![PC is developers’ favorite platform, and its lead is growing](https://www.thetechgame.com/images/news/article/a9ded30cfe.jpg)
This year, 56% of respondents to the survey said that their last completed game shipped on PC, while 66% said the game they are currently working on will include a PC launch. That’s more than twice the number for either PlayStation 4 or Xbox One, and in both cases the PC improved slightly over last year’s results.
Another question asked developers which platforms they anticipate their next game releasing on, and 62% said PC, with 35% predicting mobile launches, 32% on the PlayStation 4/Pro, and 29% on the Xbox One/X.
With blockbuster titles like Spider-Man, Red Dead Redemption 2, and God of War all skipping PC last year, it can be easy to imagine triple-A developers thinking of PC players as a secondary market, but GDC’s numbers paint an entirely different picture.
The survey contains a lot more remarkable information about the games industry – almost half (47%) of respondents believe game developers should unionize, and most are skeptical of the value of Steam’s 30% revenue cut (32% said flat-out that Steam doesn’t justify its cut, while another 27% said it “probably” doesn’t). Only 6% said that yes, Steam’s current model is worth the asking price.
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Source: https://www.pcgamesn.com/developers-favor-pc-gdc-2019
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