Is it even possible for hobbyists to make money from UE4 anymore?

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As long as the game is , you will make money with it, even when you have to pay 30% of your money to another company (e.g steam, appstore,…) -> the mass makes the profit
Websites and mobile apps are also a good way to earn money, but there the competition is as big as in the game dev. industry + you need a good idea for a programm
You could also earn money with services -> e.g simulations made with the UE4 for the media industry (TV),…

Can you expand more on this making money on services like simulations with UE4 for the media industry?

Here is the thing, I wanted to learn programming by using UE4 or even Unity 5. BUT it won’t be killing 2 birds with one stone, as I was told that I would be better off building a mobile app and a website connected to a database with java script and .net framework etc.

As this would be more beneficial to me when applying for a programming job in the business sector. And there are no game design industry in my country. So if I learn UE4 I would have to make money off it, or use the project to show an employer so they would consider it as part of my skills you know? in the end I may be better off creating other stuff that would have more weight than a game.