This is a good point. But my main point is: Being a developer (if you have the aptitude) you are pretty much guaranteed a decent salary, usually a good one. Pla

This is a good point. But my main point is: Being a developer (if you have the aptitude) you are pretty much guaranteed a decent salary, usually a good one. Playing video games and making cash is more of a pipe dream. Everyone would LOVE to play their favorite game and make money on it, truth is that those who do play that game like it's a job. I'd even argue that those people winning at SC2 are probably the same who were winning in SC1, and possibly other games, so they may wind up being the few lucky ones. It's like hackers, not everyone will be the next Zuckerburg, but the average pay is damn good, whereas with gamers, not everyone will be the best, but the average pay sucks.