Totally agree with you. You look back on what movies used to be compared to now. It would be a shame if games did not get the same chance to develop and come into their own.Thaius said:I really don't know. You can be the tension will be intense though. A ruling against video games in this case is quite possibly the absolute worst thing that could happen to a young, developing art medium. Let's just hope and pray it turns out well.
heh that would make a good movie.failsauce said:I predict that things will look bad for video games. Then at the very end Roger Ebert will burst into the courtroom and declare that he now believes video games to be art single handedly winning the case.
Let's remember that we're talking about the Supreme Court here. Supreme Court Justices are appointed by the sitting President not elected by the people and it's a lifetime position so they don't have a group of constituents to appease in order to keep their jobs.archvile93 said:Politicians? intelligent? HAHAHAHAHA!
Oh wait, you're serious. Let me laugh harder. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
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OT: I hope they come to the right decision, but I'm not placing any bets on it.
So? That just means they'll most likely do what the president wants. So what's the president's take on this then?Stryc9 said:Let's remember that we're talking about the Supreme Court here. Supreme Court Justices are appointed by the sitting President not elected by the people and it's a lifetime position so they don't have a group of constituents to appease in order to keep their jobs.archvile93 said:Politicians? intelligent? HAHAHAHAHA!
Oh wait, you're serious. Let me laugh harder. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
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OT: I hope they come to the right decision, but I'm not placing any bets on it.
This means that they have less to worry about in upholding the rules set down in the Constitution than say your average Congressman who is going to (at least pretend)to do what the people they represent tell them to in order to stay in office.
There's also a reason it says 13+. But, if I remember correctly, those games would be banned as well.Legion IV said:I hope it passes. Theres a reason it says 17+
Is it banned outright or just banned to those who don't meet the age requirements?ProfessorLayton said:There's also a reason it says 13+. But, if I remember correctly, those games would be banned as well.Legion IV said:I hope it passes. Theres a reason it says 17+
The ratings system is weird, anyway. The fact that a game like Halo is grouped on the same level as Heavy Rain is messed up indeed.
And THAT is the magic of the American legal system.Thunderhorse31 said:We have one day left... until they start discussing the case, not whether they make a decision.
They have until June 2011 to decide. I bet nothing gets done for quite a while.
Banned to any minor. See, it's not just trying to make store policies official laws, it's trying to ban any game politicians deem "violent" to anyone who is under 18. So that means a 17 year old couldn't legally buy Ratchet & Clank. Yeah. Plus the stance the opposition is taking is ridiculous. They're trying to claim that video games make children violent... which was said about movies, comic books, rock and roll music, etc... The problem is they're trying to censor a medium that doesn't need to be censored in the way they're trying to censor it. The Extra Credits Guy [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/extra-credits/1961-Free-Speech] says it much better than I can and he actually knows what he's talking about. It's just... wasting the Supreme Court's time. You would think politicians would act logically, except we also live in a country where women can join men's sports teams because of "equal rights" but men can't join women's.Snarky Username said:Is it banned outright or just banned to those who don't meet the age requirements?
Ah, ok. I thought they meant that just M rated games were banned for minors not every single game. I can see restricting sale to those who meet the age requirements like many theaters do with movies, but not just banning them to all who are under the age of 18. That does nothing for the overdemonization already haunting the industry. Thanks for clearing that up.ProfessorLayton said:Banned to any minor. See, it's not just trying to make store policies official laws, it's trying to ban any game politicians deem "violent" to anyone who is under 18. So that means a 17 year old couldn't legally buy Ratchet & Clank. Yeah. Plus the stance the opposition is taking is ridiculous. They're trying to claim that video games make children violent... which was said about movies, comic books, rock and roll music, etc... The problem is they're trying to censor a medium that doesn't need to be censored in the way they're trying to censor it. The Extra Credits Guy [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/extra-credits/1961-Free-Speech] says it much better than I can and he actually knows what he's talking about. It's just... wasting the Supreme Court's time. You would think politicians would act logically, except we also live in a country where women can join men's sports teams because of "equal rights" but men can't join women's.Snarky Username said:Is it banned outright or just banned to those who don't meet the age requirements?