Sony to lable games as addictive?

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Should they label games as addictive?

  • Yep! Let 'em know before hand!

    Votes: 2 11.1%

  • No! All of Sony's games are addictive! They should know that!

    Votes: 16 88.9%
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    18
If they did do that, Sony would probably start making less money because of parents, etc. I reckon they shouldn't do that, a company needs money to bring out good, new stuff.
 
Yes, it's addictive. But isn't that what makes it so good? If they would put a warning label on, how will they test whther it's addictive or not? Get a test group, have them play for a few days, then take it away and see if they get upset? Or will they just use monkeys? Maybe lab rats?

And wouldn't most people want an addictive game, rather than one they don't really care if they see again or not? If so, would companies start doing whatever is needed to get that label on there? You know, sort of like musicians using a few explitives just to get a parantal warning sticker? Or movies having a scene in a strip club, even though it has nothing to do with the progress of the plot, character development, or anything, just get ensure an R rating?

OK, I'm rambling, but some of the legal and/or blaming stuff people seem to come up with is a bit absurd, I think. Sony's sold an awful lot of games, and I don't think most of us are being driven to self destruction over them. At least I hope not.
 
I think that they are really shooting for MMORPG's (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games) and not the normal Video Gaming Sect.
And in all reality, this is all spawned from one woman who's son (21 years old) killed himself, so she is blaming the game Everquest. She should take a little responsibility and shift the blame back to where it belongs.... On herself. Perhaps an intervention would have saved his life, but alas nobody cared enough until he was gone. And now she is looking for the deepest pockets she can find to place the blame. I hope the judge throws the case out of the courtroom, as it is BS in the simplest terms possible.
If someone is going to kill themselves, it doesn't matter if the are into Everquest, Judas Preist, Mr. Wiggles, or a Satanic cult, it's still going to happen unless family and freinds step in. She should have taken her dog off Prozac, and given the pills to her son.
:rolleyes:
 
This is yet another cretinous suggestion by an increasingly nannylike society! It's moronic. If the bloody game's any good, then of course it's going to be addictive, because good= people want to play. It's like those damn epilepsy warnings. :mad:

And another thing, I simply cannot believe that in the GT3 start up it says <patronising tone>"In real life, always wear your seat belt, use your turn signal and be a courteous driver"</patronising tone>

I would write what I really think about that (and what I shout at the telly when I've had a few :drink: ) but there wouldn't be any point because GTP would just censor it all out!
 
Originally posted by gigo
Well look at all of us aren't we addicted to GT3....it's just like Pokemon to little kids!
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hahah im still a memeber of a pokemon message board from like...3 yrs ago when i had a 64....
 
Ok, while the monkeys playing videogames still makes me laugh, I've just taken the time to read the article that appeared in the Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel http://www.jsonline.com/news/state/mar02/31536.asp

Here's a couple of quotes if you don't have the time to read it:
"It's like any other addiction," Elizabeth Woolley said last week. "Either you die, go insane or you quit. My son died."
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Woolley knows her son had problems beyond EverQuest, and she tried to get him help by contacting a mental health program and trying to get him to live in a group home. A psychologist diagnosed him with depression and schizoid personality disorder...
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"I am sure we are going to find things akin to the tobacco industry memos where they say nicotine is addictive," he said. "There is a possibility of a class-action lawsuit."
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Now, this is just ridiculous. As someone else said, all video games are addictive (well, all games that are good). The only *real* differences are:

1) with most games, there is an obvious start and a finish. eg - with GT3, you start out at 0% and can continue to play it until 100%. Once you have completed it to 100%, the game is done. Sure, you can find other things to do with the game (collecting all the colors of your favorite car), but the actual "goals" of the game have all been completed.

2) An online game like Everquest has a ton of social interaction. The problem you run into with this is, "loners" or social misfits that don't feel that they can fit in, in "real" life, can just hop on the 'net and become whoever they want to be. I'm not sure if any of you have ever gone on IRC, however, the number of models (female) and bodybuilders (male) you talk with on there is incredible - I just find it amazing that all the beautiful people in the world hang out in IRC instead of going out into society and talking with "live" people.

If you really think about it, we all fall victim to that too (to a lesser degree). Geez, I spend as much time here reading and talking about playing GT3 as actually playing it. Now granted, my time that is spent here is either a) when I'm working (so I'm getting paid to sit and talk) or b) early in the morning before anyone is up to talk to.

So, in short, my theory is, it's not EverQuest that is addictive, it's the 'net as a whole. Seriously, take a little poll among people you know. Everyone has a friend or knows someone who is addicted to "chatting" online. So, it's not the game itself (although it does contribute - see #1 above), it's the social interaction that's addictive.
 
It comes down to the individuals. Hell, if a person has an addictive personality, then it will be t.v. shows or frosted flakes next.:rolleyes:
 
Originally posted by ethanol
2) An online game like Everquest has a ton of social interaction. The problem you run into with this is, "loners" or social misfits that don't feel that they can fit in, in "real" life, can just hop on the 'net and become whoever they want to be. I'm not sure if any of you have ever gone on IRC, however, the number of models (female) and bodybuilders (male) you talk with on there is incredible - I just find it amazing that all the beautiful people in the world hang out in IRC instead of going out into society and talking with "live" people.
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heeheeeheeheheeheheee... :smilewink
 
ethanol: right on! :D I'm a victim of that too... :lol:

snoopie: Yep, pong rules! Pacman ownz j00!

BTW, labeling games as addictive is ridiculous. ANY game can virtually be addictive... jeezes christ... maybe they should put warning labels on doughnuts that they are addictive. :rolleyes:
 
That'll be nothing but a cheepskate gimmick !! And as eddy_2790 pointed out, some overacting parents might go "awww honey but you see it says addictive here... Let's go get you an action man to play c'mawn sweetheart" :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
 

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