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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 85745, member: 27"] Game devs use GenAI everywhere behind the scenes, hate it more each year, and mostly keep it away from players. GDC report lays out the split [LIST] [*]The Game Developers Conference released the State of the Game Industry Report 2026. [*]Over 2,300 industry workers answered the survey. [*]Topics covered: layoffs, tools, platforms, and GenAI. [*]Opinions landed all over the place. [/LIST] Studios use it even if devs don’t [LIST] [*]35 percent said they do not personally use GenAI. [*]52 percent said their studio uses GenAI tools. [*]78 percent said their workplace has GenAI rules. [*]Only 15 percent reported no policy at all. [/LIST] What GenAI actually gets used for [LIST] [*]Most studios lean on LLMs like ChatGPT. [*]Research and brainstorming ranked highest. [*]Daily tasks like emails and code help follow. [*]Player-facing features barely registered. [/LIST] Limits and guardrails tighten [LIST] [*]22 percent said only approved tools are allowed. [*]Asset generation sat at 19 percent usage. [*]Procedural generation hit 10 percent. [*]Direct gameplay use stayed at 5 percent. [/LIST] Vibes getting worse, not better [LIST] [*]52 percent said GenAI harms the industry. [*]That negativity jumped sharply from last year. [*]Some said they use it only to keep jobs. [*]Ethical anger showed up repeatedly. [/LIST] Small teams feel cornered [LIST] [*]Indie devs said GenAI boosts output with fewer staff. [*]Efficiency mattered more than creativity. [*]Others called the tech exploitative. [*]Use feels forced in some studios. [/LIST] Players mostly untouched [LIST] [*]Most GenAI work stays off-screen. [*]Studios aim to shield players from it. [*]Pushback focuses on exploitation, not tools. [*]The debate stays far from finished. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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