Game developers like Japan's Koei Tecmo have been using conventional algorithmic AI"for a long time," Hisashi Koinuma, president and chief operating officer of Koei Tecmo Games told CNBC at the Tokyo Game Show.
But challenges still remain when utilizing the latest iteration — generative AI — in game development. "We are not yet at the stage of integrating generative AI into our products, but are in the process of testing various ways to integrate it in the future," Koinuma said. TOKYO — Video games are in focus with the Tokyo Game Show 2023 underway — but some of the biggest game developers in Japan say hot trends like generative AI and virtual reality/augmented reality headsets for game development may not be ready yet.
"We are not yet at the stage of integrating generative AI into our products, but are in the process of testing various ways to integrate it in the future," Koinuma said Wednesday."We are still in the process of researching and studying how and to what extent generative AI, including rights-related issues, will benefit game production, and how much it will contribute to making better games.