Capcom Plans To Use AI To Speed Up The Game Development Process
The company previously said it won’t use AI-generated content in its games.
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Video game companies are increasingly leaning on AI to help develop new titles and Capcom will be the latest to embrace this approach. During a company conference, Capcom detailed the next steps for the RE Engine, its proprietary video game engine, that includes using AI to improve efficiency during the game development process. As first reported by GameBiz and IGN, Capcom's game engine would undergo a major improvement project called REX, to eventually become a "game engine of the AI generation."
Capcom's programmer Satoshi Ishida explained during the conference that the AI usage would mostly help with streamlining development workflows. Ishida explained that games and their assets have become much larger these days, leading to longer development times. From Capcom's latest remarks, it doesn't seem like the company will be using AI-generated assets in its...
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