Grand Theft Auto 5 reached 160 million units sold worldwide.
GTA 5 became the best-selling game of the past decade in the United States.
Rockstar Games is already working on the next installment of the game, which would arrive in 2023.
Although many studies have counteracted the benefits, abilities, challenges, and negative effects of video games, the truth is that many stereotypes among parents arise from the age classification, plot, and connection that this industry has with reality; For this reason, it is not surprising that stories such as that of a mother who, at Christmas, doubted her purchase and, when seeing what it is about, are made known GTA 5decided to return the gift of his teenage son.
And it is that, although it seems exaggerated, more than once the influence of video games in real life and the fine line that crosses between violence and the behavior of the players have been questioned, which is why more and more specialists seek to break this fear of the sector through information and the use of parental controls or the simple reasoned purchase of appropriate titles for each age and social group.
For example, An investigation by Agne Suziedelyte reveals that there is no relationship between the release of new video games in the United States and the increase in violence against children; however, he does not rule out that they do generate mood or behavior changes among younger players.
“Popular media often link violent video games with the violence of real life. Although there is limited evidence to support this link, I examine how violent behavior among adolescent boys is affected by the release of new violent video games in the United States.
“I find no evidence that reported violence by children against other people increases after the release of a new violent video game. Therefore, policies that place restrictions on the sale of video games to minors are unlikely to reduce violence.”
“Taken together, these results suggest that violent video games can agitate children. But this unrest does not translate into violence against other people, which is the kind of violence that matters most to us,” says Agne Suziedelyte in the study. “It is only a game? video games and violence.
The study also shows that children are more likely to destroy things after playing video games with violent content, which has generated debate for years and even legal initiatives to prohibit and limit them.
Child receives GTA V as a Christmas gift, but mom regrets it and returns the game
One of the most controversial video games on the market is Grand Theft Auto, title that focuses on an environment of violence, robbery and lawlessness, which has made it unpopular with adults.
And it is that despite the fact that GTA 5 has been one of the best sellers in recent years, the majority of its audience is not old enough to live the experience that Rockstar Games proposes.
This is demonstrated in a sad Christmas story, in which an 11-year-old boy asked for this last title as a gift and received it, but shortly after he had to return to the store with his mother to return it.
The mother discovered that the video game was not suitable for the minor and her sister took charge of viralizing the story, reaching 1,400,000 views and 26,600 likes.
They bought the gta for my brother and we are going to return it because my mom read what it was about hahahahahahahsjsjs pic.twitter.com/mz8Eei2LNA
— Maria (@camilahuertasgu) December 24, 2022
“I hope he made up for it with another game or something else”, @SirTonyGerard
“I think your mom made a mistake for not reading the classification before buying it, what I think is counterproductive is that they change it after having delivered it, the experience can be traumatic in the long term, you have to talk well with the boy and explain to him”, @Dannywan_kenobi
“Well, it seems to me that I still shouldn’t play murderous missions and that… Although I see that most of them don’t see a major problem and that explains a lot of things, and no, I’m not referring to violence, but to indolence and almost becoming daily everything”, @cronopialunera
However, the story had a happy ending, after the multiple reactions it generated, the young woman revealed that the little boy had received another great gift: Crash Bandicoot Trilogy for PS4.
Let’s remind them that GTA 5 has a Mature rating by the ESRB and the delivery in progress of GTA 6 is being developed for adults, after this edition was stolen and leaked by a hacker in early September and was put on the web of trial, again, the wave of violence that is experienced in Vice City.
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