That's still true. And before you say "streamers", they aren't exactly being paid to play video games - they're paid to perform in public. You don't even need to be great at video games to carve out a living as a streamer, but you do need a charismatic screen presence. If you wanted to get on the "streamer" career path as a kid, you'd have been much better off spending your time taking public speaking courses and getting involved in amateur dramatics than playing video games.