Family timer added to the Xbox 360 firmware

By Spencer . November 7, 2007 . 7:41am

Microsoft is adding in a useful feature for parents, a family timer that automatically shuts the Xbox 360 off after a pre-set length of time. Vista has a similar feature so seeing Microsoft add this to the Xbox 360 is hardly surprising. However, the feature shows how Microsoft is proactively courting families to pick up Xbox 360s instead of other consoles. Will extended parental controls do the trick? Maybe… maybe if the Xbox 360 had more games geared towards the tween and younger audience.

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