"Every game will have 1 CCU": the AI-generated games thesis, and why actual gamers doubt it
rms80 · x · 2026-11-12
Sam Hofer predicts that in 5 years every game will have 1 CCU: recommendation algos and gen AI combining to build a game on the spot for an audience of one, shrinking maps on fatigue, dropping your dream skin, and tuning progression curves with millisecond iteration loops that human devs can't match. rms80 pushes back: the theory assumes players will be happy with games an agent made after 3 prompts and a shrug — and its proponents don't seem to actually play video games.
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