Don't think I'll be doing that

I got an email from Microsoft asking me to verify my age in my X box account, in order to keep using all features

I'd forgotten I had an X box account

I only use an X box 360, which is quite old and there are really no online features left to use on it, that I'm aware of

 

I also have Playstations from 1 to 4, and don't bother with internet on those either. I wonder if I have a Playstation account?

So the Hated Online Safety Act covers gaming too? As I understand it (and my knowledge here could be sketchy), games have ratings on them like videos and DVDs, and the law already covers their physical purchase by underage players

You can access the regular internet through a games console, but if you try to access adult content, you're still covered by the websites own Hated Online Safety Act age restrictions 

 

So I don't see how verifying your age to Microsoft or Sony would do anything more

 

Anyway, I'm not about to tell Microsoft or anyone else, that I'm 49 years old and still spend hours playing Lemmings

 

Don't need the account anyway