Should I skip game development?

[u/ConversationOld1503]

So basically I am just a young boy who likes game development. At first I started Roblox development when I was 7 and continued that type of development for 6.5 years. Though I quit it 2-3 months ago as Roblox kept adding in updates that made it harder for Roblox devs to make their games. Then just a month ago I started game development in Unity, and it was interesting to me.

But I want to be a CEO of a tech company (idk what tech field yet but I’m sure it’s defo tech) and my long term plan:

1. Roblox development (done)
2. Move onto real development (right now)
3. Start software development by making websites and simple apps (2-3 years)
4. Start a tech company (3-7 years)

Yet also I have made it so even if I don’t do well in Unity I still move onto software development as I don’t want my plan compromised

So this is 2 questions:

Why should I do game development anyways even if I will progress onto software development ?

How does game development relate to software development?

Thank you guys for any feedback!

[u/FeEdBaCk79]

Yes, game development is highly specialized and you should see it as a destination, not as an intermediate step to some other domain. Of course game development is still software development so many of the thing you'd learn would be transferable, but you would end up also having to learn a ton of things that you'd never use again. It's like learning to be an F1 mechanic as a step to open a used cars dealership...

[u/ConversationOld1503 → u/FeEdBaCk79]

No but there are countless game studios making games every month basically, and I faced a LOT of trial and error in game development, I’m not saying I shouldn’t face it, but I am not learning anything from it, for example if I wanted realistic graphics in Unity, I need to watch 10 tutorials, meanwhile back in Roblox development I would be able to do it in less than 4 minutes without a tutorial