Square Enix announced its big resolution for the year 2024, and the least we can say is that it did not please players. But then not at all.
2023 is over, and it’s been a hell of a year for video games, in the good and bad sense of the word. So, it’s time to make good resolutions. That’s what Square Enix did, and it was… clearly poorly received. In fact, the studio made a rather surprising statement, and one that was not welcomed with open arms by players. Don’t worry, you’ll quickly understand why.
Square Enix intends to make use of AI
So, what happened ? The president of the Japanese firm published the famous New Year’s letter, a sort of tradition for the company. Inside, we can find the resolutions of Square Enix, and there, it barely mentions any video games. Takashi Kiryu especially talks about pursuing new technologies and current trends. And that includes the use of artificial intelligence. There is no need to remind you that this debate has been raging in the community for quite some time.
This is something frowned upon, because it prevents certain people from working, among other things. We are thinking in particular of artists who suffer greatly from the use of AI. Why let artificial intelligence do what a qualified person would be able to produce? This is the question asked by many people, but given Square Enix’s plans, an answer is not coming soon.
We want to be more aggressive in applying AI and other cutting-edge technologies for our content development and editing functions.
In addition, Square Enix wishes to improve its production capacities, and in particular the efficiency of internal teams. At present, it is difficult to know what this holds for the future, but it is supposed to meet “consumer expectations” in a better way. For the moment, the consumers in question seem rather worried about the president’s statement. However, the latter affirms that generative AI like ChatGPT represents great potential for the video game sphere:
I believe such tools can not only reshape what we create, but also fundamentally change the creative process.