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Geek Culture / Microsoft gone blind? Please help!

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Crazy Acorn
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Posted: 6th Sep 2011 07:31
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Well take a look here... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8C79pzIbAU

Anyone else know that there is no "Promote Child Account"

Microsoft is so stupid...

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DJ Almix
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Posted: 6th Sep 2011 08:08
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Quote: "Well take a look here... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8C79pzIbAU

Anyone else know that there is no "Promote Child Account"

Microsoft is so stupid... "


I...I don't get what the problem is?

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Grog Grueslayer
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Posted: 6th Sep 2011 08:24
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I don't get why they just don't do it automatically and check all birthdays every day.

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heyufool1
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Posted: 6th Sep 2011 17:42 Edited at: 6th Sep 2011 17:43
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Quote: "I don't get why they just don't do it automatically and check all birthdays every day."

I don't get why the bother having child accounts at all. I always found a way to play and view mature content when I was younger. The child account non sense is just adding a false sense of security to the parents. Now they will think, "the xbox is all locked up of mature content so little Billy can never see the naughty things", which is completely incorrect.

On topic, I don't care. My Xbox broke so now I'm a PS3 man I do miss Gears of War 1 though

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bitJericho
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Posted: 6th Sep 2011 17:57
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Quote: "I don't get why they just don't do it automatically and check all birthdays every day."


Maybe cuz some parents don't want their kids playing a certain class of games even at a certain age?


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Neuro Fuzzy
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Posted: 6th Sep 2011 23:20
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heheh, yeah... when they started that, I couldn't download M rated trailers - no bioshock trailers, no awesome game demos, no nothing! I just let my subscription run out. That's the last time I enter my real age into anything account. I TRUSTED YOU MICROSOFT!!!


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Crazy Acorn
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Posted: 7th Sep 2011 06:35
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Well they said to go to the "manage account" and go to "Promote Child Account" But that is not even there. Anyways yeah I made this when I was 8 which was AGES ago and I hate everything because I am soooooo much older and I can't do crap.

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Ocho Geek
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Posted: 8th Sep 2011 00:45
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Quote: "I do miss Gears of War 1 though"
And Epic Misses Developing for The PC. Swings and roundabouts


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Airslide
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Posted: 8th Sep 2011 03:03
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Isn't Gears of War 1 available on PC?
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Grog Grueslayer
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Posted: 8th Sep 2011 10:13
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Quote: "Well they said to go to the "manage account" and go to "Promote Child Account" But that is not even there. Anyways yeah I made this when I was 8 which was AGES ago and I hate everything because I am soooooo much older and I can't do crap."


They did mention that the birthday you used when you set up the account is set in stone. So if you accidentally put the setup date as your birthday you may have to wait another 8 years to be 18 in their eyes.

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The Next
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Posted: 8th Sep 2011 13:35
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Yes I have it.

Personally I have no problem with the child accounts, they are useful for parents that want to keep an eye on their kids. They will always be needed, otherwise you would have 10 year olds playing on GTA, which in my eyes is a sign of bad parenting. The themes in those games are rated for over 18's for a reason.

However I don't think that simply using age to measure what should be blocked is correct or works. There are children that are much more mature than others and parents that are much more protective than others. There needs to be a more detailed way of blocking games, not only an age system. Not to mention the fact that any child determined enough can get past some Microsoft age block, it's been done so many times.

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Crazy Acorn
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Posted: 9th Sep 2011 03:25
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Quote: "They did mention that the birthday you used when you set up the account is set in stone. So if you accidentally put the setup date as your birthday you may have to wait another 8 years to be 18 in their eyes."


Yeah but in the video they said NOW you can change... It has nothing to do with their eyes.

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Ocho Geek
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Posted: 9th Sep 2011 20:02 Edited at: 9th Sep 2011 20:05
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Quote: "Isn't Gears of War 1 available on PC?"

so is bulletstorm, they're talking about missing developing PC classics like the UT Series

but lets close that discussion before we drift off-topic

Quote: "I just let my subscription run out. That's the last time I enter my real age into anything account. I TRUSTED YOU MICROSOFT!!!"


Hmm, perhaps if you had your games on a different platform, an open platform, one which is governed by no single company...


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