All the way back in late 2020, Xbox announced that it was partnering with Sony (PlayStation) and Nintendo to work on a "shared commitment to safer gaming", and that relationship still continues over five years later.
Today, an updated set of safer gaming principles has been revealed by Xbox, separated into three categories of "Prevention", "Partnership" and "Responsibility".
"Our latest shared principles reflect new innovations in player safety that have evolved with technological advancements, and new ways in which we collaborate through key industry initiatives and with trade associations."
The full set of safer gaming principles can be found on the official Xbox Wire website, but we thought we'd share some of the most notable ones below. Here are some examples from each category:
Prevention: "We inform our parents and players about our codes of conduct and terms of use to support positive gaming experiences for everyone. We enforce these policies through a variety of preventive and remedial measures. We design our products with transparency and player empowerment at their core, aiming to make experiences that are intuitive and respect players’ choices."
Partnership: "We partner with our community to promote safe gaming behavior and encourage the use of reporting tools to call out bad actors, and we have tools and processes in place to support rapid response to emerging incidents."
Partnership: "We invest in leading technology and proactive collaboration to help thwart improper conduct and content. We participate in key industry initiatives, including the Tech Coalition and its Lantern program, that are dedicated to enhancing child safety through technology, knowledge-sharing, and transparency."
Responsibility: "In addition to removing content not suitable for our services, we take appropriate enforcement actions for violations, including restricting players from using our services for misconduct, with escalating restrictions for egregious or repeat violations. We engage in responsible and transparent practices, including the ethical use of all data, and deploy process enhancement technologies with skilled human oversight."
Ultimately, the idea here is to "enhance player safety", and it's mentioned that the partnership with PlayStation and Nintendo was established because more can be accomplished when everyone's working "toward the same goal".
Definitely go and have a look at the full set of updated safer gaming principles on Xbox Wire if you're interested, and we'll obviously let you know if these principles end up getting updated again in the future.