About 70% of British game developers make projects for mobile platforms, according to a study conducted by TIGA and ARM.
The TIGA Trade Association together with ARM conducted a survey among developers about which platform they create games for. The results were as follows: 73% of respondents make games for iPad, 72% for iPhone, and 63% of developers create projects for Android.
Those who are ready to make products for consoles turned out to be few: only 18% of those who participated in the survey create games for XBox and PS3.
The battle of next-generation consoles is in full swing: The Xbox One is only slightly more popular than the PS4. 17% of respondents are preparing their projects for this console, while 15% of respondents are developing games for a new Sony product. At the same time, 52% said they would like to make a game for Xbox One in the future – and 48% plan to work for PS4.
Unity won the poll for the most frequently used engine. The second most popular was the engine developed inside the studio. Unreal Engine attracts 12% of respondents.
ARM (Advanced RISC Machines) is a British corporation, one of the largest developers and licensors of the architecture of 32—bit RISC processors focused on use in portable and mobile devices.