It is not often that you see the three largest companies in the game industry meet for a common goal, but it happens occasionally. Today, Xbox, Nintendo and PlayStation have partnered to create a safer game industry. In a statement published on the Xbox website, the three powers of the game met to announce their intention to make the game online safer for players of all ages, on all platforms.
We believe that the game is for all people of all ages, including our youngest and most vulnerable players.
The Big 3 adopt what they consider as a multidisciplinary approach that combines the advantages of advanced technology, a solidarity community and qualified human supervision.
The joint press release breaks down the guiding principles of the mission. The distribution is as follows:
- Prevention
- Partnership
- Responsibility
Let's look a little more in depth what each of these principles contains.
Prevention hopes to give parents the knowledge and control needed to offer their child a safe gaming experience. This includes useful and easy-to-use security features that will be strongly announced and explained online and in retail stores. It also includes a new technology to prevent inappropriate behaviors and content before players can not be exposed.
The partnership will be reached not only by the three companies that meet, but working with the professional organizations of the industry, industry members, regulators, law enforcement and experts to create protocols of Advanced online security. This also includes the realization of related research, reporting / prohibition tools and collaboration with rating agencies such as ESB and PEG to ensure that games are classified for the appropriate age group.
The responsibility will ensure that each of the three companies will be responsible and one of the other to make their platform as safe as possible. They will ensure that it is easy to report players, that appropriate implementing measures will be taken in case of violation and that any inappropriate content will be deleted. Companies will comply with local law, will respond to all legal claims and report to the police if there is a reason to believe that a player is at risk or report an illegal act. The rules and regulations will be clear for all, especially for players who have been denounced.
We can accomplish more when we work towards the same goal, and we will continue to invest, evolve and amplify our home safety approaches. As we continue this work, we will give priority to the protection of the safety of our players, especially the most vulnerable. »
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