Former PlayStation boss says "the impact of AI on gaming" is basically the same "as the impact of Excel on certified public accountants" as "you still had to have enough knowledge"

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Shawn Layden thinks there's a lot of hyperbole going around

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PlayStation's ex-boss Shawn Layden thinks generative AI's impact on the gaming industry is being largely overestimated, and the burgeoning tech won't lead to massive cost reductions like some CEOs are drooling for.

"I see a lot of estimation or prognostication about how AI is going to revolutionize gaming, from mostly people who are not in gaming, saying that 'I think there are ways that it helps accelerate certain functions'," Layden told gamesindustry.biz in a recent interview.

Kaan Serin
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Kaan freelances for various websites including Rock Paper Shotgun, Eurogamer, and this one, Gamesradar. He particularly enjoys writing about spooky indies, throwback RPGs, and anything that's vaguely silly. Also has an English Literature and Film Studies degree that he'll soon forget.

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