Comment Microsoft suppodely caring about health (Score 1) 553
This is Microsoft's way of showing they care about their gamers health. Something like saying, "we want you to be healthy so we are going to limit you from playing the game." Basically, this is combating the idea that games are the reason for people being fat. For instance, if you are addicted to a game too much, you may not exercise like you normally would. They want you to be addicted, so they just found another way to make sure you still exercise. They decided to limit or block you from playing until you have exercised.
They are talking about more than just checking your medical records here. They are talking about checking your health instantly before you try to play. Or maybe somehow linking in to even more record keeping, that isn't used yet, by places like gyms.
They also want to find ways to make sure your not slacking on other aspects of your life because of their games. That or they just don't want you to be able to blame them anymore. They want to be able to tell if you are socializing, getting along with people, and just about anything else people blame games for.
What it amounts to is, "Have you been a good boy today? Well then, you can play." Otherwise, get out there and fix what your not doing. Fighting with your girlfriend? Go make up, then you can play.
*ring ring*, real life is calling. If you don't want to answer, we'll glue the phone to your ear!