A couple days ago, United States President Donald Trump reiterated his belief that violent media such as video games and movies might be responsible for influencing the minds of youngsters and ultimately leading to tragedies. Kentucky governor Matt Bevin had expressed the same belief after the latest school shooting in Parkland, Florida, just a couple weeks ago.
Here’s what Trump said to an assembly of congressmen and experts on gun violence.
The video games, the movies, the internet stuff is so violent. It’s so incredible. I see it. I get to see things that you would be — you’d be amazed at. I have a young — very young son who — I look at some of the things he’s watching, and I say, ‘How is that possible?’ And this is what kids are watching.
Yesterday, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders revealed that the United States President will meet with games industry executives next week on this very topic.
NEW: President Trump to meet with members of the video game industry next week as part of discussion on school safety, Press Sec. Sanders says. pic.twitter.com/XcUetGVBzy
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 1, 2018
Next week, President Trump will be meeting with members of the video game industry to see what they can do. This is going to be an ongoing process. It’s something we don’t expect to happen overnight, but something we’re going to continue to be engaged in and continue to look for the best ways possible to make sure we’re doing everything we can to protect schools across the country.
However, it is unclear who Trump will be meeting with exactly. That’s because the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) told GamesBeat none of their member companies have been invited to the aforementioned meeting.
When you consider that all of the major companies in the industry, as listed below, are members of the ESA, this becomes even more puzzling. How could you discuss such an important topic without the likes of Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo et cetera? Stay tuned for more on this story.
505 Games
Activision Blizzard
Bandai Namco Entertainment
Bethesda
CAPCOM
Deep Silver
Disney Interactive Studios
Electronic Arts
Epic Games
Focus Home Interactive
Gearbox
Greybox
GungHo
Kalypso
Konami
Level-5
Magic Leap
Microsoft
Nexon
Nintendo
Nvidia
Phosphor
PlayStation
Square Enix
Take-Two Interactive
Tencent
THQ Nordic
Ubisoft
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Marvelous USA/XSEED Games
