick one inappropriate game, they can pick as many as they want.

really? i definately pick Gears, i mean i think GTA is just as violent, maybe even more so because its directly on humans and bystanders alike, and the things Niko undertakes (strippers, drugs, psyhical violence against other humans) has a much lasrger impact than killing aliens, even if it is a little more gory

I'd have to agree with picking Gears over GTA. Gears is more gorey but GTA is a lot closer to reality than Gears is. Though it all depends on the person, 13 years is probably old enough to deal with stuff like that.

I've watched R movies and played just about any game I wanted since I was 5-6(25 now; older brother to thank for that) and it hasn't affected me negatively in any way I'm aware of. And I actually like excessive violence and profanity less now then I did then. Definitely less than the average person seems to these days.

But then, it all depends on the individual.

"Man, I'm sorta torn... I love to see parents taking control of there kids and setting some ground rules, But on the other hand i saw Die Hard for the first time with my mom when i was 5 and have been playing the GTA games since i was 7 so i cant stand to think what my childhood would have been like if i couldn't that stuff (With parental supervision...Most of the time) but I think you are doing the right thing by taking control of your child's life, He might hate you now but he'll thank you later. "

? thank you later? you talk to your mom to much cuz thats sumthing that my mom would say. also btw your just jelous of "kids today" , so if there spoiled. thats not a bad thing. being spoiled gets you more stuff. kids today talking about kids today..ugh its sickning. o.o

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[QUOTE="McNulty5"]Err you don't see the difference between GTA IV and GoW? GTA IV isn't just violent, it has quite foul language, you play as a criminal, the motivator of the main character is money and revenege, many of the NPCs ask you to go get drunk with them or go to a strip club, I'm sorry but I'd rather have my kid think he's being a hero guy slaying the locust horde than him jacking cars and thinking being a mobster is cool.DeadlyZodiac

Of course I see the difference. I'm just saying that I wouldn't want my 13 year old kid playing either game. If I had to pick one game to not let my kid play, it would be GTA. But parents don't have to pick one inappropriate game, they can pick as many as they want.

really? i definately pick Gears, i mean i think GTA is just as violent, maybe even more so because its directly on humans and bystanders alike, and the things Niko undertakes (strippers, drugs, psyhical violence against other humans) has a much lasrger impact than killing aliens, even if it is a little more gory

I'd have to agree with picking Gears over GTA. Gears is more gorey but GTA is a lot closer to reality than Gears is. Though it all depends on the person, 13 years is probably old enough to deal with stuff like that.

I've watched R movies and played just about any game I wanted since I was 5-6(25 now; older brother to thank for that) and it hasn't affected me negatively in any way I'm aware of. And I actually like excessive violence and profanity less now then I did then. Definitely less than the average person seems to these days.

But then, it all depends on the individual.

Guys, I said if I had to pick one game to NOT let my kid play it would be GTA, for precisely the reasons you've stated. We're all saying the same thing. GTA is just too close to reality to let kids play.

Yea, we have a deal with him. Everytime he does well on a big test, we let him get an M game he wants, as long as it isn't GTA 4.Salty_Spatoon_2

GTAIV is less violent im my opinion compared to gears 2 i mean come on you can chainsaw people in half in gears now thats violence but i love it lol

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[QUOTE="McNulty5"]Err you don't see the difference between GTA IV and GoW? GTA IV isn't just violent, it has quite foul language, you play as a criminal, the motivator of the main character is money and revenege, many of the NPCs ask you to go get drunk with them or go to a strip club, I'm sorry but I'd rather have my kid think he's being a hero guy slaying the locust horde than him jacking cars and thinking being a mobster is cool.grayoldwolf

Of course I see the difference. I'm just saying that I wouldn't want my 13 year old kid playing either game. If I had to pick one game to not let my kid play, it would be GTA. But parents don't have to pick one inappropriate game, they can pick as many as they want.

really? i definately pick Gears, i mean i think GTA is just as violent, maybe even more so because its directly on humans and bystanders alike, and the things Niko undertakes (strippers, drugs, psyhical violence against other humans) has a much lasrger impact than killing aliens, even if it is a little more gory

I'd have to agree with picking Gears over GTA. Gears is more gorey but GTA is a lot closer to reality than Gears is. Though it all depends on the person, 13 years is probably old enough to deal with stuff like that.

I've watched R movies and played just about any game I wanted since I was 5-6(25 now; older brother to thank for that) and it hasn't affected me negatively in any way I'm aware of. And I actually like excessive violence and profanity less now then I did then. Definitely less than the average person seems to these days.

But then, it all depends on the individual.

Guys, I said if I had to pick one game to NOT let my kid play it would be GTA, for precisely the reasons you've stated. We're all saying the same thing. GTA is just too close to reality to let kids play.

i was 11 when i played GTA and my mum is protective lol and i just dont think its violent at all i just think gta is a lot fun i think you should let him play but its your son so choose wisely.

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and he is 13 years old. My question is, will he be able to download m rated stuff off of the market place? Also, can he play M rated games? Just so you know, his account is set the age 13. Thanks!

patrickhorta87

oh I wouldnt worry about the m rated games.those should be fine. wait until he puts that headset on and learns a whole new vocabulary of dirty words and racial slurs.I hope your getting ready to take away the headset.If you decide not to,in a month or two please dont B*tch that your kid is learning all these dirty words.Because that seems to be a parents crutch when they let there kids do certain things. they blame it on the industry when its the parents lack of supervision.thres a youtube video going around that fox news did on xbox360 and live. most of the parents are the ones that paid for the account but wanted to blame microsoft when there kids were cussing at eachother.but then one of microsoft's head honcho's asked if they knew about parental controls and they all said no. So that guy put them on the spot and said your to blame.

Completely agree and the language you hear on gears is worse than playing GTA i just dont get why some parents dont buy gta for their 12-13 year old i loved gta when i was young but did it turn me into a killer NO so as long as your son is mature give him the game he likes.

I don't believe so, but just go to the parental controls and change the settings to your liking.DeathStar17

That sounds about right ^^

ok... awesome. One more question though. He wants to get gears of war 2, and I think I'm going to let him, but will his account allow him to play it? I heard somewhere where the company was going to stop under 18 accounts from playing.Salty_Spatoon_2

I don't get it - You don't want him to play mature games but you do want to let him play gears 2 which has sawing people in half and exploding heads. What DON'T you want him to play?? Not that I think violent video games are bad, my son has played halo3 with me since he was 3.

Listen its really the people online with the headset you should owrry about cursing and everything like that is 10 time worse then gore guts and blood. Its alot worse becasue its realistic and curseing and profanity grows on kids like a plague really if your kids hear any profanity eventually they will start cursing and saying dirty stuff because they dont see any harm in it and if everyone is doing it theyll do it. Its alot easier to talk words then it is to chainsaw somone in half. Its really online and social experience that developes a kids attitude towards anyone, not actual physical violence in media.hak145

I totally agrea. It is the language and things said on Live that bothers me the most.