GDC State of the Industry: Nearly half of devs say they're most interested in the Switch

The latest GDC State of the Industry report reveals a lot about how devs are making and selling games, including the fact that nearly 25% say their games sell best on Switch versus other platforms.

[Cobra951]

The Switch leads *console* interest, with 45%; but the highest interest is PC, with 60%. I'm happy to see that.

[Geobros]

Me too. Another interesting point:
"Nearly 1 in 4 devs sees their game perform best on Switch, compared to other consoles"

[Mr Logic]

Interesting, maybe, but not exactly positive.

I mean it's saying that 3 out of 4 devs perform better on consoles that are not Switch.

[shinoff2183]

Could be alot of these devs have already released their games on the other consoles. The other consoles have been out for some time before the switch.

[Team_Litt]

Makes sense. It's the newest console. Has the most potential for growth right now. And offers innovation the others cannot match in a single package.

[dparente74]

there is really no Innovation on the switch. its mostly all retro or nostalgia based from AAA to indie. lots n lots of ports too.

[darx]

BO

[Team_Litt]

That's hogwash. The hardware itself is innovative.

[MaxedOutGamer]

The Switch uses technology that inferior to the PS3, it uses a 720p display and is portable, that doesn't make it innovative....phones exist....with far superior technology and screen resolution. It makes it different. Nintendo always make the cheapest COSTING consoles that they can sell for as high as possible....remember the 3DS that got a price cut from $250 to $170 after 5 months on the market? Nintendo uses cheap gimmicks and nostalgia to rope in customers. They need to go the Sega route imo

[shinoff2183]

It just can be used as a portable, its cool for some people, but its not really that innovative.

[Sgt_Slaughter]

I hope those developers make the effort to actually provide quality releases, instead of downloading part of the game with a physical package or not even releasing the game physically in the U.S. (looking at you, Capcom. Both Beat Em Up Collection and Onimusha didn't get U.S. physical editions but in Japan they did)

[DaDrunkenJester]

But yet the switch is missing so many big named 3rd party games..

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

And it has not tanked its sales.
That and devs keep making good games for it despite the narrow-of-taste crying "drought".

[Bronxs15]

To me, as someone with Xbox ps4 and switch. Switch is crap. Only use it to play Mario party/kart with kids.