Stellar Blade Director Says AI Is Necessary for Smaller Game Studios to Compete With China and U.S.
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Vikki Blake
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Hyung-tae Kim, CEO of Shift Up and director of Stellar Blade, argues that AI is essential for game developers in smaller nations like South Korea to compete with the overwhelming manpower advantages of Chinese and U.S. studios. He notes that while his team devotes around 150 people to a single game, Chinese studios can deploy 1,000 to 2,000 staff. Kim believes AI can help level the playing field by enabling smaller teams to achieve the output of much larger workforces.
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· 2 pulledWe devote around 150 people to a single game, but China puts in between 1,000 to 2,000. We lack the capacity to compete, both
One Person Can Perform the Work of 100 People
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