Xbox 360 Family Timer Launching
The inexplicable trio of Microsoft, the PTA, and Jerry Rice have teamed up to confirm the rumors of the Xbox 360 Family Timer, a device which would allow parents to set limitations on playing time for their brood on a daily or weekly basis. Gone are the days of huddling over a television set at the wee hours of the morning, volume set to levels that only a dog (and apparently all parents) could hear, playing until highly trained ears hear the all too familiar click of a parent's door and the mad scramble to shut everything down and get the hell out of dodge and back into bed ensues.
The Family Timer is designed to buttress the PTA's PACT campaign (family contracts intended to spur family discussion) and Microsoft's "Is Your Family Set?" campaign. Granted, I and many of my cohorts were the type to huddle over TVs playing games at times explicitly forbidden so a device like this may actually be a little necessary. But I can't help but feel like earning the trust and respect of your children, and relaxing a little in the process, might not benefit both parents and children rather than relying on Microsoft to take the role of fun police.
Rather than limiting the times and what their children are playing I'd like to see parents sitting down with their kids to play. I know those controllers, what with all their confusing knobs and buttons, look daunting but parents may find that actually playing with their kids may lead to a greater understanding of the little goblins than simply limiting the fun they can have and when they can have it.
via Xbox360Fanboy
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