GDC 2021 survey covers Switch developer interest, project plans, revenue earned
The annual “State of the Game Industry” GDC report was published this week, and it provides the latest insight into developers and their approach to Switch.
Overall responses are comparable to 2020. For instance, 38 percent of developers polled said they’re interested in Switch – whereas that figure was 37 percent last year. 17 percent of respondents said their current project is planned for the console – which hasn’t changed at all.
Below are all of the relevant results:
Which platform(s) most interest you as a developer right now? (Choose all that apply)
PC – 58%
PlayStation 5 – 44%
Nintendo Switch – 38%
Xbox Series X / S – 30%
VR Headsets – 27%
iOS – 27%
Android – 27%
AR Headsets – 15%
Xbox One (or One X) – 13%
Web browser – 12%
Mac – 12%
PlayStation 4 (or Pro) – 12%
Tabletop Games – 11%
Xbox Project xCloud – 8%
Linux – 6%
Google Stadia – 6%
PlayStation Now – 4%
Other – 2%
N/A – Not involved in development – 7%
Which platform(s) was your previous project released on? (Choose all that apply)
PC – 58%
iOS – 35%
Android – 34%
PlayStation 4 (or Pro) – 26%
Xbox One (or One X) – 24%
Mac – 17%
Nintendo Switch – 14%
Web browser – 14%
VR Headsets – 12%
PlayStation 5 – 9%
Xbox Series X / S – 9%
Linux – 7%
Google Stadia – 4%
Tabletop Games – 3%
AR Headsets – 3%
Xbox Project xCloud – 1%
PlayStation Now – 1%
Other – 4%
N/A – Not involved in development – 11%
Which platform(s) are you developing your current project for? (Choose all that apply)
PC – 58%
iOS – 32%
Android – 31%
PlayStation 5 – 27%
Xbox Series X / S – 24%
PlayStation 4 (or Pro) – 22%
Xbox One (or One X) – 21%
Mac – 18%
Nintendo Switch – 17%
Web browser – 11%
VR Headsets – 10%
Linux – 8%
Google Stadia – 4%
AR Headsets – 3%
Xbox Project xCloud – 3%
Tabletop Games – 3%
PlayStation Now – 1%
Other – 3%
N/A – Not involved in development – 12%
Which platform(s) will you be developing your next project for? (Choose all that apply)
PC – 53%
Android – 31%
iOS – 31%
PlayStation 5 – 30%
Xbox Series X / S – 25%
Nintendo Switch – 19%
Mac – 16%
Xbox One (or One X) – 15%
PlayStation 4 (or Pro) – 14%
Web browser – 11%
VR Headsets – 11%
Linux – 7%
AR Headsets – 5%
Xbox Project xCloud – 4%
Google Stadia – 4%
Tabletop Games – 4%
PlayStation Now – 3%
Other – 6%
N/A – Not involved in development – 12%
Approximately what percentage of your revenue do you receive from the following platforms?
Switch
0% – 73%
1-49% – 22%
50-99% – 2%
100% – 1%
PlayStation
0% – 61%
1-49% – 25%
50-99% – 3%
100% – 3%
Xbox
0% – 65%
1-49% – 27%
50-99% – 2%
100% – 0%
iOS
0% – 43%
1-49% – 23%
50-99% – 15%
100% – 2%
Android
0% – 43%
1-49% – 27%
50-99% – 7%
100% – 4%
PC/Mac/Linux
0% – 30%
1-49% – 26%
50-99% – 12%
100% – 21%
Other
0% – 65%
1-49% – 10%
50-99% – 6%
100% – 17%
For those that are interested, all of the relevant bits from last year’s GDC survey can be found here.
