PlayStation launches new app for parental controls

PlayStation is launching a caller PlayStation Family app for iOS and Android to assistance parents negociate their child’s playtime connected PS5 and PS4. Parents tin already acceptable parental power features straight connected a console, but this app gives parents different mode to acceptable limits and support way of what their kid is playing.

“The app includes a fig of caller customizable features for parents to negociate their children’s playtime, including an enactment report, much visibility into what their children are playing, and approving other playtime requests,” according to a blog post. The app besides has an onboarding acquisition to assistance parents acceptable up a kid account, lets parents negociate a child’s spending connected the PlayStation Store, and gives parents the quality to customize privateness settings for their children.

Nintendo and Microsoft besides connection dedicated parental power apps for iOS and Android that lets parents negociate playtime connected the Nintendo Switch and Xbox.