Comments on: Yes, Sex Sells — But At What Price?

By: CaptainFailBoatz

CaptainFailBoatz — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:52:47 +0000

Sex sells. Sony doesn’t want PSN Home to become a perv magnet, nor a teletubby-rated babysitter. Its business, they want to maximize profits. I, for one, do not want my options limited by easily offended, phony, misguided evangelical hypocrites. Think of a doable solution.

By: Kassadee Marie

Kassadee Marie — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 23:24:22 +0000

Although I have no way of knowing how much these perverts spend on games, I do know that when I am “perved” on Home the guy is almost always wearing default clothes. This seems to indicate that they are not a great revenue source. I have been on Home for about a year now, so my experience is fairly extensive.

I agree and I have said that Sony needs to regulate what they sell as they are ultimately responsible for it… and not only what they sell, but how they sell it or allow it to be sold on Home. I am referring to the names of the games in Midway II and the current Axe ad campaign in CP.

By: John Doe...

John Doe... — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 21:34:06 +0000

As a guy, there’s a great deal of fun in dressing in female and “schooling” perverts who hit on you. I like to make them feel stupid. “Dood… I’m a guy. Most females on Home are GUYS!” I like to ask them “Would you treat your sister or mother like this?” You’d be surprised how some of these noobs react when they discover for the first time that there are 5 girls in a circle and all 5 of them are guys in real life, and that they just made sexual advances to 5 guys. I’ve literally watched them leave without another word. I’ve saw them back up and start apologizing. I’ve seen them say “wow I never considered that”. I’ve also seen them try to get an attitude back and seen 5 guys dressed as females slam them so badly that they left with their head between their legs. Call it harassment if you want, but a female SHOULD be able to dress any way they dang well please in a virtual world. Not all guys are perverts and disrespectful. Some of us simply enjoy slamming those who are.

By: Riverside309

Riverside309 — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:32:03 +0000

The way I see it is that Sony has, in many ways, let the situation get out of hand. Nothing they have done in any way acts as any kinf if deterrent to the nasty doings going on… I suspect they don’t deal with it because those same pervs may very well generate most of the revenue Sony gets.

The sense I get from both articles is raising a question whether “sexy clothing” encourages such behavior… and honestly that is the wrong question to ask. Sony, by their inactions, has been a factor in almost creating the current Home culture. And that culture is people have free reign to act out their fantasies as pervs & harassers… because they know there are NO REAL CONSEQUENCES to such behavior.

By: Burbie52

Burbie52 — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 05:20:30 +0000

As a parent I agree wholeheartedly with the fact that it is up to us as individuals to teach our kids right from wrong in every sense of the words. When it comes to sexy outfits in Home, I think that they have been pushing the envelope a bit lately, that is if they are still claiming this to be a PG environment. It is true that kids will see a lot of things they shouldn’t before the age of 5 nowadays. Between games, movies and television they are bound to see stuff that confuses them, and it is up to us to set them straight.
I have a couple of friends who have raised their children this way, they are very strict in what kinds of movies and games and TV they are allowed to watch, even into their teens, and the kids seem very happy and well adjusted to the situation. Peer pressure always plays a big role in how they react to things, but with a good sense of self worth, kids will usually make the right decisions.
Sex does and always will sell in Home and elsewhere and unfortunately that is the bottom line with companies. As long as it continues to sell, it is going to be around, we may as well get used to it and any concerns we have should be alleviated through educating our youngsters.

By: stevev363

stevev363 — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:41:03 +0000

I completely agree with you, sure parents can’t be there 100% of the time but if you really do care you will make the effort. like the woman who is suing apple for letting her child make purchases in-game, she should have moderated that better herself instead of brushing off her own parental responsibility and blaming apple. children can work a smartphone by 2 or 3 years old, wouldn’t you make sure they could not mistakenly dial a foreign number or have access to calling? I have no kids but have common sense around them whoever they belong to, why should I miss out on something because somebody else lack’s common sense?

By: Mika40

Mika40 — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 22:42:40 +0000

Remember these are real people controlling avatars that can bee really close you true human form we carry our thoughts desires and dreams with us fantasy are included. With the rise of developers like heavy water and others we havent seen anything yet, Parents soon will see a M rateing on home. It’s really for mature people not kids Sony. Sex sells and it makes the most profit sad but true.

By: cthulu93

cthulu93 — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 21:34:59 +0000

It’s always easier for parents to blame outside sources like video games,movies,books,w/e than it is to admit they didn’t do a very good job of teaching young “johnny”or”jane” the difference between reality and fantasy.For the most part ppl are not very honest with themselves when it comes to their failings and even less so with others.Probably many different reasons for this but it’s 1 thing to bury your head in the sand about certain topics and quite another to blame others for your failings.The biggest problem I see with parents not dealing with their children with these topics is that the kids can become confused and then behave badly which then leads to ppl in power to start limiting the freedoms of ppl that never harmed or offended anyone.I probably will never see why I,someone who rarely wears anything as skimpy as swim shorts,should be told I can’t wear something just because someone else can’t or won’t control their kids.

By: v_Trillian_v

v_Trillian_v — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:23:40 +0000

Keara wrote: “The problem is, how do you get the thirteen-year-olds to understand that this is not normal, real-life behavior?”

Well I hope the same way that the plethora of FPS games that saturate and dominate the video gaming market has me believing most don’t think it’s normal, real-life behavior to be firing weapons at people and killing them.

I really tend to side with those who wonder why sex or sexuality is so problematic or even so seemingly frightening to so many Americans. There truly seems to be more concern on what pixelated pixies look like than the ultra-violence so prevalent in the gaming world. I’ll just never understand how the two are seen as somehow equal.

With the myriad of serious issues our real world has, these questions just don’t hold all that much relevancy to me.

I just think and hope we’d all rather have more love than death in either worlds.

By: pierremarcgravel

pierremarcgravel — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:21:54 +0000

Comment posted
Kids these days …
Not like in the 80’s
And that’s good.

By: Terra_Cide

Terra_Cide — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:49:35 +0000

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

It may sound a bit extreme to use such a phrase in this context, but I don’t think so.

I have a son, and I have a few years before I have to really talk to him about such topics. And I intend to, but I also intend to talk to him about the fact that other children may not receive the same information and supervision he has, and may behave differently as a result.

I cannot control what values or lessons other parents choose or (choose not) to impart upon their kids. Yes, I’d love it if other parents also took the time to talk with their children -- responsible parenting makes everyone’s life a little easier -- but I am also aware that we do not live in an ideal world. Some parents just think they are too busy, others just don’t care or think it’s isn’t that big of a deal. I don’t agree with that mindset, but it’s not going to stop me from doing what I believe is right by my child.

And as an aside, I have mentioned in the past that I used to get on Home with my son at my side. Nowadays, in light of these outfits, unless I have magazine business that *needs* tending to, I wait until he is in bed. Nevermind the fact that I just want to spend more quality time with my son now that he’s in school full time, but I just don’t want to expose my three year old who is already becoming cognizant of these things. Kids grow up fast enough as it is.

By: tbaby

tbaby — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:46:49 +0000

As a mother myself, I think we just need to be responsible parents and make sure we intervene when necessary and make sure we instill the proper values and understanding in our children. Funny I was just saying this same thing yesterday when I found out that the Supreme Court rejected the California law banning the sale or rental of violent video games to minors (article here: http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/713985/ca-violent-video-game-ban-struck-down/)

By: Kid Fleetfoot

Kid Fleetfoot — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:36:44 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5wcLl13a8s

Anything Goes song Cole Porter as referenced in article with Bogart, Bergman and Astaire. Song was used in Fallout 3 video game.

By: Jersquall

Jersquall — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 07:36:54 +0000

I have no children but I really think your last paragraph sends the point Home. Much like a video game these are just pixels. Some are pretty and others revealing but still pixels. Kids see more on TV, Movies and other places and we can only hope they have parents who pay attention and check up on them regularly.
Hope that their parents have instilled in them enough to understand that Home does not imitate life nor should it be a model to go by. Not much we can do about it in real life but if you think home goes to far then let them know how you feel. Home General forums.

By: Almeara

Almeara — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 06:45:44 +0000

US Home has become one of the most unpleasant places on the Internet. The reason -- 90% of users coarse louts, uneducated etc. And you cant report almost all users in Home, better choice is never go to this place. + weak moderation