For programmers, sure. But for artists, QA, animators, and game designers (which collectively make up a far greater proportion of game development than programm

For programmers, sure. But for artists, QA, animators, and game designers (which collectively make up a far greater proportion of game development than programmers) not really. There are other jobs in these fields, but often with about the same compensation and without the allure of working on video games.