Every time this question pops up it elicits a lot of subjective opinion. There are no factual studies to support any of the claims. What gets you a job is more complex that the reductio ad absurdum claim reel > degree. What might be the reality for one person employed by one company does not imply that it is true for…
Portfolio > Degree, always when the job relates to artistic endeavors. I don't see them being any more necessary in the future. I do see programs improving as the focus shifts from milking students of their money to producing quality grads who actually have skills, traditional and technical. Which means tougher screening…
Ive heard of studios degree vs non degree employees are 90% - 10% could it be that people cant realy exell in game art without some sort of tutoring? ive theorize I would have quit without person to person help, even google fails me in some cases (hurah polycount university!)