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Epic Games CEO says it’s ‘really irresponsible’ of Steam to make studios disclose AI use | VGC - 25th Jun 2026
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Tim Sweeney with a garbage take, seems like a normal day.
Super strong “If I told you who I really was you’d never have slept with me!” energy.
It’s called consent. If people wouldn’t want to engage with the content unless they were misled in some way then that amounts to manipulation and a violation of trust. Looks like Epic Games just told the whole world that they would lie to their customers if they felt like the truth would give them too much choice.
Fuck ‘em.
"Oh no, informing people allows them to decide for themselves, we can't have that! I, sweeney whiney, must protect the world from informed decisions!"
- Tim Sweeney, wearing is burger king cardboard crown screaming in front of his mirror alone.
If the game isn't made by people, I wish it a very merry get fucked and die.
Stfu sweeney
Sugar labels on food didn't stop their sales 🤷
I don't see it. Disclosure is always a good thing.
Some people care, and they should have the option to choose. Not be misled, ignored, or lied to.
It's really irresponsible for Tim Sweeney to be a such a fucking moron but he hasn't stopped that yet.
no its not
That dickhead wouldn't understand responsibility if it tattooed a scarlet R onto his chest.
He wouldnt understand responsibility if it fucked him in every orifice for like nine hours straight and read him to sleep while cuddling after.
Or choked him with his own intestines or whatever thing I'm sure wed all rather imagine happening to him that might not necessarily aid understanding in an easily legible way.
So they can't not use AI because they'll lose out to studios that do (not sure about that one but whatever) but if they do use AI no one will buy the game.
Pick one
Okay but we gotta use it. If we don't use it we're not cool.
It's kind of the MAGA mentality.
Nobody loves you Epic Games, fuck off.
It is irresponsible to post such shit from the sweeney son of a bitch
The more I read about Epic Games and their CEO Tim Sweeney, the more I dislike the company and the guy.
They give you lot of reasons to. For me it was a personal thing when I really started to hate Epic Games. 2019 Epic purchased the studio of Rocket League, when the game was in a hype phase and I played and enjoyed it very much on my Linux system. Shortly after they removed the Linux support for the game and then they also removed it from Steam as well. Due to an update of the game it was no longer viable to support it on Linux they said.
This really really bugged me on a personal level. Today I think the game is playable on Linux, I don't know exactly. But it requires Epic Games Launcher and probably account on them. To me the game is dead. And Epic killed it (for me).
I still only play it through steam?
~~No offense, but did you not read what I wrote?~~ Edit: Sorry, that was rude by me. They had removed the game in the past from Steam and the Linux support. I think years later they added Linux support again, but I already moved on. While we seem to be able to play through Steam, the Epic Games Launcher still runs in the background and an Epic account is needed too (I think, is that true?). And no one can purchase it on Steam anymore.
All I know is, I bought it on release day on Steam, have played it throughout the whole epic thing and still do, through Steam. I don't have epic installed on my pc. I don't know about linux support, I don't use it. It is however true that you can't get it on steam anymore, but it is free on Epic. I might have linked my steam profile to epic in order to play, not sure though, it's been a while.
When I say you need Epic Games launcher, then I don't mean you have to install it yourself. Usually these launchers (like Ubisoft or Rockstar) are installing it in the background and require additional resources. As said I'm not sure if this is true for the Steam version here too. If you don't play on Linux, then you didn't have the Linux issues then I guess. That was my main complaint, as the they took away the native Linux version and made it for months or longer unplayable for me. And that was a time when I had a lot of fun before Epic ruined it for me. If it worked for you the whole time, then good for you.
Yes! This is exactly why I too hate epic. They could throw a free game at me, I'd still buy it on steam. I have no intention of going where I'm not wanted.
And I was just getting good at rocket league
I’d still buy it on steam
You and a fair few others, it would seem.
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If I am buying an "AI" game I'll pay a couple of bucks and no more as there are no labour costs involved. If I'm buying from a company that supports human beings, I'll pay about 50-100 bucks, depending on the game.
This is such a terrible take.
Just because AI was used doesnt mean there's wasn't immense amount of human hours put into it.
These flags cover more than 'the entire game was vibe coded'
Fuck you Tim Sweeney. Valve is right for putting that info up so people can make informed purchases.
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Transparency so customers can make informed decisions is “irresponsible”? What a garbage take.
If using AI is a “scarlet letter” that makes people hate your game then don’t use it?! The willful ignorance to customer preference is staggering.
The same people unironically: let the free market decide
let the free market decide
But only if the 'free' market chooses me, otherwise, it's wrong and everything should be changed!
Let the ~~free~~ captured market decide.
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And this, Tim, is why I spend most of my money at Steam.
This may shock you, but proudly parading that you want to fuck over consumers at every opportunity is not good incentive.
I'm making a game and I just ai for parts of the code and and for assets currently. I make it because I'm 43 and been programming my entire life and yet never took the time to make a game.
If I ever were to release it on any store, I'd replace the assets with human made and declare that I've had LLM assistance in coding, no matter if there's a role about it or not.
Basically I know it's important to some people and I don't want them to accidentally spend money on something they hate. It would be like sneaking meat into a vegetarian dish.
Man, Sweeney's been on a roll lately, hasn't he? Too bad I've got no idea what he's talking about most of the time
There is definitely an overreaction to AI use, when specifically games can make very good use of it. Smaller teams can create better games, and using smaller AI models to run on a GPU during playing could enable some amazing new features for dialogue or dynamic storytelling.
If there is any place where an AI hallucinating and riffing isn't a problem it's gaming.
What, in the past six years of hype bullshit, leads you to justify this profoundly charitable position?
Completely missing the point.. Given that Artists work was basically used to train AI, a lot of them in particular would be hesitant to pay for something which possibly uses some of their work they didn't get paid for.
Also, when I as a consumer see AI has been used, it is closer to suggesting they took shortcuts to make the game
The best thing about Tim Sweeney is that he consistently has the most wrong take on any issue. He's like the Lou Gehrig of being an idiot.
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I wonder why the man who makes money off engine royalties might have a problem with something that can dramatically affect sales after stuffing that engine with the crap people hate.
Bitch-boy CEO whining about rival company that epitomizes everything he doesn’t have at every chance he gets, very typical behaviour just carry on
What kind of looney tunes universe does this motherfucker think he lives in
The one with Trump as president
Interesting that he frames LLMs as both a tool that he needs to use to compete, whilst also framing their use as a scarlet letter that will tank sales if he uses them.
just make a good game. I dont care if it is made with or by AI.
"We must do X at any cost to the user because others will do it and get the money"
This mentality has driven the games industry to become psychologically manipulative, subscription battleass and absolutely proprietary.
Maybe the irresponsibility is in ourselves for giving those game companies money.
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All of this together is why there is so much media attack on Steam. Just think of the amount of fuckery we would be subjected to, if Steam was out of the equation.
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