A recent Game Developers Conference survey sent to Siliconera this morning reveals that just 4% of developers polled are planning to release their next game on Wii U, with 17% planning on an Xbox One release and 20% on a PlayStation 4 release. Over 2,600 game developers in North America participated in the survey.
Furthermore, just 4% of those polled are working on a Wii U game in general (not necessarily as their next project), with Xbox One and PS4 numbers not being very high themselves, coming in at 12% and 14% respectively.
So, where are all the other developers going? To PC, smartphones and tablets.
52% of developers polled intend to release their next game for PC or Mac, and 51% intend to release their next game for smartphones or tablets. Meanwhile, 53% of those polled are working on PC/Mac titles in general (not necessarily as their next project), while 52% are working on smartphone/tablet games.
The survey also revealed that 64% of respondents are not working with a publisher on their current project, versus 19% who are (17% said they actually work at a publisher).
Finally, while crowdfunding via services like Kickstarter and IndieGoGo has become commonplace, a large number of developers are still self-funding their own games. 52% of respondents said that a large part of their funding comes from their company’s existing funds, while 46% said they contribute their own personal funds toward the creation of their projects.
That having been said, crowdfunding is growing. 11% of respondents in this year’s survey had used crowdfunding for their current project, which is a large increase from last year’s 4%.
Published: Feb 18, 2014 01:00 pm