Will gen AI be a part of Stellar Blade 2‘s improvement? It doesn’t sound solely exterior the realm of risk after latest feedback from developer Shift Up’s CEO. The South Korean sport studio is presently engaged on a sequel to the 2024 sci-fi motion sport and its boss thinks AI is the one approach to compete with the large improvement groups popping out of China.
“We dedicate round 150 individuals to a single sport, however China places in between 1,000 to 2,000,” Hyung-tae Kim, who additionally served as director on Stellar Blade, mentioned throughout a latest convention briefing in line with GameMeca (translated through Automaton). “We lack the capability to compete, each when it comes to high quality and quantity of content material.”
The remarks have been a part of the Shift Up CEO’s tackle through the “2026 Financial Development Technique” convention held on January 9. South Korea’s president, Lee Jae Myung, was in attendance. Kim went on to recommend that generative AI and LLM instruments can be essential for night out the enjoying discipline.
He argued that with AI, “one particular person can carry out the work of 100 individuals.” Will this result in mass layoffs? Not in line with the Shift Up CEO. That’s as a result of international competitors would require nations to nonetheless make the most of each attainable employee. Sounds enjoyable!
Was Kim truly frightened about rising competitors from China, or was he simply flexing his geopolitical muscle as Stellar Blade‘s reputation catapults Shift Up into the large time? In any case, that sport offered hundreds of thousands of copies throughout console and PC with out the assistance of AI, whilst Tencent, Web Ease, and different main Chinese language publishers flood the market with AAA free-to-play video games.
For now at the least, Shift Up workers are being nicely taken care of. Seoul Financial Every day not too long ago reported that every one 300 workers on the studio got AirPods Max, Apple Watches, and a bonus $3,400 to rejoice the corporate’s worthwhile 2025. Why no online game consoles? It already gifted PS5 Professionals and Swap 2s final yr.
Shift Up is presently aiming to launch Stellar Blade 2 earlier than the tip of 2027. Hopefully it’s not counting on gen AI to do it.
