TotallyOriginal  |  August 6th, 2010 at 6:16 pm

Why?

mehsam  |  August 6th, 2010 at 7:20 pm

Are u stupid?????????
Ur probably a 360 gamer.

Exalted_Knight  |  August 6th, 2010 at 7:46 pm

what happened to the job of being a oooh what do they call it.. um thats right a PARENT. We have whats called a brain that can manipulate so many functions at once. You should be in charge of what your kids play! Nuff Said.

Exalted_Knight  |  August 6th, 2010 at 7:46 pm

and *when your kids play

TotallyOriginal  |  August 6th, 2010 at 8:33 pm

Exhalted knight, I very much agree, some parents are kinda irresponsible if they have to resort to a machines help.

connvict72  |  August 6th, 2010 at 8:57 pm

just take away the AC power cord if you dont want them playing

rougegoat  |  August 6th, 2010 at 11:03 pm

+1, because I, though not a parent, understand where you’re coming from more than the [redacted] who’ve been doing most of the commenting.

COMBATCSOLDIER  |  August 7th, 2010 at 1:05 am

Thumbs up, I am a parent and the ps3 has full web browser and kids are smart. I would very much like this and the votes agree to.

TotallyOriginal  |  August 7th, 2010 at 9:17 am

@7
what does redacted mean?

QUINTISON  |  August 7th, 2010 at 10:58 am

Why not simply use the ESRB ratings so if you think anything from e,e 10+ to T is fine stop it at T but if you think even M rated stuff is fine either have a password or don’t use
the controls as you don’t need them.

MadMeat001  |  August 7th, 2010 at 12:54 pm

no you are a fukin idiot

MadMeat001  |  August 7th, 2010 at 12:56 pm

playstation would be worst than nintendo if they do that

damaged_case  |  August 7th, 2010 at 3:01 pm

lots of ridiculous comments here. probably children.

anyway, you can monitor what your kids are playing fairly easily by looking at their trophy list, then checking the games out online.

the time restriction thing though, that could come in handy.

TotallyOriginal  |  August 7th, 2010 at 3:10 pm

@12
is it shouldent parents be able to do that without help from Sony

SukiNihon  |  August 7th, 2010 at 3:13 pm

“Why not simply use the ESRB ratings”

Cause PS3 is used in regions with their own rating system, I know of at least 3 different ones.

swordzmanp236  |  August 7th, 2010 at 4:28 pm

Not a parent, but I understand where the OP is coming from here. Parents want as much control as they can get without going into a child’s room and touching the console. But if that’s done via the OS as is the case with PCs [which are more easily manageable in the home because they're "community property"], then there’s a strong possibility that they’re going to have to tinker with the settings each time the OS gets patched. Parents should be allowed to get around that with some kind of remote access, if that’s their wish.

At the same time, though, parents need to be playing WITH the kids, that thy might judge with their own eyes what the child is playing and how he will be affected by play.

Zezzler  |  August 7th, 2010 at 8:26 pm

+1 for this, because what people in the comments are not understanding is that there are instances where a child could play games at times when thay are not allowed, and a parent could not be in control of the situation (a babysitter, etc.).

Yes, a parent still should be a good parent and watch their child, but a little extra security wouldn’t do any harm. Plus having ESRB settings would be nice too.

FORMIK  |  August 7th, 2010 at 8:42 pm

+1. I agree that the parental settings need improvement.
Maybe a prompt similar to the PS+ auto-download prompt at the login could appear for the main players that would say what the sub account players played?
As far as the time restriction, that could also work like the auto-download function. But instead of a two-hour block, set a “from” and “to” times for sub account players.
Lastly, instead of using a regional-free method of numbers, the system should recognize the country the main account is connected to and go with that system of advisory, such as the ESRB.

XxNo0b_H8rxX  |  August 7th, 2010 at 9:27 pm

what I want is to be able to lock my account so I don’t have to worry about my brother deleting my save files…

XxNo0b_H8rxX  |  August 7th, 2010 at 9:30 pm

ps. not to spam but everybody against this is another one of those 9 year olds who play Modern Warfare 2… only a 9 year old would call somebody a 360 gamer cause they disagree with their opinion… 360 and PS3 are both great systems…

REDBLACKWHITE5  |  August 7th, 2010 at 9:51 pm

@2 wheres the logic in what you just said

i do agree with 6 you could just take the AC cable and stop looking for devices to controll you kids

@16 why not get a nanny cam or again just take the A/C cbles or hide he video games and system there are other solutions that are called real parenting

itsJose  |  August 8th, 2010 at 1:36 am

This is just an idea. I own a PS3 which is why I SHARED it. I have younger siblings and I’m not always home, they WILL look for those games. Kids have friends and they’ll occasionally get a borrowed game. Its just an idea for a feature for parents so theyre actually know for sure their kids cant do anything behind their back. Adding timetables to it might also keep kids from staying up late as well. It will help Sony reach out to the casual gaming families willing to purchase a game/ media console.

sukotsuto  |  August 8th, 2010 at 10:16 am

Vehemently decline. A lot of parents rely on these tools, but they lack the most important thing of them all, the very thing that’ll keep their kids from going bad: guidance and attention.

rougegoat  |  August 8th, 2010 at 12:56 pm

@20 how is setting up cameras to spy on your kid real parenting? Or how is “If I’m not here, you can’t use this game console I bought specifically for you to use because I’m taking the cables.” good parenting? Still giving them access to the system but with limits on it(such as duration of play et all) seems like a much better way about parenting than being a total [redacted] to your kid.

@22 What’s wrong with setting up tools that can enforce your rules whenever you’re not around? PCs do it, Macs do it, cable boxes do it, pretty much everything out there does it. This guy just wants more control on it.

@8 context clues. It’s a sub for a group of words that are impolite, and thus redacted from the post.

@13 please learn basic sentence structure and spelling before posting onto another public forum. Thank you.

Sir_Vague  |  August 8th, 2010 at 3:28 pm

+1
There really isn’t a downside to this. The biggest problem is if parent’s/guardians will USE it, but that’s their responsibility.

@23 You are completely correct in every way.

Necrocous  |  August 8th, 2010 at 3:39 pm

Bad idea… I do not have kids, if I did there be a baby gate around the console for the PS3′s sake, think man.

malomeat  |  August 8th, 2010 at 4:12 pm

What’s wrong with giving responsible parents an option? Some of these users aren’t thinking like a parent would.

lenandude  |  August 8th, 2010 at 4:19 pm

I was looking at the PS3 parental settings a couple weeks ago and noticed how simple they are. Even though I’m not a parent (and won’t be for a long time) I can see that they definitely need an update. Like being able to time restrict things on individual days, maybe being able to block certain games, different things like that.

REDBLACKWHITE5  |  August 8th, 2010 at 5:46 pm

@23 cant the “If I’m not here, you can’t use this game console I bought specifically for you to use because I’m taking the cables.” thing be turned into “If I’m not here, you can’t use this game console I bought specifically for you to use because I’m giving you a time limit.”
and isnt kinda messed up when your kids having fun enjoying a game and then just “your times up” my parents used to do that with me and it pissed me off to no end

swordzmanp236  |  August 8th, 2010 at 6:06 pm

@26: Obviously, because they’re:

a) Kids themselves, and don’t want parents to set limits, or
b) Adults, who fail to grasp the concept even though they will NOT be affected by it AT ALL
c) Paranoid by visions of an Orwellian “1984″ starring Sony as Big Brother, thus afraid of what “else” Sony will do.
d) Haters, trolls and other immature riff-raff that have no business here.
e) Any bizarre combo of the above, or all of them.

I don’t see any of that in the idea as presented. This guy just wants a more refined degree of control over his stuff when he’s not there. So I ask, what’s your problem?

REDBLACKWHITE5  |  August 9th, 2010 at 12:44 am

i was just playing devils advocate

itsJose  |  August 9th, 2010 at 1:33 pm

I guess to give “kids” a fair chance once a kid is old enough to play a certain game. Such as T or M rated games, block features for those games might lift.

Keep in mind a game console ISN’T a necessity. Obviously most of the users here commenting are from different age groups, I’m sure most, if not all have full control over your gaming.

Like I said, its a FEATURE app for the PS3. if a parents decides to set it, its up to them.

Exalted_Knight  |  August 13th, 2010 at 7:18 pm

I should have read the OP more clearer. I understand what everyone is saying. I now know what everyone is talking about, controlling the content even away from the System so +1

gt90v12  |  August 19th, 2010 at 7:22 pm

I too, a parent, would like to be able to have better parental control features. More in the sense of setting them per user account instead of global on/off. I have friends, neices and a son to be concerned about in regards to my game collection. The ability to set DVD, Blu-ray and ESRB related settings per the individual account would be of great use. Nothing more annoying then having too consistently turn the parental controls on and off again and again.

itsJose  |  August 23rd, 2010 at 3:11 pm

@34 exactly. I believe windows 7 comes with the feature of monitoring and restricting certain things for each user. But if one has to constantly remove or APPLY the parental control the child will most likely be around. That child will be able to see the password being inputted since its shown on the screen. Having the app on the Master Account will prevent from the child or younger sibling from viewing the password and changing it on their own.

JakeinStang  |  November 30th, 2011 at 1:53 pm

This is a no-brainer. The existing parental controls are almost useless. There is just no excuse for not including time based restrictions. Don’t make me vote with my wallet Sony, 360 has this.

Lil--Tmac  |  July 19th, 2012 at 6:49 pm

this idea pretty much said kids should not play games

itsJose  |  November 29th, 2012 at 3:37 pm

Never said kids should play gamees. I honestly think its up to the parent to teach a kid right from wrong and to make them realize that video games are just a game. But having more options allow parents to have better control. I would love to have a timed feature just to keep my siblings happy and keep them from not wasting their entire time on video games.

noface_83  |  May 16th, 2013 at 11:12 am

I’m not a parent but I still agree with the system. Parent job not only just sit and watch the children play the game, they have job too, take care housework sometime make them forgot about the time, and be honest, there no children tell their parent “mom, I already done 2 hour gaming”, if their parent forgot, then that is their jackpot.

I’ve been a child before, we all does, we always find the weak point of our parent guard and treat it as challenges. My parent have been try to lock the phone, but then I found how to parallel it when my mom do housework jobs, then make couple hours call, and the bill got exploded. So I know, parental job is not easy as it look, a single help can give them better guard, then why not?