The gaming world is rapidly changing and game developers have to constantly adapt to keep up with the latest trends. During a 2019 survey, 27 percent of game developers said that they are most interested in VR headsets as a platform for developing games.
Most interesting gaming platforms for game developers worldwide in 2019
Game developers level of interest in selected platforms worldwide 2019
Published by Christina Gough,
Oct 18, 2019
Most interesting gaming platforms for game developers worldwide in 2019
| Share of respondents | |
|---|---|
| PC | 60% |
| Nintendo Switch | 45% |
| PlayStation 4/Pro | 38% |
| Smartphones/tablets | 33% |
| Xbox One/X | 28% |
| VR headsets | 27% |
| AR headsets | 20% |
| Mac | 14% |
| Web browser | 10% |
| Tabletop games | 10% |
| Linux | 8% |
| Other | 5% |
| Voice powered games (Amazon Alexa, Google Home, etc.) | 5% |
| Xbox 360 | 2% |
| Nintendo 3DS | 2% |
| Apple TV | 2% |
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2019
Number of respondents
4,000 respondents
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Game Developers Conference attendees
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Game developers level of interest in selected platforms worldwide 2019
Published by Christina Gough,
Oct 18, 2019
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