Violent Video Games

Out of all of the pros and cons of violent video games, some cons could actually be avoided by parents looking at game ratings that are provided by a system called ESRB. According to the Best Buy Geek Squad, ESRB is a non-profit, self-regulatory organization established in 1994 by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA). ESRB rates games so that they go to the person of a certain maturity as well as age. Sadly, some parents do not care of what games they buy for their children. On the first survey made by the best buy geek squad, 53% of the parents said that they never allow their children to play m-rated games. On a second survey made in a different place, 37% of parents said that they sometimes allow their children to play m-rated games, and in another place, 82% of all parents say they generally allow their children to play m-rated video games. This proves that many parents do not check the ESRB ratings and might be in danger of giving the wrong game to kids. This can be threatening to society. Even though this may sound like kids are the ones of the issue, only 31% of gamers are under the age of 18 and a full 25% are over age 50 (Entertainment Consumer’s Association). This either means that either ESRB should try to enforce their rating a little more or the parents should be more careful and look at the game ratings before they actually buy the game. This can make this world a better