The good news is that those hoping the Nintendo Switch 2 actually has some new games to play on it shortly before it launches, with 8% of developers surveyed in the 2024 GDC State of the Games Industry Survey saying they are currently working on it. Develop games for consoles.
Nintendo’s next console is likely to appear at some point in the not-too-distant future, and following last year’s “Did it get shown off to some developers in a room at Gamescom” event, we’re setting the stage , make what you really want buy it for reasons other than port. There’s also a lot of interest from those who haven’t created games for it yet.
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As outlined in the survey results (which can be found here if you want to sign up), 8% of the more than 3,000 developers who responded said they are currently working on a Nintendo Switch successor. Project – It’s a snappy working title for the console that’s been maligned until Nintendo decides to tell us its actual name. About 240 people were willing to reveal that this was what they were busy with.
Meanwhile, 32% of developers surveyed believe Switch 2 is the developer platform they are most interested in right now, meaning it trails only PS5 (41%) and PC (62%) in this category. PC is also the platform on which most games are currently developed, accounting for 66%, with PS5 and Xbox Series X/S accounting for 35% and 34% respectively.
In less optimistic news, a third of developers (35%) revealed that they had been affected by layoffs to some extent in the past 12 months, with 22% of QA staff themselves being laid off. Surprisingly, business and finance people who participated in the survey said their industry had seen the fewest layoffs.
Meanwhile, 56% of developers revealed that they are somewhat concerned that their workplace may experience some form of layoffs in the next year. Most developers cited “post-pandemic reorientation, studio groups and economic uncertainty” as reasons they believe there are currently more layoffs than usual.
Unsurprisingly, this has led to more people saying they support unionization and/or oppose the kind of big acquisitions we’ve seen over the past few years, the former especially among younger developers.
Publishers and studios that implemented some form of layoffs late last year include Embracer Group, Team17 and Activision Blizzard.
