Xbox Live's community has a fairly negative reputation. And as more and more people get involved with gaming, the worse online gaming communities will likely become.
After Zipper Interactive's Ben Jones revealed that one of the reasons for MAG's PS3 exclusivity is because Xbox Live is "more juvenile" than PSN, Explicitgamer.com questioned whether future titles are going to be developed with maturity in mind so that studios refuse to let a certain community's reputation ruin it, what gamers can do to help the situation, and whether more focus should be put on online age requirements...

It’s no secret every console has exclusives, but MAG is one of these exclusives that fits perfectly with my point. Zipper Interactive’s Ben Jones has this to say about Xbox Live: “I actually consider Xbox Live the more juvenile of the two,” blaming the things players are saying over Xbox Live for the service’s relative immaturity.
“Each service has its own posse,” Jones states, “I think the PlayStation audience definitely fits more to our game. As we saw in the beta we’ve got an audience that’s willing to communicate and willing to organize and structure, and help other people to play the game. That’s the most remarkable thing that I saw in the beta – random people helping other players along to try and familiarize themselves with this really cool experience.”

The Xbox Live community has a very negative reputation due to the absence of age requirements and regulations. So far this reputation has denied us the pleasure and fulfillment of playing one of the most ambitious, talked about games of today. What’s next? Are more developers going to follow in Zipper Interactive’s footsteps? Are all future titles going to be developed with maturity and teamwork being such an important part of the experience that studios refuse to let a certain community’s reputation possibly ruin it?
There is a popular saying that goes: one person can ruin everything for an entire town. This is exactly what is happening to an online service many of us love. What are we to do? Filing a complaint about a player or submitting negative feedback isn’t enough! What steps can we take to prevent the further destruction of our reputation? How can we encourage developers and publishers to take steps to prevent online access to children? So far gamers are left out in the cold to fend for ourselves. It only takes one person to start a riot. Will you find a way to redeem the masses?

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