New survey reports one in 10 game developers have lost their jobs in 2024
One in 10 game developers lost their job in 2024. That’s according to the results of the annual Game Developers Conference state of the video game survey. The survey sampled over 3,000 developers and covered a number of topics including industry layoffs and what kind of games developers are working on.
One in 10 Video Game Developers Were Laid Off in 2024, GDC Report Finds
Following 2024’s massive wave of layoffs across the video game industry, one in 10 developers say they were among those cut from AAA studios and indie outlets alike. According to the the Game Developers Conference’s newly released “2025 State of the Game Industry” report,
58% of game developers are concerned about future layoffs
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Similarly, 37% of developers plan to develop for the PlayStation 5 for their next project, 33% for Xbox, 21% for Switch, and 20% for Switch 2.
80% of game developers are working on PC games, survey says
Among GDC attendees, game developers are over twice as likely to work on games for PC than the next most popular platform.
80% of Developers in 2024 Worked on Games for PC, 37% on PS5, and 33% on Xbox Series X|S
The Game Developers Conference has released its State of Games Industry survey for 2024 revealing some interesting information.80 [...]
Games industry: one in ten developers will have lost their job by 2024
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