Comments on: Sex content leads to adult rating for 'Theft'

Following heated controversy over racy hidden images, "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" will now bear an adults-only rating.

Who cares?

These games aren't meant for children or teens anyway - what's the big deal? I seem to remember the original GTA was R18 as well.

Who cares?

These games aren't meant for children or teens anyway - what's the big deal? I seem to remember the original GTA was R18 as well.

Who do they think they are kidding?

BS

The content was created intentionally. It was left in intentionally. It was hidden from the ESRB intentionally.

No matter how morally innocent these developers "who work hard to make mature entertainment for ME" want to pretend to be, they know for a fact that a majority of the customers who play and buy their games are NOT of the 17+ age demographic that they claim the games are designed for. If that wasn't the case, there would be no need for them to fight so hard every time a state tries to pass a law making it illegal to sell M rated games to minors. They can cry about how it violates artistic civil rights and what not until they are blue in the face, but the fact remains that if they did not WANT to and COUNT ON selling those games to minors, it would be no sweat off their backs if a law was passed to make sure that kids aren't allowed to buy these games on their own and make it a crime for anyone to sell them to said minors.

Had there been a law on the books THAT WAS HEAVILY ENFORCED that made it illegal for minors to buy M rated games, there would be no way in hell that San Adreas would ever had sold over 5 million copies. Such a law would make it harder for kids to buy M rated games. It would put the decision to buy said games back into the hands of adults FORCING them to either get smart about the content they are buying or to TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY for their kids playing it if they are the dumbasses who bought it for them. Sure, you'd have the kids who get their older friends and cousins to buy it for them right after they buy them cigarettes and booze, but you'll always have those who are going to break the law. In the end though, the only ones who would be hurt by legislation that makes it illegal to SELL M rated games to kids are the kids who can't play the games anymore and the game developers who WANT the kids to buy them.

Money talks and I'm not an idiot who would believe any of the double talk that these developers "who are only looking out for MY best interests" may spout. A heavily enforced law on the books that limited the sale of M rated games to the adults that they are puportedly made for would hurt their bottom line. They'd sell less games. In turn, they'd make less M rated games because they would become less profitable. They'd stick to making games that they have the largest LEGAL consumer base to sell them to. So I guess the rest of you who like morally corrupt, socially inept, crime spree games would suffer because of it. That's why you'll sit here and "support" this BS.

wow, once again the goverment is trying to tell me what is right/wrong

"No matter how morally innocent these developers "who work hard to make mature entertainment for ME" want to pretend to be, they know for a fact that a majority of the customers who play and buy their games are NOT of the 17+ age demographic that they claim the games are designed for. If that wasn't the case, there would be no need for them to fight so hard every time a state tries to pass a law making it illegal to sell M rated games to minors."

As a matter of fact...the major demographic for Grand Theft Auto ARE 17+. Just to let you know the major demographic for ALL gamers is 18-35, believe it or not. (cmon, we grew up with games).

To respond to you second point, if they made a law to restrict the sales of M rated games to minor, you would have to do the same for the movie industry as well, which is WAYYYY more "immoral" than any video game that has come out. The only people that should be responsible for the games thier kids play are the parents and NOBODY ELSE, not even our government (which has no right no talk about moral issues because most are immoral themselves aka; hypocrisy)

"Money talks and I'm not an idiot who would believe any of the double talk that these developers "who are only looking out for MY best interests" may spout. A heavily enforced law on the books that limited the sale of M rated games to the adults that they are puportedly made for would hurt their bottom line. They'd sell less games. In turn, they'd make less M rated games because they would become less profitable. They'd stick to making games that they have the largest LEGAL consumer base to sell them to. So I guess the rest of you who like morally corrupt, socially inept, crime spree games would suffer because of it. That's why you'll sit here and "support" this BS."

Honestly, even IF you put in a law to stop the sales to kids, it would'nt hurt them that much. Like I said earlier...the main demographic for all gamers is 18+. I seriously doubt they would make less M rated games. The only people that would suffer from a law like this are the people who buy/sell the games to minors. Tell me, has anyone REALLY commited any crime of any sort.

I hope you are happy with the fact that our freedoms are being chipped away bit by bit, GOD BLESS THE DIVIDED STATES OF AMERICA

(sorry if I lost my train of thought or had any grammatical errors, its 7AM :)

Who do they think they are kidding?

BS

The content was created intentionally. It was left in intentionally. It was hidden from the ESRB intentionally.

No matter how morally innocent these developers "who work hard to make mature entertainment for ME" want to pretend to be, they know for a fact that a majority of the customers who play and buy their games are NOT of the 17+ age demographic that they claim the games are designed for. If that wasn't the case, there would be no need for them to fight so hard every time a state tries to pass a law making it illegal to sell M rated games to minors. They can cry about how it violates artistic civil rights and what not until they are blue in the face, but the fact remains that if they did not WANT to and COUNT ON selling those games to minors, it would be no sweat off their backs if a law was passed to make sure that kids aren't allowed to buy these games on their own and make it a crime for anyone to sell them to said minors.

Had there been a law on the books THAT WAS HEAVILY ENFORCED that made it illegal for minors to buy M rated games, there would be no way in hell that San Adreas would ever had sold over 5 million copies. Such a law would make it harder for kids to buy M rated games. It would put the decision to buy said games back into the hands of adults FORCING them to either get smart about the content they are buying or to TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY for their kids playing it if they are the dumbasses who bought it for them. Sure, you'd have the kids who get their older friends and cousins to buy it for them right after they buy them cigarettes and booze, but you'll always have those who are going to break the law. In the end though, the only ones who would be hurt by legislation that makes it illegal to SELL M rated games to kids are the kids who can't play the games anymore and the game developers who WANT the kids to buy them.

Money talks and I'm not an idiot who would believe any of the double talk that these developers "who are only looking out for MY best interests" may spout. A heavily enforced law on the books that limited the sale of M rated games to the adults that they are puportedly made for would hurt their bottom line. They'd sell less games. In turn, they'd make less M rated games because they would become less profitable. They'd stick to making games that they have the largest LEGAL consumer base to sell them to. So I guess the rest of you who like morally corrupt, socially inept, crime spree games would suffer because of it. That's why you'll sit here and "support" this BS.

wow, once again the goverment is trying to tell me what is right/wrong

"No matter how morally innocent these developers "who work hard to make mature entertainment for ME" want to pretend to be, they know for a fact that a majority of the customers who play and buy their games are NOT of the 17+ age demographic that they claim the games are designed for. If that wasn't the case, there would be no need for them to fight so hard every time a state tries to pass a law making it illegal to sell M rated games to minors."

As a matter of fact...the major demographic for Grand Theft Auto ARE 17+. Just to let you know the major demographic for ALL gamers is 18-35, believe it or not. (cmon, we grew up with games).

To respond to you second point, if they made a law to restrict the sales of M rated games to minor, you would have to do the same for the movie industry as well, which is WAYYYY more "immoral" than any video game that has come out. The only people that should be responsible for the games thier kids play are the parents and NOBODY ELSE, not even our government (which has no right no talk about moral issues because most are immoral themselves aka; hypocrisy)

"Money talks and I'm not an idiot who would believe any of the double talk that these developers "who are only looking out for MY best interests" may spout. A heavily enforced law on the books that limited the sale of M rated games to the adults that they are puportedly made for would hurt their bottom line. They'd sell less games. In turn, they'd make less M rated games because they would become less profitable. They'd stick to making games that they have the largest LEGAL consumer base to sell them to. So I guess the rest of you who like morally corrupt, socially inept, crime spree games would suffer because of it. That's why you'll sit here and "support" this BS."

Honestly, even IF you put in a law to stop the sales to kids, it would'nt hurt them that much. Like I said earlier...the main demographic for all gamers is 18+. I seriously doubt they would make less M rated games. The only people that would suffer from a law like this are the people who buy/sell the games to minors. Tell me, has anyone REALLY commited any crime of any sort.

I hope you are happy with the fact that our freedoms are being chipped away bit by bit, GOD BLESS THE DIVIDED STATES OF AMERICA

(sorry if I lost my train of thought or had any grammatical errors, its 7AM :)

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