Xbox games

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AIBU to not want my 13yr old son to have GTA5 to play on his Xbox? Apparently he is "one of only 3 boys" in his class who doesn't have it! I have casually checked with a number of parents, and yes their boys do have it so his claim could be partly true. OK, my son is 14 at the end of Jan but GTA5 is for 18. Not having played it, I'm basing my decision on the reviews I've read regarding its violence but is it worse than Call of Duty which his older brother has but 13yr old does play with?

I accept readily the difference. I was also playing Duke nukem (with the strip clubs and tips and lap dances however pixelated) doom, wolfenstein and quake (that was a bit later iirc) etc at a similar age. More immersion and gory than the top down gta but not to the level of modern games.

And I wouldn't be rushing to encourage 14 year olds to play. But at the time people were making the same arguments about those games as they do the modern equivalents. They can be part of an entertainment or education package if careful.

My point is that games alone are not to blame for life choices.

I agree with you in that last bit HerBlue. I've been gaming since I was 5 (started early in the 80s). Never once have I had a violent urge in real life but give me a grenade launcher or some proximity mines in a Game and CARNAGE!