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'PC development has skyrocketed,' GDC survey finds: 80% of developers are now making games for PC, more than double the number working on PS5 or Xbox games

It's kind of funny to look back on all the times PC gaming has been declared dead, a claim that—to borrow a phrase—was an exaggeration. Lest there be any doubt, GDC's 2025 State of the Game Industry ...
TweakTown

GDC survey finds 80% of developers are making games for PC: as PC is the 'dominant platform'

TL;DR: PC game development has surged, with 80% of developers focusing on it, up from 66% in 2024. Interest in the Steam Deck may contribute to this rise. PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S follow with ...
Ars Technica

Way more game makers are working on PC titles than ever, survey says

Four out of five game developers are currently working on a project for the PC, a sizable increase from 66 percent of developers a year ago. That’s according to Informa’s latest State of the Game ...
TechSpot

Game devs are flocking to PC, leaving consoles behind, according to GDC survey

In a nutshell: New industry stats show that PC gaming continues to emerge as a dominant platform for game developers. A staggering 80 percent of surveyed devs are currently working on games for the PC ...
GamesIndustry

Why do games end up in development hell? | Opinion

The latest round of layoffs at Xbox and its game studios didn't just slash jobs across the organisation; some entire projects that had been in development for years were also shut down as part of the ...