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PC game development surges in Steam Deck handheld era — But don't count Xbox and PlayStation out (www.windowscentral.com)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz to c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz

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In last year's survey, 66% of developers reported working on games for PC, while this year's number is significantly higher at 80%. In comparison, 38% of developers said they were working to put their game on PlayStation while 34% said they were developing for Xbox.

Now, GDC clarifies that "Steam Deck" was not specifically listed as a platform option in the survey. However, when answering which platforms they were developing for, 44% of respondents who chose "Other" did mention "the Steam Deck as a platform they’re interested in," which potentially shows a significant focus on Valve's handheld.

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[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

"... Don't count XBox and PlayStation out"

Article proceeds to list item after item of damning news for Xbox and PlayStation. Lol.

80% of developers target PC vs much smaller numbers targeting anything else
SteamDeck puts up substantial numbers, when left off the survey, as a write-in comment option

If Valve re-releases a "Steam Machine" console, Microsoft and Sony can look forward to their next console sitting next to the Atari Jaguar and Nintendo Virtual Boy on museum shelves.

Edit: What Sony could do is release PlayStation hardware that runs Linux and Steam. I would pay a premium for their hardware (including their best in class controllers) running software I already trust.