Microsoft has released a new set ofcommunity guidelinesfor Xbox One players, which addresses the major issue of online harassment, as well as other problem behaviors such as cheating, piracy, manipulation of Xbox’s services, privacy violations, spam, and more.
One of the more unintentionally hilarious sections of the new policy outlines what is and isn’t acceptable forms of trash talk:
Some of my favorites are “Get destroyed. Can’t believe you thought you were on my level” and “That was some serious potato aim. Get wrecked.” But honestly all of them are absolutely choice and you should read through the full list in the screenshot above.
According to Polygon (reported throughThe Verge), Microsoft stated that “the standards are not a new set of rules, but are a call to action that empowers every player to evaluate their behavior and adjust accordingly in order to be a force for good.”
As for the punishments for violating the new community guidelines, Microsoft states the punishments for Xbox profiles/devices and Live services:
Temporary suspensions for Xbox profiles and devices:
Temporary suspensions for Xbox Live services:
Of course Microsoft reserves the right to permanently ban accounts if a severe violation is committed or if multiple suspensions have failed to correct the player’s behavior.
Recently Microsoft rebrandedtheir gaming divisionas Xbox Game Studios, a result of their numerous studio acquisitions. The company’s E3 presentationwill take placeon June 9th this year and in more intriguing news,it’s been rumoredthat Microsoft will merge Xbox Live Gold and Game Pass: Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
