Obama tells parents to ‘Put away the Xbox’, Microsoft responds
President Barack Obama isn’t exactly a support of video games, as supported by several occasions in which he suggests that video games are a waste of time. This assumption is further supported by a speech given by Obama addressing the NAACP 100th anniversary commemoration, which gave African-American parents a few words of advice.
“For our kids to excel, we must accept our own responsibilities. That means putting away the Xbox and putting our kids to bed at a reasonable hour,” President Obama said. “It means attending those parent-teacher conferences, reading to our kids, and helping them with their homework.”
It’s not exactly good PR for Microsoft, but it should be considered an honor itself to have all of video games be referred to by a single console. However, Microsoft still has this to say:
“We agree with President Obama that it’s a time for families to work together so that kids use media in ways that are safe, healthy and balanced,” the press statement reads. “Xbox 360 is the only console gaming system that has a timer feature allowing parents to set time limits for their kids, as well as parent controls to enable parents to set limits on what their kids are playing and watching.”
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