Nintendo, PlayStation, and Xbox update their 2020 pledge to "improve player safety across our platforms"
GamesIndustry.biz • • technology
Key Points:
- Nintendo, Sony Interactive Entertainment, and Microsoft continue their collaboration to enhance player safety across Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox platforms, focusing on creating safer online gaming environments, especially for younger players.
- The companies emphasize a multidisciplinary approach based on three core principles: prevention by empowering players and parents with customizable controls and clear safety tools; partnership through collaboration with industry peers, regulators, law enforcement, and community groups; and responsibility by enforcing codes of conduct and maintaining transparency.
- They engage in shared research, participate in industry initiatives like the Tech Coalition, and work closely with ratings agencies to ensure appropriate game content and promote positive gaming experiences.
- Enforcement measures include easy reporting of violations, removal of unsuitable content, and escalating restrictions for repeat offenders, alongside compliance
