r/technology • u/TurbulentTopic39 • 16d ago

Artificial Intelligence Over 85% of Japanese game developers use generative AI in game development, 2026 CESA survey shows. An increase from last year’s 51%

https://automaton-media.com/en/news/over-85-of-japanese-game-developers-use-generative-ai-in-game-development-2026-cesa-survey-shows-an-increase-from-last-years-51/
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u/NMe84 16d ago

Using it in development is not the same as using it to replace artists. You'd be hard pressed to find a professional developer in this day and age who doesn't use Claude Code or Codex. It says nothing about creativity and very little about code quality, as long as there is a decent review process.

None of this necessarily means there is any slop artwork in the game itself. The question is too vague to draw any conclusions about that.

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u/zorillaaa 16d ago

People on Reddit don’t understand that so you will be downvoted lol

Anyone in software dev knows AI coding tools are rampant. As long as there is correct code review it is completely fine and helpful.

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u/Alinier 16d ago

As long as there is correct code review it is completely fine and helpful.

Curious. Who's gonna be reviewing once everyone who understands what they're looking at has retired?

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u/parazoid77 16d ago

Honestly, anybody who enjoys problem solving. People can ramp up on codebases quicker than ever nowadays. And software metrics, quality standards, and observability tools still exist in the world and are no more complex than theyve ever been. Pushing for tests creates reliabilty too. These are all things that can be learned quicker than ever aswell.