> A solo dev can create (from scratch) an FPS engine, assets, music, levels from scratch over a weekend now.

And when they do, this is what we get:

https://i.imgur.com/w25SmDR.jpeg

ModernMech 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

This is a bottom barrel dev practice that is exacerbated by AI, not something that AI is causing. People noticed this trend over a decade ago and it's been getting worse even before AI-image generation:

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/why-do-strategy-game-... (2015)

https://www.ranker.com/list/clash-of-clans-screaming-dudes-k... (2020)

	▲	Planktonne 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		It's a bottom barrel dev practice that has been massively enabled by AI. We haven't seen any such enablement for quality games.

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saberience a day ago | parent | prev [-]

This link doesn't work outside of the US.

	▲	jdiff a day ago \| parent \| next [-]
		It didn't work for me inside the US, either. https://rimgo.bloat.cat/w25SmDR.jpeg
	▲	3836293648 a day ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Works fine in Sweden