Predators moving to consoles

[MontanaHatchet]

HappySqurriel said:

MontanaHatchet said:

HappySqurriel said:

... and people wonder why Nintendo choose the friend-code system.

So that the online experience is lessened for millions of gamers in order to prevent a few stupid children from contacting pedophiles which can be done on a computer or other device capable of using internet anyways?

I just love how considerate Nintendo is.

 

First of "lessened" is a subjective term and (personally) I'm far happier to be able to play an online game without hearing from the 11 year old boy that found out it was fun to play with himself, or from the insecure racist who decides that everyone should hear about how much he hates other races ...

Beyond that, predators are on the internet and seek out places where children are and most parents did not grow up in an internet connected world and do not understand the dangers that it provides. It will take decades before the "Common Sense" protection of the internet truely become common.

 

Hmm, I thought you didn't have to hear from 11 year old boys because the Wii doesn't have voice chat. Ahh well, there's always the mute button for the 360 (and I'm assuming) the PS3.

But yes, I agree on your second point which is why I'm such a large fan of the To Catch a Predator series on TV.