Wanting to be a game developer and being a good game developer are pretty different things. I'm sure that first shipped game to appear on your resume greatly i

Wanting to be a game developer and being a good game developer are pretty different things. I'm sure that first shipped game to appear on your resume greatly increases the frequency and salary of offers. Also game development requires a lot of disparate skill sets. Artists are pretty much always underpaid relative to the amount of time and effort they put into their craft. The money there is always going to be as a lead/manager.