Is it okay for someone 14 years old (Almost 15) to license for Xbox One game developing?

I'm 14 years old(Almost gunnu be 15 soon,) and I been trying to develop my first game which I also plan on making my own development team. The games I'm planning to develop games for are PC and Xbox One(And probably PS4 except from what I heard, they are doing limited licenses.) I looked into seeing how licensing for Xbox One works but my question is, am I too young to be developing games for Xbox One or PS4 or even using Unity?

 

How about you finish the game first

 

well, I don't think you're too young, but the cost of entry is what will hurt you. Learn Unity first. Spend a couple years making your project, worry about the xbox integration later. You can start (and probably finish) making it without that piece of the puzzle. Get an XBox controller for the PC and test it that way.

And yes, below SniperFan, is completely right. It's not meant to discourage, but I've been going at my project for 6 years...

 

No offense, but considering your age, you probably have no idea what you're getting yourself into.

Before spending money on licenses, find out whether you're even able to develop a game from start to finish. It's A LOT of WORK.

 

Yeah I was actually planning that.

 

If you were, then why did you start this thread?

 

I'd like to echo the sentiments expressed by the others. Again, not to discourage. I started making games when I was 13, on an Atari 800XL in BASIC. Yeah, I'm old. Back then, hopes of getting on the consoles were entirely unreasonable, but I did fantasize about getting a PC game on the shelves of Electronics Boutique (Are they still around?) and wasted way more time on this new fangled thing that came out called the internet trying to figure out how to make that happen. I also spent most of my high school years learning 3d programming back in the days when you had to do it all in software by yourself because there was no hardware to do it for you and certainly no fancy tools like Unity to make it as easy as it is today. After high school, life got in the way for a decade or so, but I'm now making a living programming. 13 year old me would be ecstatic. Until I told him we are living on fake meat because the gaming industry is hard. Really hard. And the consoles, regardless of how accessible they become to indies, are still the big leagues. They are were the hardcore gamers go, the hardest to please bunch of them all. The point of this long winded post is not to put the cart before the horse. Fantasies are awesome, dreams are awesome. Don't let anyone tell you that you are chasing pipe dreams. But also realize that some dreams are destinations and not starting points.

 

Why have you put your age in your profile as 22 years of age then make a post saying your 14 almost 15?

If you did it to circumvent any restrictions on minors joining the Unity forums without Parental permission then your account should be locked pending a quick moderator enquiry to confirm your age.

 

I mean't the fact that I'm already learning to use Unity.

 

Something I'm mostly used to doing. Because in 4 years time I will then be the right age for anything almost then so then I won't have to worry about anything. It's so that I can get used to when I properly finished school.

 

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It's okay. I'm not really that offended easily. And I put quite alot of thought on my future and job. Due to how I worry about my future quite alot.

 

Wait, I'm confused. You want to get used to typing your age as 22 so you'll be able to do it when you're 18? You aren't gonna be 22 forever so don't get too used to it. Eventually you'll have to start putting 23.

 

Wait, is it editable? If so then Id probably gunnu need to find out incase. If not then I will probably just have to make a new account.

 

THAT LIAR!
BAN HIPER1010!
OFF WITH HIS FORUM-HEAD!

Or... leave the moderation to the moderators. No matter how much you dream of being one yourself.

 

Hm? I wasn't exactly asking for house details.

 

I don't know if it's editable. I guess they ask for your birthday? My profile doesn't have an age on it. I'm just trying to figure out what you are trying to get used to doing. If it goes by your birthday then the same thing applies in reverse. Eventually you'll really be 22 and putting your birthday 8 years earlier will be wrong.

 

True. I think I might just start a new account and see if Unity does allow people under 18. If any Unity staff or what see this, feel free to remove this account from the Unity forums because like I just said, I'm now gunnu do a more appropriate account for Unity forums.

 

I was (jokingly) referring to Amon being the creeper, not you. You know, since he was so interested in your profile and your age and all that.




You really should assume EVERYONE in this thread is ^ that guy.

No wait, I take it back. No one is that guy. We're all friends here. You should stay. *winks at Amon, giving him a thumbs up*

 

I have no idea what Unity's rules are regarding age, but for most sites the age limit is 13 due to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.

 

Oh okay. xD By the way, I just made a new account which is this one and luckily it appears Unity do allow me on as a 14 year old!

 

Don't worry about your age or hardware licenses. Make your game, show it off, get feedback, learn. If and/or when this or a future game gets genuinely good (that usually takes a handful of games for anyone) that's when you start worrying about the other stuff, and if you've got a genuinely good game that stuff won't really be a problem because the relevant people will want your game on their system.

First and foremost, spend your early time learning the craft. The other stuff comes later.

 

You are too young, the Xbox One, indie agreements are not the only things that you must sign...
I'd start with a more reasonable question like... what can you do? Are you a programmer, artist, designer or? What is your specialization(s) withing the specific fields? Have you finished any games in the past that you can show? Others will ask you the same stuff.

Tip, start small and reasonable. Polish every project and show it to others like on these forums and ask them to comment your work. It can be harsh, but learn from it because it will just be a hundred times worse when you release a game to the public. Read up on the different game development specializations and sub-specializations. Figure out what you are good at Trust me, there also exist a lot of boring work... it is often better to hand over that work to someone that enjoys it.

Good luck with your games

 

As others have mentioned, focus on growing your skills and becoming a proficient Unity developer. Release a few games on some of the free sites such as Kongregate etc and get your parents to sign as guardians where neccessary.

Once you're more accomplished when worry about Xbox One licensing etc.

And no you won't get an Xbox One license now or in the next year, only a select elite few have been granted them, and these are established game developers with many titles.