AI-generated 3D assets fuel claim that AAA studios' asset-heavy model is cooked
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-09-08
A Japanese developer demonstrated photorealistic forest scenes built with GPT-driven Blender modeling using only Megascans assets and a single reference image. Commenters argue the asset-heavy moat of AAA studios like EA and Ubisoft is collapsing as AI asset generation plus the indie resurgence erodes the value of sunk labor in game production.
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