My nephew got some digital games. I want to play them first to uh...make sure they're okay.

Anyway, if I use the code on MY account, on HIS Xbox, can HE play it, even though it isn't my home console? I can't find any information online.

I know if I use it on my account on MY Xbox, he couldn't play it. Is the best option to download on his account and just sign in on my account on his Xbox and play it there? That would be annoying.

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My nephew got some digital games. I want to play them first to uh...make sure they're okay.

PC, bro. ESRB!

Unless you mean 'okay' like...a game that doesn't suck. In that case that's a minefield.

But unless there's an additional layer of parental safety that you want to keep him safe from exposure, the ESRB ratings are solid/accurate, and the descriptions keep parents aware of what's in the game.
I know you know this already, but it still bewilders me to find three year olds on Halo.

For example, I'd let my nephew play Halo. It has blood and gore, violence, and language. He hears bad language at home, and the gore is alien blood, plus the flood look a little gross. It's a war game where you destroy aliens. NBD.

Tomb Raider has blood and gore, violence, and language. I played that game. Lara dies with her head impaled on a pike, which the camera dwells on for many seconds. She has died being eaten by wolves. She has died being impaled onto tree branches. The violence is slightly rapey. Thus, I think he probably can't play that. However, since my dad got a great deal on the Tomb Raider version of the system, I told him to go for it and my dad can play Tomb Raider.

I need to play the second one to see if I think he can handle it. Same for one of the other games.

Remember, Halo has the exact same rating and details as this game.

For example, I'd let my nephew play Halo. It has blood and gore, violence, and language. He hears bad language at home, and the gore is alien blood, plus the flood look a little gross. It's a war game where you destroy aliens. NBD.

Tomb Raider has blood and gore, violence, and language. I played that game. Lara dies with her head impaled on a pike, which the camera dwells on for many seconds. She has died being eaten by wolves. She has died being impaled onto tree branches. The violence is slightly rapey. Thus, I think he probably can't play that. However, since my dad got a great deal on the Tomb Raider version of the system, I told him to go for it and my dad can play Tomb Raider.

I need to play the second one to see if I think he can handle it. Same for one of the other games.

Remember, Halo has the exact same rating and details as this game.

That is a very good point, and something more people should educate themselves about. ESRB ratings are basically useless.

FWIW, Rise of the Tomb Raider isn't quite as bad as the 2013 Tomb Raider, but there are some scenes like that still, even if they're fewer and farther between.

True, you have a point.

There is a website though--unfortunately I forgot the name of it(I know, some help I am) but it's basically a site where the video games are literally played and reviewed by parents, and they research note--cuss word for cuss word, blood drop for blood drop, hook for hooker--every single item in the game that could raise a parental red flag, and exactly what it ent(r)ails. I'll google for it, and see if I can find it for you, but it's very useful. I know my mom and her friends used to use it when I was little to filter games for me.

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Great resource for info on what to expect in movies, video games, apps, books, and pretty much anything else that might potentially rot your youngling's little brain.

-Disciple

Great resource for info on what to expect in movies, video games, apps, books, and pretty much anything else that might potentially rot your youngling's little brain.

-Disciple

I use kids-in-mind.com for movies. It doesn't do all that other stuff, but is very specific about the contents of the movie.

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