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[adamsapple]

Why does this moron think gamers like him? Fuck off tourist, leave us alone.

But he's a world class player in Diablo and PoE, you see...

 

[Idleyes]

Elon has no expertise in any of those fields. He has money. Other people are doing the smart stuff.

True, however is that the argument Rob made? You and I know Elon was cappin when he claimed to be the engineer for SpaceX. Rob could have easily pointed that out but instead went with something catchy yet flawed.

 

[JayK47]

AI games? Yuck. But it is coming whether we like it or not. Will be interesting to see what comes of this.

And wow. No hypocrisy detected. Wanting this to fail before it starts.

 

[Kacho]

I wonder if Rod Hilton still posts on Mastodon or if he moved to Brubruskies.

 

[Bradamante3D]

If he bought Ubisoft and cleaned it up like he did Twitter, that would probably be the path to go.

 

[March Climber]

Definitely sounds like someone that thinks they know what they're talking about but has no clue about game development, how it works, how to make it successful, etc.

I still remember this moment from not that long ago about the stack:

And the other moment where he asked twitter employees to print out their coding on paper.

 

[light2x]

I don't mind. Might end up making good games.

 

[Idleyes]

If he bought Ubisoft and cleaned it up like he did Twitter, that would probably be the path to go.

Ubisoft would be rebranded as UbiX, and its first release would be XCreed: Mars, a futuristic yet historically accurate depiction of humanity colonizing Mars, developed by his AI game engine. Elon himself would be the main protagonist, battling against an AI space emperor he originally created, now hellbent on taking control of space. The game would be a live service hybrid, where non static and fully autonomous AI NPCs are locked behind a premium XGame+ subscription, granting access to Elon's AI cloud. Players will brag about the millions of AI-generated fetch quests in UbiX games, each one ultimately leading to their protagonists owning themselves.

 

[MiguelItUp]

I don't mind. Might end up making good games.

I don't see AI making "good games" for a very, very long time. If it even gets to that point.

 

[Grizzled Ghost]

Starts game studio, takes picture of the dev team. Literally all of them are guys.

Are you trying to spin that as a negative? Who cares?

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Starts game studio, takes picture of the dev team. Literally all of them are guys.

So what you're saying is the game might actually be good?

 

[Pejo]

I'll see what he makes before judging. Can't be worse than modern day Bioware.

 

[CoreyFlawless]

Down to see what this turn out to be

 

[light2x]

I don't see AI making "good games" for a very, very long time. If it even gets to that point.

Based on some shit you read on reddit

 

[Barakov]

Looking forward to the meltdowns.

 

[MiguelItUp]

Based on some shit you read on reddit

 

[Fafalada]

If he bought Ubisoft and cleaned it up like he did Twitter, that would probably be the path to go.

Ubisoft is the antithesis of everything bigtech 'thinks' is how you build successful products.
Their teams aren't agile, the production pipelines take years to turn around and are heavily optimized for headcount inflation, and there's a lot of 'quantity over everything else' in how they build games.
Now granted - some of the 'best of big tech' is just as bloated and slow (eg. having headcount of multiple mid-sized companies to build a single messaging app that's not even particularly good), but that's an aside. Musk would take an axe to Ubi and you'd end up with nothing - it's not like their IP stable is particularly valuable anymore, so once you killed their production, what's left?

I don't mind. Might end up making good games.

The only thing bigtech has been better at when it comes to building games so far(20 odd years of continued fail) is burning money dramatically faster for 0 results. The chances of AI adding anything to that model are well - pretty bad (though jury's out if it would burn even more money or not - but I guess Elon has nothing better to do with it anyway).

 

[midnightAI]

 

[FubukiJ]

Whatever this studio makes is guaranteed to be trash.

 

[fran.fernandez]

I see NeoGAF complaining of DEI, or that super woke writers who “help” other companies to make story and characters more diverse . Lest cancel it ! They are involved in the new game “xxxx”. Fuck no!

Musk, “ let's end that”, “no more dei”

Same neogaf; noooooo

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

I'll see what he makes before judging. Can't be worse than modern day Bioware.

That's my hope too

I just want the west to make good games again

 

[BigBeauford]

My man, write Warhorse Studios a blank check.

 

[Bernardougf]

He should start with a new Wolfensteim game .. eh ?;

 

[Radical_3d]

I see NeoGAF complaining of DEI, or that super woke writers who “help” other companies to make story and characters more diverse . Lest cancel it ! They are involved in the new game “xxxx”. Fuck no!

Musk, “ let's end that”, “no more dei”

Same neogaf; noooooo

Yeah. It’s quite a feat but if there is something we hate more than woke is Musk. Deal with it.

 

[vpance]

AI on its own nah. But AI guided by human talent is what the industry needs to get out of the derivative yet costly funk its in.

 

[balls of snow]

Do it.
Google and Amazon thought it was so easy getting into gaming industry too. Just push a button and there you go, a non woke game.

 

[Kacho]

Looking forward to the meltdowns.

My man. The game is probably going to some live service RPG so meh.

 

[MiguelItUp]

AI on its own nah. But AI guided by human talent is what the industry needs to get out of the derivative yet costly funk its in.

I think that's the thing, a game entirely made by AI sounds like a mess, and I'd hope no one would disagree. But using AI to improve practices, structures, and workflow could be huge. I mean, it's already helping a lot of people with miscellaneous tasks be it ones they don't know, need help with, etc. across many career paths. Using AI to fully replace something or things sounds questionable, but using AI as a tool to make improvements sounds very believable. I mean, it's already happening.

 

[nikolino840]

I bet is a political game too... is so childish to make a political game saying "i do the same!!"

 

[Bernardougf]

My man. The game is probably going to some live service RPG so meh.

You cant deny the man is very successful and has money to burn for eternity... so ... theres hope I think .. if he really is invested in this.

 

[Goalus]

Do it.
Google and Amazon thought it was so easy getting into gaming industry too. Just push a button and there you go, a non woke game.

Everything Elon touches eventually turns into gold. I am hyped.

 

[sharp weiner]

What I don’t understand is how he thinks the annti-woke are going to accept AI assisted games.

 

[Pejo]

What I don’t understand is how he thinks the annti-woke are going to accept AI assisted games.

Depends on the usage of AI really. If it reduces development time by 30% to use AI to create ground/wall/foliage textures, am I bothered? Not really.

If it's AI slop creating character models with 7 fingers and weird faces, or writing a generic story or whatever, then I mind.

 

[awwr999999]

Definitely sounds like someone that thinks they know what they're talking about but has no clue about game development, how it works, how to make it successful, etc.
Also, AI? Come on man, lmao.

Sounds like a lot like MS a few years back. A whole lot of studios are going to be bought up and disrupted, shuttered, merged and dismantled.

 

[Silver Wattle]

He owns one of the top AI companies, is a gamer(P2W is still gaming) and has the resources to let this develop over several years, let him cook.

 

[GigaBowser]

like musk buuuut his favorite game is diablo it will be crud i am known for my perdictions

 

[Akuji]

Big amount of small penis energy in here.

 

[Ritsumei2020]

Elon less talking shit, lets see the games

 

[mystech]

Can you imagine the meltdown on Reddit and RE if Elons game ends up being not only very good but also breaking sales records?! Even better if he only charges $59.99 lol!

 

[Rocinante618]

I have realised there’s no place on Internet where you can have a proper, constructive and sensible discussion on any of his companies or just about anything adjacent to him ( maybe on X but that’s his platform )

Pure shitshow and very inorganic.

The hatred filled with people is downright insane, if only they could spend that energy on productive things!

 

[Gameplay Gods Bless]

Are you trying to spin that as a negative? Who cares?

The opposite.

 

[Hypereides]

I honestly don't have much faith in Musk pulling off something good out of this. I used to have a pretty neutral/indifferent attitude towards him and perceived him as this eccentric mega nerd. After diving a bit more into the guy and doing some reading, that has changed.

 

[Lukaku's First Touch]

I hate woke bullshit as much (maybe more) than the next person, but people realise this guy does absolutly nothing at these companies right?

He's just the money and other people do all the thinking/doing while he takes full credit. He's also a fat piece of shit with weaponised autism that is terminally online and insecure (see his POE2 total failure).

 

[Randall365]

Big amount of small penis energy in here.

Don’t disclose PI mate, some idiot will bookmark it and try to use it against you some day.

 

[Akuji]

Don’t disclose PI mate, some idiot will bookmark it and try to use it against you some day.

What does PI stand for ?

 

[a'la mode]

What does PI stand for ?

An irrational number that has a numerical value of 3.14159265358979… and is represented by the symbol π. It expresses the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle and appears in many mathematical expressions.

 

[Bernardougf]

I hate woke bullshit as much (maybe more) than the next person, but people realise this guy does absolutly nothing at these companies right?

He's just the money and other people do all the thinking/doing while he takes full credit. He's also a fat piece of shit with weaponised autism that is terminally online and insecure (see his POE2 total failure).

Yeah, he does fcking nothing.. he wakes in the morning, rubs his lamp and wish for another successful business out of thin air ... lucky magical lamp owner motherfucker.

 

[M1chl]

What a clown.

ultimate soy

 

[BlackTron]

Musk must be making the right choices because he understands me, the beleaguered gamer. I even saw him streaming. No one that cool has ever been in government.

I'm so excited about the prospect of Musk showing those DEI babies how it's REALLY done, I'm hardly even worried accidental mass firing nuclear workers who have no reason to stay put and support America but loyalty.

Musk himself is smart enough to backfill their jobs WHILE making a game, thanks to the magic of AI.

ALL HAIL LORD AND SAVIOR MUSK

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

If AI can reduce the dev cycle time, create more meaningful and rapid feedback loops while reducing this design by committee bullshit to enable the real key visionaries of each game project creative and technical control then I am ALL IN BABY. Hopefully these are the types of goals Musk's studio aspires to when delivering their own game.

Taking a studio pipeline, engine or tools to market, like Tesla did, and enabling the industry to benefit is nothing but a good thing(s); irrespective of Musk's actual game. I'll check it out anyhow.

AI on its own nah. But AI guided by human talent is what the industry needs to get out of the derivative yet costly funk its in.

Yeah I wrote similar to you in a thread about this late last year.