Sony Confirms Parental Controls for PlayStation 3

Sony Computer Entertainment America has added its weight to the parental control push currently in vogue with game console manufacturers, confirming that the PlayStation 3 will feature content lock-out for inappropriate games and probably music and movies.

In an announcement made from its San Jose office, Sony Corp confirmed that it would enable parents to choose which content would appear on its machines in the same way Microsoft has and Nintendo has pledged, taking the ESRB rating system with the rating of each game encoded into the disc.

“With the average age of game players now 30, our industry naturally creates content appropriate for a wide range of audiences, just as there are TV shows, films, music and books for people of all tastes, interests and values," said Doug Lowenstein, president of the Entertainment Software Association.

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