Xbox 360 is great, and I spend a lot of time on mine. I also spend a lot of time on my other consoles too, so don't get riled up! But for kids, too much time spent gaming can be a bad thing, especially if it interferes with school work, or developing those all important social skills, like actually holding a conversation.
Microsoft recognizes the potential for game addiction and will offer a "family timer" feature beginning sometime in December, just in time for those all-important Holiday sales. Set a daily or weekly time limit for your kids Xbox 360 play, attach a password to it, and viola!, you're machine will automatically shut down when the time limit is reached. We assume you will be prompted to save your game before the console unceremoniously goes dark, although there is no confirmation of this yet.
Microsoft has been trying to soften their image as it relates to kids and gaming for some time, but I suspect this particular feature came straight down from daddy Bill Gates himself.
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