I know there is youtube or creating letsplay videos, but lets be honest everyone does that and it dont pay the bills unless you meet requirements of the YouTube gods.

Im a casual gamer and im just wondering if i can turn this hobby into something like a job? Or should i prepare myself for a actually job in life?

So is it possible to earn real money as a gamer?

also im not sure where to put this sense there are not any money related communitys from what i know.

  • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    15 days ago

    Im a casual gamer

    No. You have to be dedicated to this and push for years to maybe, just maybe make actual money. Not only do you have to be a gamer, but you also have to have a personality people like.

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      15 days ago

      And talk about games critically, playing for personal enjoyment is different compared to playing for game reviews, walkthroughs ect. its a job now, not a hobby.

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        15 days ago

        That’s not true. Plenty of personalities on YouTube just play games and provide it as an experience that others can follow along with. Granted, not all of them make much money, but a number of them at least make some supplementary income from it.

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          Ya thats fair. My comment came from my point of view which is channels like skillup and dunky, they work their asses off and have teams that cover breaking news and stuff. I used to watch a few streamers but would rather spend my time playing than watching, its just personal preference.