{"id":135869,"date":"2026-01-30T18:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T18:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-196865"},"modified":"2026-01-30T18:15:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T18:15:00","slug":"gdc-survey-shows-switch-2-is-proving-to-be-a-desirable-platform-for-developers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/01\/30\/gdc-survey-shows-switch-2-is-proving-to-be-a-desirable-platform-for-developers\/","title":{"rendered":"GDC Survey Shows Switch 2 Is Proving To Be A Desirable Platform For Developers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Switch 2 is approaching its eight-month anniversary, and developers across the world are interested in getting their games on the newest gaming system out there. At least, that’s what GDC’s latest State of the Game Industry survey<\/a> reveals (thanks, VGC<\/a>).<\/p>\n

The report shows that 39% of developers surveyed are at least interested in the Switch 2. That puts it fourth, but barely, as the PS5 and Steam Deck are both at 40%, while PC is way ahead at 80%.<\/p>\n

Looking at a few other platforms, the Switch 2 is almost twice as popular as the Xbox Series X | S, which only 20% of the sample of developers are apparently interested in. The original Switch console still has some eyes on it, too, with 13% of developers still keen to develop for the system<\/p>\n

In terms of platforms that developers have used to release their most recent games, the Switch consoles are a little lower down \u2014 21% of devs have released a Switch game, with 18% getting their game on the newer Switch 2, from those surveyed. Both are behind the Xbox One, which sits at 23%.<\/p>\n

Of course, the Switch is a much-less powerful system than other consoles, and the Switch 2 has only been out since June 2025, so those numbers will likely go up this time next year, and as more developers get their hands on dev kits.<\/p>\n