A GDC Festival Gaming survey of more than 2,300 game industry professionals reveals the Xbox Series X|S ranks fifth on the list of platforms developers are most interested in, drawing interest from about 20% of respondents. The wide-ranging State of the Game Industry report also touched on AI and workplace trends, underlining clear platform preferences across the sector.

  • PC leads overwhelmingly: roughly 80% of developers picked PC as a platform of interest, making it the clear frontrunner.
  • PlayStation 5 and Steam Deck tied near the middle, each attracting about 40% support from survey participants.
  • Nintendo Switch 2 registered strong interest at approximately 39%, narrowly ahead of Xbox Series X|S at 20%.
  • Legacy and alternative options — including Xbox One, Ally and cloud gaming — were also noted on the ranked list, showing varied developer attention beyond the primary consoles.
  • The report's sample size and coverage of hot topics like AI and workplace practices give context to these platform preferences and potential development priorities for the year ahead.

Source: Pure Xbox

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