VRFocus - Many will remember the now infamous Minecraft incident that surrounded the news of Oculus VR’s $2 billion USD acquisition by Facebook earlier in the year. Shortly after the deal was announced Markus ‘Notch’ Persson, the creator of the beloved series, announced that he had cancelled plans for a virtual reality (VR) version of Minecraft running on the Oculus Rift head-mounted display (HMD). Persson specifically cited the deal as the reason for the cancellation. Of course, the developer is no longer responsible for the franchise and it seems like members of Oculus VR are still keen to see it on the VR device.
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Microsoft recently revealed its plans to incorporate Copilot directly into video games, with Minecraft being the first showcased example.
F*** AI
"Hey Copilot, what's a good meme to prove I dislike AI".... https://giphy.com/clips/sou...
Two trillion dollar company that just can't wait to put as many people possible out of work as fast as possible.
It feels like every single thing they do is making gaming worse and destroying the industry.
....you know it takes people to program the AI.... right? It isnt like it is sentient. We haven't reach skynet level of situation or anywhere close to the matrix just yet.
That's next Thursday.
It takes a people to program the AI then that AI is used for who knows how many games eliminating countless jobs which only grows as AI is used for more and more game creation functions.
What you're saying is so ridiculously short sighted and truly larking any kind of understanding and foresight.
Why all the hate? Im actually excited about this! Always wanted this kind of immersion, and an AI companion with me all the time helping me out knowing the status of my skills/inventory/progress and giving me tips on the best approach or how to craft something specific is game changing for the industry.
Hate all you want about AI, but this is just the start and I can see the potential already. You wont be complaining in the next 5-10 years about this, but rather complain if a game hasn’t implemented it.
Yes we can't wait for the work of others to be used without the need to pay them so that MS can profit even more from the people they fire.
There is no chance I'd ever use something like this, especially if it's not part of the core game design, but a layer on top of it. It's way too much handholding. Many games already feel like busy work, because they don't let the player figure things out on their own. Having a real-time interactive guide defeats the purpose of playing the game in the first place in my opinion.
If this were to become the standard like you predict, we'll see more and more video games get away with bad design, because people will just be used to ask for help from the AI companion anyway.
Well Nintendo don't need this with some of their games these days, with invincible characters, items, easy bosses etc.. they do the hand holding built in
Seems like a match made in heaven. Walking around in a world you built & fighting creepers in VR would be a blast, and a system seller.
Its weird to think that at a base level Facebook is asking Microsoft about making VR Minecraft.
I dont see microsoft refusing to put it on oculus rift. It will help to sell the device a microsoft can make back money they spent on it