> Video game developers are underpaid because they have an undying love for video games and are willing to work for less than they could make elsewhere. I'm n

> Video game developers are underpaid because they have an undying love for video games and are willing to work for less than they could make elsewhere. I'm not sure that love lasts forever though. I'm childhood friends with a lot of people that went into games and left by their 30s because they couldn't justify the pay difference. That said, maybe the games industry doesn't need these experienced people.