With the Game Developers Conference just around the corner, 2,500 developers answered questions to paint a picture of major changes in the industry for this year and beyond.
Smartphones, Tablets, PC Dominate Dev Platforms
Another major focus of the survey was the platform preferences and interests of the development community, an important topic in a year when next-gen consoles are anticipated to come to market - alongside a slew of new types of consoles such as PC-based TV consoles and Android consoles.
The survey found that more of the respondents are developing for smartphones and tablets than for any other platform. 38% of the survey’s developers released their last game for smartphones and tablets collectively, but 55% are making their current games there. Even more impressive, a whopping 58% plan to release their next games on these platforms.
PCs and Macs are the next strongest platforms, with 34.6% of developers releasing their last games for PCs/Macs, 48% developing their current games for the platform, and 49% planning their next games on PCs/Macs.
