ESRB president Patricia Vance (pictured) told the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, "After a game ships, if disclosure is found to have been incomplete, recent enhancements to the ESRB enforcement system will soon allow for the imposition of fines up to $1 million.
The ESRB to me, is a completely bullshit company. The part that annoys me the most is this:
She pointed out that the length of today's games makes it extremely difficult, if not impossible, for the ESRB to experience all games completely.
Last I checked, the major complaint with todays games is that they are far shorter than previous gen. Either way, this is a company that rates games based on what the companies document? How difficult can that be?
Example: "Hmm, ok... they list a graphic sex scene in here. M rating."
Example: "No swearing, but a little drug use and minor cursewords. T rating"
Example: "Oh, a disney game. E rating."
Example: "Damn that's a huge gun on the cover of the game. M rating!"
Example: "Paris Hilton has a cell phone game? Ok then, AO rating."
It's obvious... all they need is a single reason for a specific rating, and that's it. If a single aspect warrants an M, that's exactly what the game receives, regardless of what else is in there. Just how difficult is this? Clearly, I could guess the rating of a game just by looking at the damn cover, yet they get paid tons of cash for it. Now, they can majorly sue a company if they 'forget' to include mention of certain content in the game, because clearly the ESRB won't find it because they don't PLAY the games.
That's like us reviewing products based on pictures!
Why do people put faith in the ESRB when they don't even PLAY THE DAMN GAMES. What am I missing here? I could be looking at this entirely wrong, but I can't see it. Clue me in people.
http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3226&Itemid=2
The ESRB to me, is a completely bullshit company. The part that annoys me the most is this:
She pointed out that the length of today's games makes it extremely difficult, if not impossible, for the ESRB to experience all games completely.
Last I checked, the major complaint with todays games is that they are far shorter than previous gen. Either way, this is a company that rates games based on what the companies document? How difficult can that be?
Example: "Hmm, ok... they list a graphic sex scene in here. M rating."
Example: "No swearing, but a little drug use and minor cursewords. T rating"
Example: "Oh, a disney game. E rating."
Example: "Damn that's a huge gun on the cover of the game. M rating!"
Example: "Paris Hilton has a cell phone game? Ok then, AO rating."
It's obvious... all they need is a single reason for a specific rating, and that's it. If a single aspect warrants an M, that's exactly what the game receives, regardless of what else is in there. Just how difficult is this? Clearly, I could guess the rating of a game just by looking at the damn cover, yet they get paid tons of cash for it. Now, they can majorly sue a company if they 'forget' to include mention of certain content in the game, because clearly the ESRB won't find it because they don't PLAY the games.
That's like us reviewing products based on pictures!
Why do people put faith in the ESRB when they don't even PLAY THE DAMN GAMES. What am I missing here? I could be looking at this entirely wrong, but I can't see it. Clue me in people.
http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3226&Itemid=2
