Its all well and good to play games but it is a massive undertaking to build your own. I have been working as web developer for 5 years now and I decided to make a game in my spare time just over a year ago now. As the games development ramped up and took up more of my time, I realised that developing games will only ever be a hobby for me.
Its a really tough industry to be in, salaries aren't typically that high, hits are difficult to come by and the time investment is massive.