A new study attempts to prove gamers aren't sold on AI, but I didn't think the effects were this significant
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A new study from Game Oracle demonstrates the negative effects the use of AI can have on sales (and reputation). There's a lot to unpack here, but the main message is resounding: we're not yet ready for the future of gaming.

It’s a different story for the more established studios with an existing following and previous titles. Game Oracle found that the use of AI by these studios resulted in a significant 40% to 60% drop in sales.

That’s a huge difference. AI stigma seems to hit competent developers with a lot to lose the hardest, and I’m not sure that game studios are ready to accept it.

  • FortifiedAttack [any]@hexbear.netEnglish
    11·
    2 days ago

    In other areas of software development this stigma doesn’t exist (as it’s usually crap like business solutions), which creates a bit of a rift between those and game development, that hasn’t existed before.

    • BimboChristmas [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
      16·
      2 days ago

      The stigma is mostly related to art assets. You can vibe code your entire game and Steam doesn’t require disclosure unless you used generated assets too.

      • Carl [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
        4·
        2 days ago

        I feel like that’s most people’s preference too. a common bit of gaming wisdom is that a great game can have bad code and that’s really because players don’t see and don’t care about the code but they do see and care about the icons the art the sprites etc.