Quoting: SilverCodeSaying your game uses "Generative AI" could mean anything though, and I feel that people may be punishing studios for using a tool to do a job which no one else wants to do anyway.

For some people, that's still a red line considering gen AI data centers are destroying communities, farms, etc. The amount of electricity required to power those data centers just so you can have a little convenience in your development far exceeds the threshold of what most would consider absurd.

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Quoting: pb

Quoting: melkemindOn the flip side, fully AI-generated assets also can't be copyrighted, so they'd have to claim artists "refined" them or their game's art would be up for grabs by anyone who wants to copy it.

It's not that easy. *Only* the "human" part of the work can be copyrighted, the AI-generated part cannot, so in effect the game cannot be copyrighted in full if it contains any part generated by AI, whether it's the art or the code. I wonder how they will handle that, because if they'll just slap (C) then it will be all but void. If they want to claim copyright on the game, they will have to identify and disclaim *every* part of the game generated by the AI, even if it was later "refined" by a human.

Reference: https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/LSB10922 [External Link]

"The AI Guidance states that authors may claim copyright protection only "for their own contributions" to such works, and they must identify and disclaim AI-generated parts of the works when applying to register their copyright."

(yes, it's a US law, I'm not aware for a similar document for the EU but I guess the gist of it would be the same)

I'm guessing that's why they're being vague about the "refined" part so they can lie and say the completely replaced the AI assets if they're ever challenged.

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Quoting: Klaas

Quoting: jiralHowever "refined" with absolutely no qualification could also just mean, that humans are merely checking that there are not 6 fingers on a hand or so, add/remove some tiny things here or there and call it a day.

I assume it means that they made sure that it is not that obvious that the art is AI generated.

They most likely needed to "refine" them to avoid copyright violation since AI illegally trains on copyrighted material.

On the flip side, fully AI-generated assets also can't be copyrighted, so they'd have to claim artists "refined" them or their game's art would be up for grabs by anyone who wants to copy it.

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Quoting: ItsRainingSomewhereSo I guess the price increase was't a problem for some people...

Probably the same people not worried about oil or food prices either. Some of them will collect premium items like an overpriced Steam Deck just to have it sit on their shelf of handhelds.

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I never finished Just Cause 3 because I lost my save years ago. Maybe I'll give it another go.

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I'm afraid it might get even worse when the steam machine comes out and Microsoft views it as a direct competitor to the Xbox.

Other devs might support Linux more, but we can't rule out the possibility Microsoft will try some anticompetitive tactics with Forza and their other games.

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I love it when a plan comes together.

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Quoting: tmtvlThat's nice, let's hope they make more than 20 controllers next batch. Saltiness aside, I hope SC Controller gets support for the SC2, would be nice to be able to use it without Steam.

20 controllers 😂

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I got mine yesterday and am loving it. It's pretty comfortable to hold, and it's definitely my main controller from now on.

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Quoting: HendrinMckay

Quoting: melkemind

Quoting: ArehandoroBloody scalpers.

There are like 4 listings on eBay. Is there any real evidence a large number of sales went to scalpers?

Just after release in the few hours after there was up to 500 listings, most selling at there buy it now price within 15-30min or so.

Fair enough, but next to the tens of thousands or maybe even hundreds of thousands Valve sold, that's a drop in the bucket.

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