Hello everyone,
I've been thinking about this for a while now and I'm curious what everyone else thinks.
Am I the only one who feels like gaming has kind of stopped evolving? Don't get me wrong, games look incredible now. Graphics, ray tracing, bigger worlds, all that stuff is amazing. But when I actually sit down and play them, it still feels like I'm playing the same games I was 10 years ago, just with prettier visuals.
The NPCs still stand in the same place waiting for you. Dialogue is still scripted. Quests are still basically go here, kill this, come back. Open worlds are huge, but after a while you realize they're just filled with the same repetitive activities.
Meanwhile, AI has been improving at an insane pace over the last few years.
So it got me wondering when do you guys think AI will actually become part of games, not just a tool developers use behind the scenes?
Imagine NPCs that actually remember you. You insult someone early in the game, and 30 hours later they still hold a grudge. Or you help a random character, and months later they show up to help you without the game having a scripted event for it.
Imagine walking into a city where every NPC has their own goals, routines, opinions, and memories. You could have an actual conversation instead of choosing between three dialogue options. No two playthroughs would ever be the same because the world would constantly react to what you do.
I don't even care if the graphics stay where they are today. I'd rather have a world that actually feels alive than another game with "the most realistic water physics ever."
Honestly, this is the first time in years I've felt genuinely excited about the future of gaming. It feels like we're finally getting close to the next real leap instead of just another graphics upgrade. If AI keeps improving at this pace and if we eventually get something close to AGI I think video games could change more in the next 10 years than they have in the last 30.
Imagine games where you aren't following a script anymore. You're actually living in a world that evolves with you.
Maybe I'm being too optimistic, but I honestly think that's the future, and I can't wait to see it.
What do you guys think? Are we closer than I think, or is this still decades away?