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.

  • sunzu2@thebrainbin.org
    11·
    10 days ago

    . so developers would have double the reason to get a game working at said performance level.

    I don’t think this point has merit since deck is x86 and switch is arm?

    • JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz
      7·
      10 days ago

      Graphics are graphics, that’s what limits most of the games and devices. Optimize something to run on the Switch 2, and that should work on the Deck too.