“Use of generative AI among game developers has declined after rising sharply in 2025, according to new data from the Game Developer Collective and Omdia. The survey shows 29% of developers reported using generative AI tools in early 2026, compared with 36% during the same period in 2025.”
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The main difference between Ai and the .com bubble is that AI has it’s enshitification built in. It’s 2026; Tech companies are in unison degrading their products and engaging in anti-consumer practices that would not have happened in the .com era. Generative Ai tools will follow a regular tech “disruption cycle.” it will be sold at a discount to game devs as a miracle tool and when they are dumb enough to de-skill the tech corpo oligarchs will raise the prices 500% and give the individual user a more neutered product compared to their own monopolies.
And with that aside what a waste of my life to throw away on the creative output of a machine. Especially with so many great human-made games out there. If every game in the future is made by a fucking AI, then I can just sit back and enjoy the human made backlog. Or search for communities of humans who still enjoy creating.
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In my eyes the AI bubble is an attempt of monopolization of all white collar industries by a the tech oligarch degenerates. Things will get increasingly worse if we let them.
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Considering a lot of these corporations , including gaming services, all have the side project of moving their products to the cloud. I imagine they know the bubble is going to pop and their bet is to use the chaos to restructure as many services as possible as rent seeking.
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