yup, the guy is an ex-epic developer and won the award. He got 40k USD cash and now a part of the money spent on this game. He is probably making a lot of money right now.
The game is 15 USD and will at least sell 200k - 300k. So even 2-3% for him would be more than enough to make a living. How much does a developer get?!
Imagine not having GamePass on your console...