Nvidia just released a video aiming to prove the power of generative AI in video games and it's certainly interesting... but likely not in the way it was intended.
Microsoft just posted the third quarter of its 2024 fiscal financial results. The software maker made $61.9 billion in revenue and a net income of $21.9 billion during Q3. Revenue is up 17 percent, and net income has increased by 20 percent.
Xbox content + services up 62% while hardware down 31%... seems about right with the way they tout you don't need the hardware to play. People can play on their phones or smart tv or other means. I don't hardly play on my consoles directly since getting devices like the logitech g-cloud and ps portal. Which is to also say I have been playing more digital than physical because of these devices.
Too expensive hardware when others offer the same or more for less? Good work, Green Team.
"Despite some early successes for Xbox games on rival platforms, Xbox hardware is down by a massive 31 percent this quarter."
"Without Activision Blizzard, Microsoft’s overall gaming revenue would have actually declined this quarter."
"Xbox content and services would have only been up a single percent without Activision Blizzard..."
"It looks like next quarter is going to be a similar story for gaming at Microsoft, too."
That is crazy... so A/B/K is carrying the whole Xbox gaming.
Oh and Microsoft will be fine. Windows, Office and Cloud are growing with each pc purchase.
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A new patent recently published by Sony wants to gather biometric data of gamers to track whether one is being harassed using AI tools.
I hope this is one of those patents that never comes to fruition.
I already dislike the fact you can pay a significant amount for a online service buy associated games and content on said service and get banned from that service over potentially a misunderstanding the bans are already handed out for flimsy reasons
I'd rather see money invested in a ban that simply removes the offensive players ability to communicate with unknown players allow them to continue party chats with friends but not with Joe blow on cod.
Take my social security and bank account numbers too! Here’s a picture of my wife and our address.
At this rate I feel Sony will eventually sell a room to play games in it where they can monitor your every breath
I want them to censor erotic content by measuring my groin temperature so i dont get too distracted while playing black ops 2.
Terrible idea. Not only do I not consent to providing my biometric data, the potential for mishandling biometric data is almost a certainty. Positive stress and negative stress can produce similar changes in biometrics. Interpreting the precise emotion a person is feeling is not only invasive but could be easily misconstrued. I hope this never comes to fruition.
The worst part it this saves alot of money just like the unreal engine 5 demo that has auto terrain generation and ai scripting in built.
Its all about the savings so i can see this being used in all forms of media to save a buck.
There have been alot of jobs in the past lost to robots now they have a voice and can replace entire division of creation more jobs will be replaced :(.
Ai gen art ai voice overs ai auto created terrain ai used to edit videos and full ai created commercials.
Soon it will be alexia make generic rpg :( no passion/creative vision or soul like those little things devs add or put there spin on.
If you have not seen it here is the ue5 auto generation tool
https://youtu.be/-lkEOEEKYD...
In the old days that would take days and alot of people
"Nvidia’s gaming division, which includes the company’s graphics cards for PC sales, reported a 38% drop in revenue to $2.24 billion in sales"
There's no behavior for this "Jin" NPC, just a standing talking emotionless head. Not even saying "Hi" to the potential customer. Guess AI doesn't know what "manners" are, huh?
"What? Powerful crime boss is wreaking havoc in a city? I'll go talk to him." Who're you playing as, a freaking superman? Sounds kinda dumb.
I wonder, does this "dialog" always leads to the same results, just with different phrasing?
If not, then, gameplay-wise, wouldn't it cause confusion? If dialog potentially never ends? Or you might get infinite amount of quests from the same NPC if you talk with it long enough? I mean, now, when i'm talking to the NPC and the dialog starts going in circles, i know it's my cue to leave. Here, this "AI" can keep talking about different subjects. As a player, i might not be able to differenciate what's important (quest details, hints, etc), what's a bla-bla-bla and what's a lie (incorrect details from other/previous quests/NPCs).
They said this tool allows you to build customized speech, conversation, and animation. I didn't see any animations; speech was lifeless and dialog was all over the place (how often a shop owner asks you to deal with crime boss? Not ofter, i bet).
I know that some might say this is a first steps or whatever. But they're not impressive at all. Maybe i got spoiled by other neural networks, i dunno. But this doesn't look interesting or engaging, because i usually skip such pointless dialogs.
P. S.: Wouldn't it be funny if you go to that crime boss, talk to him and he'll say that he's causing chaos because of that Jin ramen shop and how he never says hello
As time goes on this is going to get exponentially better. Go back just 2 years and AI was in its infancy. This IS the future. In the end it is just a tool which should allow for bigger and better games with the human attention being put into the most important aspects that require real artistry. As it is many game companies outsource that type of work now they won't have to.
Once they figure out how to get rid of the stilled voice-over loads then it might be something.