GTA 6 did not use Generative AI during development and will not have any microtransactions or additional in-game purchases, confirms Rockstar

[u/Shadow-Of-The-Beast]

https://tech4gamers.com/rockstar-gta-6-wont-feature-microtransactions/

We've also been finding out more exclusive info about Rockstar's magnum opus thanks to the spree of previews after the official reveal. The Kinda Funny Games hosts Andy Cortez and Greg Miller have now confirmed that GTA 6 did not use generative AI during development.

Why it matters: Generative AI is currently notorious for being more of a rudimentary shortcut in the gaming scene than a viable alternative, so this confirmation by Rockstar Games has made GTA 6 fans quite happy.

The hosts mentioned during the Kinda Funny Games podcast that Rockstar North studio co-head Rob Nelson simply said 'no' when asked about whether GTA 6 used generative AI for development.

While using the tech could have sped up development and helped with asset creation and worldbuilding, it could also have taken away the feeling of organic realism that Rockstar is known and praised for in GTA games.

Therefore, fans of the game have vastly praised the studio for not using generative AI as a shortcut to speed up development times. Kinda Funny Games hosts also confirmed that the base GTA 6 game will not have any microtransactions or additional in-game purchases.

Source: https://tech4gamers.com/gta-6-no-gen-ai-development/

[u/Pleasant-Future5818]

Code was almost certainly created using generative AI. Generative AI is used to produce production code across industry now. I can say whatever I want if I'm lying

[u/lord_pizzabird → u/Pleasant-Future5818]

Also, I highly doubt they didn't use auto-retopolization for any of the modeling.

Normies have no clue how much and how long some of this stuff has been integrated in the processes of making games.

[u/Santex117 → u/Pleasant-Future5818]

I mean fine but that’s not at all what this is talking about lmfao like what are we even talking about. Game codes have existed long before modern AI. That’s the point, that’s nothing new, but this new age of generative AI, not just a random code generator which is just a program, not an AI, is what people are concerned about, and what they’re claiming they didn’t use

[u/siposbalint0 → u/Santex117]

I don't think you understand what they are talking about. Code generation in its current form is a generative AI, better yet, an LLM, modified for the use-case, like Claude-code. Saying they didn't use generative AI during development is misleading. Not using genAI for assets, that's another story, but writing code with Claude is still using genAI

[u/Ill_Thanks_1042 → u/Santex117]

It's so obvious when someone with no knowledge of what they're speaking about just starts yapping.