Yes, and I studied Game Development in Germany for 3 years in Düsseldorf, got third at the national gameforge newcomer award with my team "Northlight Games" and

Yes, and I studied Game Development in Germany for 3 years in Düsseldorf, got third at the national gameforge newcomer award with my team "Northlight Games" and still have many connections to the people in the business (if this somehow matters). The quality for 2d assets is on very professional level and already replaced jobs in projects I know. To give you an example join the public discord of https://www.scenario.gg https://www.scenario.gg and check out results. Come back and tell me those aren't on a professional level. I am not saying that designers won't be needed anymore but AI is definitely able to replace jobs and speed up progress in game development.