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360 Fall Update To Include A Game Timer?

News | September 5, 2007 8:34 am

Kotaku is reporting that the Fall update for the Xbox 360 may actually include a parental timer. As of this write-up it is just a rumor, but a timer to limit the amount of time kids spend playing video games as opposed to uhm...reading and playing outside? Well, I guess that's a good thing. Kids need exercise in the crucial growing point of their lives. A lot of responses I'm hearing are negative about the thoughts of a timer. Oh well.

Anyways, more info about the timer. It is said it will be password protected (an obvious thing or else little kids could just turn off the timer). Different sources have different info about how the timer will work. Some say it will turn the console off once the time is up for that play session, others say it actually clocks the time the child is playing games. The former seems more likely to me. Or perhaps it can do both? Who knows.

More news as it develops.

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Re: 360 Fall Update To Include A Game Timer?

09/05/07 9:09 am | #2

no this can be a nightmare for me. I have 6 siblings and I can see it now......... NO GET OFF THIS SECENT YOU ARE TAKING SOME OF MY TIME!!!!!! kid2: NO I AM NOT I JUST STARTED. kid3: the xbox will turn off soon because of the timer GIVE IT TO ME NOW!!!!! *xbox turns off*

EDIT: we do normally not fight over the xbox but I could see this starting a few.

Re: 360 Fall Update To Include A Game Timer?

09/05/07 9:16 am | #3

Quote by alzapa:

no this can be a nightmare for me. I have 6 siblings and I can see it now......... NO GET OFF THIS SECENT YOU ARE TAKING SOME OF MY TIME!!!!!! kid2: NO I AM NOT I JUST STARTED. kid3: the xbox will turn off soon because of the timer GIVE IT TO ME NOW!!!!! *xbox turns off*

EDIT: we do normally not fight over the xbox but I could see this starting a few.

If they are smart, it will be gamertag or console based. Maybe a combination of both.

Re: 360 Fall Update To Include A Game Timer?

09/05/07 10:04 am | #4

I'm assuming it will be console based.

Re: 360 Fall Update To Include A Game Timer?

09/05/07 10:33 am | #5

*doesnt share 360* lol

Re: 360 Fall Update To Include A Game Timer?

09/05/07 1:14 pm | #6

Wow is all I can say to zapas comment. lol

Re: 360 Fall Update To Include A Game Timer?

09/05/07 6:23 pm | #7

I highly doubt that the system would just turn off. I'll bet it's the latter option, and just tracks time. What if you were deep into some game and you haven't saved in X amount of time, and then POOF. You time out. Your xbox turns off. You lose those X hours of playing. The kid will go on even more of a rampage than just having to stop playing.

Re: 360 Fall Update To Include A Game Timer?

09/05/07 6:36 pm | #8

Quote by FrothyOmen:

I highly doubt that the system would just turn off. I'll bet it's the latter option, and just tracks time. What if you were deep into some game and you haven't saved in X amount of time, and then POOF. You time out. Your xbox turns off. You lose those X hours of playing. The kid will go on even more of a rampage than just having to stop playing.

thats funny

Re: 360 Fall Update To Include A Game Timer?

09/05/07 7:08 pm | #9

Then it's the kid's fault. I've heard of TV's that do the same thing. If they know the time they have, then they should save as often as possible. That simple.

Re: 360 Fall Update To Include A Game Timer?

09/05/07 7:17 pm | #10

Quote by alzapa:

no this can be a nightmare for me. I have 6 siblings and I can see it now......... NO GET OFF THIS SECENT YOU ARE TAKING SOME OF MY TIME!!!!!! kid2: NO I AM NOT I JUST STARTED. kid3: the xbox will turn off soon because of the timer GIVE IT TO ME NOW!!!!! *xbox turns off*

EDIT: we do normally not fight over the xbox but I could see this starting a few.

Solution: Beat the crap outa them and tell em to make you a chicken sandwich

Re: 360 Fall Update To Include A Game Timer?

09/05/07 9:20 pm | #11

Quote by NON GOTHIC:

Solution: Beat the crap outta them and tell em to make you a chicken sandwich

I like Gothic's solution. Or you could just run a XBA drive to get yourself your own xbox 360 away from the devil 6. I put up the funds. lol

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