AI Usage Up, PS6 and Xbox Helix Development Still Low in Newest GDC Dev Survey

GDC’s 15th annual State of the Game Industry survey found that generative AI use is rising among game developers, while relatively few respondents are working on PlayStation 6 or Xbox Project Helix games. The results also point to concerns about AI’s effects, growing union membership and significant employment and mental health pressures across the industry.

More than 2,600 developers responded anonymously. Forty per cent said they use generative AI at work, up four percentage points, and 55% said it has a negative impact on games. Ten per cent are developing for PS6 and 8% for Project Helix; Switch 2 interest reached 47%, while VR, AR or mixed reality development fell to 3%. A third of respondents had been laid off in the past two years, 54% of those laid off had not found another job, and 21% of all respondents were unemployed.