14 yo DS wants to play Grand Theft Auto- I've said no

[MrsJThornton]

He tells me all of his mates have it (I know a lot of them do so it's not a fib) I said I wasn't keen but I'd have a read up about it. Common Sense Media rates it as an 18+ and this seems justified based on the content it states it has. Just wondering if I'm in the minority saying no? He has instagram but it's linked to my account and uses Snapchat/TikTok etc. so I'm probably being hypocritical as I know he has access to more grown up stuff on those apps anyway, but he's very open about talking to me about anything he's seen which he thinks is inappropriate or doesn't understand.

Told our DS it was no. No arguments. And we don’t care how slack other parents are about these things. They parent as they see fit and we parent as we do.

I'm not that bothered by it. Ds1 played it, now ds2 does.

I guarantee he has seen and heard worse at school. It's a game, I'm sure he knows it's not real, he is 14 not 4.

I'm sure I was playing it at that age tbh, it's a good game but it is entirely up to you as the parent. Make your decision and go with it :)

Not sure it’s one for 14 year olds, it’s has some pretty uncomfortable stuff in it.