Not Too Many Developers Are Working on PS6 and Xbox Project Helix Games Yet, According to a New Developer Survey

Not Too Many Developers Are Working on PS6 and Xbox Project Helix Games Yet, According to a New Developer Survey

GDC Festival of Gaming organizers released the data from their 15th annual game developer survey, the State of the Game Industry report. Over 2600 game developers anonymously responded, and the results show increased generative AI usage, not too many developers working on PlayStation 6 or Xbox Project Helix next-gen projects as of yet, an increase in the number of developers in a union, and more.

More Than Half of Video Game Workers Laid Off Over the Past Two Years Are Still Unemployed, GDC Industry Report Finds

One third of video game industry workers say they have been laid off over the past 24 months, and more than half those surveyed say they haven’t found a new job since. According to the 15th State of the Game Industry Report, released Thursday by the organizers of the GDC Festival of Gaming, 62% say they have applied for 20 or more jobs, while 25% have applied for 100 or more. Additionally, 21% of those surveyed overall are unemployed, up from …

Layoffs, AI dominance and dead hopes: study shows the depressing state of the gaming industry in 2026

The video game industry is a fickle and restless entity, doomed to eternal change. The organizers of the Game Developers Conference (GDC) keep their finger on the pulse of the industry. Image Source: Steam (RATEA XDARK) In the 15th annual […]Read more at Aroged

One in three games industry professionals surveyed by GDC were laid off in the past two years, more than in its last report

More than half are still unemployed, and a quarter have applied for at least 100 jobs…

GDC State of the Game Industry report: 40% of developers are using generative AI for work

40% of developers are using generative AI in their work, according to the latest State of the Game Industry report from the Game Developers Conference (GDC).