WhiteWolf Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 Originally, it was reported that the law would not impact consoles. Today, Sony Computer Entertainment of Korea announced that it would be taking the PSN offline for underage players in compliance with the law. The Shutdown Law was apparently designed with PC online games in mind, but now also includes console gaming, impacting both the PSN users and Xbox Live members. The law is designed to limit Korean youth's late night gaming as well as online game addiction. It also aims to ensure Korean youth get six hours of sleep each night, with online gaming banned between midnight and 6am. Starting Nov. 18, Sony will not allow players under the age of sixteen to make new PSN accounts in South Korea as well as prevent them from logging onto the PSN. Both Sony and Microsoft are saying it is difficult to develop and implement shutdown systems for under-sixteen players in such a short window of time. Sony cannot say when it will have a system up and running, and it will announce how it will handle the PS Vita at a later date. The Sony shutdown system would allow under 16-year-old players to log in during the day, but prevent them from playing between midnight and 6am. It would also prevent them from making new accounts, meaning that Sony of Korea would probably be monitoring the accounts by IP addresses. While PSN users must enter their age and birthday when making an account, Microsoft of Korea apparently doesn't collect age data for all players, complicating enforcement. Thus, Microsoft is actually considering shutting down Xbox Live for all players, regardless of age, during the designated shutdown block. Nintendo of Korea has yet to reveal how it will deal with enforcing the Shutdown Law. Critics say (via Gamasutra) the law does nothing to address why children game late at night, also arguing that the government hasn't proven late night online game is more harmful than, for example, watching television. The Shutdown Law does not impact offline gaming. http://kotaku.com/5859594/psn-shutting-down-at-night-for-young-korean-players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devil_angel Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 It's already posted, and it's not just PSN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteWolf Posted November 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 :wallbash: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Boss Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 What a f**king loser country. Stupid c***** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noctis Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 What a f**king loser country. Stupid c***** ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Boss Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 What '?' The parents there are incapable of controlling their kids, the government acknowledges it and decides to create a law to stop Online gaming service instead of telling those parents to GTFO. A very definition of loser country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noctis Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 Most parents here are incapable of doing that too. Just because the government has not acknowledged it does not change that fact. Besides South Korea probably faces the most number of issue arising from addiction to online gaming, so it is understandable why they would bring such laws even if its pretty useless in its current form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Boss Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 Most parents here are incapable of doing that too. Just because the government has not acknowledged it does not change that fact So, government is supporting those incapable parents who cant even control their kids. WTF at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noctis Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 So, government is supporting those incapable parents who cant even control their kids. WTF at that. Isn't that what they are supposed to do? Governments of more developed nations usually intervene with cases of bad parenting. Read up on some of the measures and punishments against parents to deter truancy in the US, UK, Germany etc. for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avkash Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 So, government is supporting those incapable parents who cant even control their kids. WTF at that. none of the parents can CONTROL their kids. Get over your ignorance. Also nobody stops you from entering the wrong age while creating a new ID and changing the IPs. meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Flash Of The Leaf Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 my mom and dad tells me to go to sleep i sometimes play on live till 4 a.m. they still get abgry on me but i still play but meh 18 lika bauss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irredeemable Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 So, government is supporting those incapable parents who cant even control their kids. WTF at that. Im sorry did I read that correctly? "control their kids"? Are kids a video game character to control? Most kids nowadays are really smart and can understand the intent behind their parents' words. When parents sit down and try to explain excessive gaming can ruin lives, kids WILL understand. Theres no need to "control" them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Boss Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 That is what I meant. Dont take my words literally. Bhavnao ko samjho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Bird Bird Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 Kids = Bots. Time to call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CM Sunny Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 Kids = Bots. Given my previous work(Zeebot) Sunny Bot Wala is the guy you should be calling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Boss Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 Given my previous work You failed at that work. IT HAS EMOTIONS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avkash Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 i still don't get why would this make any difference, you can still create ids with wrong age, big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irredeemable Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 i still don't get why would this make any difference, you can still create ids with wrong age, big deal. which is what I used to do at *Misc* sites till I turned 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CM Sunny Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 You failed at that work. IT HAS EMOTIONS. Time to dis.........ma.......ntle... itt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irredeemable Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 Bhavnao ko samjho. Im ready to understand Bhavana. I hope shes interested in gaming though waitaminnut, Bhavnao ko samjho Theres more than one Bhavana ? Im in ! Are they twins? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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