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Musk is starting an AI game studio

Mayar

Member
"Too many game studios that are owned by massive corporations." -Excuse me, but doesn't he consider himself a large corporation? Or hasn't he looked in the mirror for a long time?
Well, unfortunately, whether we like it or not, we will not be asked. If the development costs can be reduced, and the costs of artists, composers, writers, programmers can be reduced, then AI will be used. It is still used now, just not advertised, but it is still noticeable to the eye (look at the latest remaster of Dead Rising from Capcom, all the textures are AI). When I retire, I will play old games from the era when manual labor was valued, now I understand that the decision to make collection of disks was correct. =)))
 
Enemy designs leaked…

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MiguelItUp

Member
Absolutely horrid idea, and I'm not surprised one bit.

Yeah, big corporate studios suck, but there are so many indie/AA studios that have been carrying so much on their backs. I'd rather there be more of THOSE studios to provide more work for people. While continuing to focus more on passion and ingenuity, rather than just being money hungry.

IMO AI can be neat for small tasks, but I'm really over the fascination of it carrying more. We're not there yet. At all. It's just become the new hot term/topic. NFTs are out, AI is in!
 

midnightAI

Member
Absolutely horrid idea, and I'm not surprised one bit.

Yeah, big corporate studios suck, but there are so many indie/AA studios that have been carrying so much on their backs. I'd rather there be more of THOSE studios to provide more work for people. While continuing to focus more on passion and ingenuity, rather than just being money hungry.

IMO AI can be neat for small tasks, but I'm really over the fascination of it carrying more. We're not there yet. At all. It's just become the new hot term/topic. NFTs are out, AI is in!
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(also, Musk is a HUGE cryptocurrency fan, so you can bet crypto/NFT's are involved in any game he has a hand in)
 

BennyBlanco

aka IMurRIVAL69
They lost me at AI.

Why? Bottom line is AAA gaming as it exists right now stinks. New games take the better part of a decade to make and you can flip a coin on whether it will be a flop or not.

For instance:

bioware in the 360 era put out 2 massive trilogies in Mass Effect and Dragon Age, plus some DS games and smaller projects. Since then? Anthem, Mass Effect Andromeda, and Veilguard.

You could say this is a Bioware problem but look around at other devs and it’s pretty common. Rocksteady, Rockstar, Naughty Dog, the entirety of Ms first party, etc.

The only games getting fast turnaround times are yearly sports games and stuff like CoD which requires an enormous workforce to get done and uses the same assets over and over.

Anything that will help devs get back to releasing games faster is a good thing and the industry desperately needs a shakeup.
 

Bojanglez

The Amiga Brotherhood
Don't rule the idea out completely. This is how the holodeck in start trek probably started. Eventually we'll be able to play in any kind of scenario we want....

...and most people will just use it for porn.
 

nial

Member
I'd rather have Elon (who's openly despise wokeness) own From Soft rather than Sony with Herman Hulst in charge

At least Elon will be too busy with more important stuff to micro-manage From Soft, his only mandate would probably NO WOKE GAMES.

Where stupid woke Sony will push DEI in every single IP they own
Quote me, don't be scared. 😄
"Woke Sony will push DEI" blah blah blah, you're just a deranged culture warrior AND an Elon cocksucker at that. How sad.
 

panda-zebra

Member
The tic-tac-toe meets Minecraft genre is really underestimated; all the massive corporations who own too many studios have been sleeping on it.

Maybe he can just start playing PoE II next month and leave game design to people who know what the fuck they're doing and stop mouthing off, that should keep him occupied for a few years.
 
You guys are really missing out on how enjoyable interactive AI chat is. It can already weave a coherent narrative through dialogue. It goes a bit crazy once the conversation runs too long and it forgets earlier details but moment to moment conversations about various scenarios are great. As someone that loves text games and interactive fiction, I've been enjoying a near endless supply of content.
 

Mattyp

Gold Member
Based. AI creates the textures, code, models, art, there’s no reason for studios to hire 90% of the people they do in a decade.

The minecraft AI games is just a taste of what’s to come.
 

MarkMe2525

Gold Member
100%

We can't even have authentic Lord of the Rings anymore because for whatever reason some lunatics think they must rewrite every piece of media so it fits their personal worldview.
This.

Shouldn't even be a question or a debate in the first place.
Maybe I'm reading this wrong. By the criteria mentioned, are you saying that by default, Halo Infinite is better than Cyberpunk? Is there more nuance to this, or all that matters is if a game has trans people in it?
 
If they actually develop a good game with AI music, voice acting & art assets, it's going to send ripples throughout the industry.
Done quickly in two years? It's going to be a fk'n tsunami.
There's already a lot of cool A.I panavision videos on youtube that I find pretty interesting and wouldn't mind a full movie or game from it if they're able to improve on the movement animation to be more fluid. Another decade should see plenty of polishing and improvements.
 

Big Baller

Al Pachinko, Konami President
You guys are really missing out on how enjoyable interactive AI chat is. It can already weave a coherent narrative through dialogue. It goes a bit crazy once the conversation runs too long and it forgets earlier details but moment to moment conversations about various scenarios are great. As someone that loves text games and interactive fiction, I've been enjoying a near endless supply of content.

Steve Harvey Win GIF by ABC Network
 

Tygeezy

Member
Sure buddy, the guy with a successful car company, internet company, space exploration company, social media platform, and the man that played a huge role in getting the 47th president elected and then himself appointed a cabinet position is going to fail at his next next venture. People laughed at him and ridiculed him and told him he couldn't do all the previous things he has done, but this time he will fail. Laugh it up! So funny!
 
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