Sony Hints At Adult-Oriented Content For Home

[BrewCityUpstart]

Hmm...it seems Sony is getting a little risqué with the concept of PlayStation Home.

According to a recent post over at the ThreeSpeech blog, Sony chiefs have confirmed that the upcoming PS3 online service will feature special areas reserved for those 18 years of age and up. This includes Mature-rated trailers for games and movies along with the possibility of online casinos. But make no mistake- Sony plans to protect these rooms, so no sneakin' in for the youngsters. Here is one of the quotes that hinted at some adult-oriented options for Home:

"For instance, a casino or even somewhere you can go and see 18-rated trailers for games. That isn’t anything particularly sinister, but obviously, you’d have to prevent 12-year-olds going in there. Obviously, there are other 18-plus areas that you could imagine, but some of those might not come to fruition. But we have the ability to age-protect areas, and I think that’s something that we will inevitably make use of."

Well, we might've expected this. The only thing that may indicate actual adult entertainment is the age limit: 18. See, Mature-rated games are considered "R," which is restricted to anyone under the age of 17. 18 is the age reserved for voting and...well, one other thing. If they were only planning to present "M" - or "R" - rated things, that numbers should be 17...but it's not. It's 18. We'll let you chew on that, but in the end, this is just another expansion on Home, and that's good news.

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If it means stripper poles and methed-up hookers, I'm all over this.

[dmiller68]

Interesting... I have been surprised that a more "Adult" based content has made it to the console.

[Quo]

That's a disaster waiting to happen... when the politicians get hold of it, it'll be a huge mess.

[namehater]

bout time they do something to make me wanna buy one! haha

[pickleL7]

They must be spying on PGL,

[D_Litch]

Porn parties=Uncomfortable

[MadBryan]

Originally Posted by D_Litch

Porn parties=Uncomfortable

True dat! been there and yes its weird

[grife]

especially if midgets are involved. no i dont want to talk about it.

[Peench]

I'm thinking this is to address mature trailers or downloadable movies in their movie area of home. I can't imagine them opening up casinos to 18 and up. I thought you had to be 21 to get into those.

[Calypsi]

The thing is, how do they plan on implementing it? There is so many ways to get around it. I guess they could make a lock out code for parents for that content, but the parent better have a clue about it or they will never know.

[Peench]

Yeah, I dunno. That's gonna be the tough part. Of course, most of the online stuff now simply requires that you input a birthdate. Anyone can fake that when it comes right down to it. That's why I'm thinking it won't be anything truly "adult." Otherwise there could be issues.