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.

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/8882542

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.

  • FoundFootFootage78@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    14 hours ago

    The thing about this data is that it isn’t controlled for quality (probably, I only skimmed the article). I don’t support AI “art” myself but I don’t bother checking the AI disclosure normally unless it looks clearly AI generated.

    EDIT: I got around to reading the original PC Gamer article it’s implied that various factors are controlled for. But realistically there’s no way to actually control for the quality. They apparently filtered out obvious slop though. We can conclude from the data that AI disclosure reduces sales, or that AI use reduces game quality, or both.