Time for the SexBox 360 and PornStation 3?

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If it wasn't bad enough that someone is filing for a trademark to cover an adult-oriented games console called a SexBox, the world's largest adult entertainment company is seeking approval from Sony to turn its entertainment console into a PornStation 3.

Silican Xtal Corp, a San Jose based integrated circuit manufacturing company, has filed a trademark claim with the US Patent and Trademark Office for a SexBox. The filing refers to a "Video Gaming System Console comprised of computer hardware with unique user controls which plays interactive Adult Only rated video game software titles." I cannot imagine that the Microsoft lawyers will be taking this one laying down, considering how close to an Xbox a SexBox sounds. Indeed, the filing itself even talks about playing these adult content games through interactive adult communities and multiplayer online games. Considering that Microsoft does not allow such adults only content games, and we are not referring to 18 rated violent games but rather ones with a very explicit sexual content, you have to imagine it will fight this one all the way. If successful it could bring a whole new meaning to Red Rings of Death I guess.

Meanwhile, the largest adult entertainment (that's porn to you and me) company in the world, Vivid Entertainment, is apparently trying to convince Sony to allow porn content to be made available on the PS3. In an , Vivid boss Steve Hirsch argues that as long as "age verification is in place that (Sony) feels comfortable with we see no reason why adults shouldn't be allowed to access adult movies on the Playstation 3."

You might imagine that such a move stands as much chance as that SexBox trademark application being accepted, but there does seem to be a precedent albeit a Japanese only one. Apparently, Sony has allowed Blu-ray quality HD adult movies on-demand via DDM.TV in Japan only. So if PlayStation porn is OK in Japan one wonders why it will not be elsewhere in the world.

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The thread raises two related points flagged by : a third party trying to brand a living-room console for explicit adult interactive software, and an adult-content company seeking platform access. Both ideas highlight the same three practical barriers — trademark and brand protection, platform content policy, and commercial/regulatory friction — and those barriers make a mainstream “porn console” unlikely.

On trademarks and brand law: major console makers vigorously police names and marks that could be confused with their products. An application to register a mark that echoes an established console almost always draws an opposition; registration is only the start, not a free pass to market a product. Expect disputes based on likelihood of confusion, dilution or tarnishment, and both oppositions and litigation are costly and time-consuming.

On platform control and age verification: consoles are curated, closed ecosystems with certification processes, storefront policies and a strong interest in family-friendly branding. Age checks on a shared household device are technically weak, and platform owners must balance liability, retailer relations and payment-processor rules. Those practicalities explain why adult distributors prefer the open web, dedicated adult set‑top boxes, or region-limited services over trying to integrate into mainstream console stores.

Commercial realities matter too: retailer refusal, certification costs, ratings-board implications and payments restrictions create high barriers for any adult-first console. As joked, novelty peripherals are far more plausible than a wholesale pivot to porn. Bottom line: filings and PR moves are worth watching, but they face a long legal and commercial road before becoming a real consumer option.

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Sexbox 360, Pornstation 3? You'll be yet even more suprised when you hear the real intentions of Nintendo with their bouncy cushion for the Wii...

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