Keep the kids in check with the Xbox 360 family timer

[HEXUS]

Watch out kiddies, Microsoft has today revealed a new parental control feature called the 'Xbox 360 Family Timer'. Sounds quite nice doesn't it? It's not...it's going to ruin your fun.

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[dave87]

Surely you can just turn it back on once its turned itself off?

[directhex]

i wonder whether it counts "play" time, or "system uptime"

[Agent]

I'm sure that with the number of parents that buy little Jimmy GTA because he asks for it, this will make almost no difference.
That and a huge number of parents
a) Won't even know about it
b) Know how to use the 360 to enable it

[Steven W]

Surely you can just turn it back on once its turned itself off?

I don't think it's as simple as that. They can set it daily and weekly or something like that.

Mind you, kids know more about technology then their parents do.

I can see a story coming up soon after launch. "8 year old hacks Xbox 360 Parental Timer".

[Parm]

This new feature has been completely misunderstood. It won't be used by parents to control their kids, it'll be used by wives and girlfriends to control the men!

Be warned chaps, don't let the missus read this news.

[Lee H]

Lies...

Parm - we all knows it's one of the solutions that microsoft have devised to stop an onslaught on RRoD affected consoles raining down on their support staff.

if you can only play on the console for an hour - theres less chance of the RRoD occuring.

Cynical or what

[MadduckUK]

is this pretty much or people with no parenting skills then?

[dave87]

is this pretty much or people with no parenting skills then?

In a word, Yes.

Well, not strictly true - I suppose there is no way you can stop a kid playing on the 360 all night, but once they've done it once, it soon loses appeal....honest.....

[dangel]

This new feature has been completely misunderstood. It won't be used by parents to control their kids, it'll be used by wives and girlfriends to control the men!

No no no. Because the wife/girlfriend/life-partner will have to ask you how it works.
See?

[dave87]

No no no. Because the wife/girlfriend/life-partner will have to ask you how it works.
See?

You'd be surprised. They seem to be able to work oven timers, I doubt it's a lot different

[Steven W]

This new feature has been completely misunderstood. It won't be used by parents to control their kids, it'll be used by wives and girlfriends to control the men!

Be warned chaps, don't let the missus read this news.

If she even dares, it's down to the divorce courts.

[dangel]

You'd be surprised. They seem to be able to work oven timers, I doubt it's a lot different

Next you'll be telling me they're driving cars

[kalniel]

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[Agent]

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You've not seen the kids of today then?
That would take them all of about 30 seconds to figure out

[dave87]

You've not seen the kids of today then?
That would take them all of about 30 seconds to figure out

Or steal it.