Will Vista's Enhanced Security Make Gaming More Restrictive?

Will Vista's Enhanced Security Make Gaming More Restrictive?

Here's an interesting article I read on Yahoo.com. It is a short piece on some of the perceived pluses and minuses in the new OS. I want to address the fear of new controls making it harder for developers. I am not a game developer, but I am sure they will figure out how use these features to their benefit.

It seems game developers are skeptical of Microsoft's security endeavors when applied to games. Developers and distributors fear it will make for an inconvenient gaming installation and usage experience.

I tend to disagree with these notions. From what I have read, Vista's security policies and procedures will be different, but will prove to be no more of a nuisance than previous "features" introduced to the OS and web browser.

Today's gamers, especially younger folks, are incredibly savvy when it comes to their games and computers on the whole. They will figure out how to use these features. A few extra clicks will not stop people from installing games on their systems.

What somewhat worries me, are less technically inclined parents finding these features confusing, ultimately discarding any safety nets implemented into the OS.

I think parental controls are a good thing, in general. Parents should be more involved in what their children are exposed to. Microsoft is attempting to meet these needs with their new controls. Hopefully parents will learn how to use these features they have been given.

Bravo, Microsoft for trying.

By the way, Direct X 10 is going to rock. Saving my pennies for a DX10 capable video card...