The GDC survey also reveals more about layoffs, sheds light on which devs are using AI, and shows that Xbox is ahead of PlayStation in one key way.

In last year’s survey, 66% of developers reported working on games for PC, while this year’s number is significantly higher at 80%. In comparison, 38% of developers said they were working to put their game on PlayStation while 34% said they were developing for Xbox.

Now, GDC clarifies that “Steam Deck” was not specifically listed as a platform option in the survey. However, when answering which platforms they were developing for, 44% of respondents who chose “Other” did mention “the Steam Deck as a platform they’re interested in,” which potentially shows a significant focus on Valve’s handheld.

  • MajorHavoc@programming.dev
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    5 hours ago

    “… Don’t count XBox and PlayStation out”

    Article proceeds to list item after item of damning news for Xbox and PlayStation. Lol.

    • 80% of developers target PC vs much smaller numbers targeting anything else
    • SteamDeck puts up substantial numbers, when left off the survey, as a write-in comment option

    If Valve re-releases a “Steam Machine” console, Microsoft and Sony can look forward to their next console sitting next to the Atari Jaguar and Nintendo Virtual Boy on museum shelves.

    Edit: What Sony could do is release PlayStation hardware that runs Linux and Steam. I would pay a premium for their hardware (including their best in class controllers) running software I already trust.