wraggster
March 1st, 2013, 16:18
2,500 attendees reveal industry trends to new platforms and the rise of indies
Developers are increasingly snubbing console development for smartphones and tablets, a new survey from the Game Developers Conference claims.
Gathering responses from 2,500 GDC attendees past and present, the survey found that 55 per cent of developers were creating their current games for mobile and tablet.
Displaying the increasing trend toward these platforms over recent years, a lesser 38 per cent of developers said they had released their last game for smartphones and tablets, while 58 per cent were considering launching their next game for the devices.
PC and Mac proved to be the second most popular platforms, with almost 50 per cent of those who answered the survey stating their ambitions to publish their next games on the systems.
Console meanwhile lagged behind somewhat, with 13 per cent of developers creating titles for Xbox 360 and another 13 per cent developing for PS3.
http://www.develop-online.net/news/43410/Devs-snubbing-console-for-mobile-claims-GDC-survey
Developers are increasingly snubbing console development for smartphones and tablets, a new survey from the Game Developers Conference claims.
Gathering responses from 2,500 GDC attendees past and present, the survey found that 55 per cent of developers were creating their current games for mobile and tablet.
Displaying the increasing trend toward these platforms over recent years, a lesser 38 per cent of developers said they had released their last game for smartphones and tablets, while 58 per cent were considering launching their next game for the devices.
PC and Mac proved to be the second most popular platforms, with almost 50 per cent of those who answered the survey stating their ambitions to publish their next games on the systems.
Console meanwhile lagged behind somewhat, with 13 per cent of developers creating titles for Xbox 360 and another 13 per cent developing for PS3.
http://www.develop-online.net/news/43410/Devs-snubbing-console-for-mobile-claims-GDC-survey