Report Says Developers Are Already Making Games for PS6 and Xbox Helix, Details AI Use

Developers are already working on games for PS6 and Xbox Helix, while 40% use AI tools daily, according to a new State of the Game Industry report prepared for GDC.

The study found that the gaming industry’s employment crisis continues. Over the past 24 months, 34% of surveyed developers lost their jobs, and 39% of those laid off live in the US. Finding new work has also proved difficult: 27% of professionals sent out more than 100 resumes, and 54% of those laid off remain unemployed.

Among those surveyed, 10% plan to release games for PS6 and 8% for Xbox Helix. These projects will likely also be released for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. The report’s authors note that Sony and Microsoft are preparing new consoles expected to launch within the next one to four years.

PC remains the leading platform for developers, with 81% of respondents targeting it. Among consoles, PS5 and PS5 Pro lead at 45%. Interest in VR and AR continues to decline: just 3% of survey participants are making virtual reality games, down from 8% a year earlier.

Unreal Engine 5 leads among game engines at 35%, followed by Unity at 28%, proprietary studio engines at 23%, and Godot at 11%.

The report also highlighted the growing use of generative AI. Forty percent of respondents use such tools in their daily game development work, up from 36% a year ago.

Source: iXBT.games