A bit of advice needed- I have a 18yo son who wants to gibe up on his last year of high school and develop games full time. From what I can tell he certainly has very good self taught skills and is developing games on his own with a plan to bring to market in about 12-18m. For continuing certification or jobs, is the high school diploma required? Will not having a high school diploma hold him back?

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The games industry is unstable and hard to access, so it is to sell games. I'd never give up my last year, and I probably would keep studying something videogames related. If he's mainly a programmer, that's always a good bet in terms of degrees. Doing games on a side would allow him both to build portfolio and to try and start his own business.

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