… "An availability of power, availability of completed data centres, and availability of water in the areas that they're building them will start to become more of a bottleneck than hardware availability." He concludes: "It just takes a decommit from a couple of the big AI projects and suddenly the p…
… In an internal memo, she said the platform holder will "not chase short-term efficiency or flood our ecosystem with soulless AI slop." Sharma and Xbox CCO Matt Booty also clarified that the firm is facing "no pressure from Microsoft" to use AI . …
… We look forward to sitting down at the bargaining table so we can make Arena better for workers, for Wizards, and for our players." In its original letter to management , the union outlined concerns about layoff protections, remote work policies, generative AI, mandatory overtime, and the need for …
… IGN noted that Xbox's stance on AI "remains unchanged" despite these additions. Sharma previously pledged that there would be "no bad AI at Xbox", and later reiterated that the firm faced "no pressure from Microsoft" to use AI. …
… The new games chief has said she has "no tolerance for bad AI" , later adding that Xbox is facing "no pressure" to use the technology . …
… Although the sums invested are nowhere near those of AAA, they're hardly negligible either, meaning there's more pressure for games to make a return. Meanwhile, the mega profits of a successful live-service behemoth remain out of reach. …
… I mean, we just see that over and over and over again. So for somebody who's in a studio worried about their job, the existential nature of the games industry right now is putting a lot of pressure on these studios, and that is outside of anything to do with AI. …
… As a result, studios must now review not only legal developments, but also evolving platform policies and contractual constraints. The economic pressures driving adoption are real, and generative AI tools will only grow more entwined with game development. …
… Speaking on the Two and a Half Gamers podcast in October 2025, Chen Yang Iwae , ecosystem operations lead at Cocos, said that according to his survey, more than 80% of Chinese developers are using AI already across art, code, operations, and UA pipelines. …
… But with AI, you don't need to be wed to an engine – just make your own! Since the web is the most openly available training set available, AI is best positioned to make web games. I'm most excited about this. I hope AI-based gamedev brings a revolution in web games. …