Is java worth learning for game developement?

Please dont take this as an insult to the java language, im having a blast learning this language and love it more than any other that i have learned so far.
I just have one creeping issue, ive heard that the game development aspect of java isnt quite there yet, and is quite "slow".
so id just like to ask. Is it possible to write a good 3d game using java(simple FPS or RPG) using java? what is its limitations when it comes to programming games?(is it just slower? does it have the same potential in creating games like python does?)
thanks if you can answer these questions for me!

"Serious" game development has been pretty much C++'s domain for ages.
However you have things like Minecraft, which is done in Java and racked up a few million for the author. Then you have Android game development, which is pretty much Java...

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Math will help you come up with your own unique and efficient algorithms for games which can be used for many things.
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