Take-Two says blaming games for violence "sidesteps the real issues"

[Munkeh111]

happydolphin said:

Munkeh111 said:

Right, some people shouldn't have guns, some people shouldn't play violent games. But violent games in themselves don't cause direct issues, guns on the other hand do

But the first things to ask where why was an 8 year old playing GTA unsupervised and how did he get a gun. Our first thought should not be to ban GTA

It's true what you're saying. I think the games problem goes a step further in that it is imho the product of a broken society where people enjoy simulated evil, whereby hurting people or stealing things is rewarded.

Most things doable in those games are morally wrong, so it's an issue when they can be performed in a virtual world, let alone rewarded.

People can say it puts a damper on real violence, but really like I mentioned earlier all it does is hide a much greater problem, and that's sociopathy in our times.

So basically, you want to remove all violence from games (and films?). Can't say I agree with you on that at all