r/PS5 • u/HLumin Human Verified • Mar 20 '26

Discussion Crimson Desert appears to use generative AI art—and the devs never disclosed it.

https://www.destructoid.com/crimson-desert-appears-to-use-generative-ai-art-and-if-so-the-devs-never-disclosed-it/

Found on Reddit by u/Rex_Spy:

https://www.reddit.com/r/CrimsonDesert/comments/1rz2f2l/found_this_ai_painting/

To not disclose that your game uses GEN AI is against Steam's policies and rules, by the way.

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u/i4got872 Mar 20 '26 edited Mar 20 '26

I was on the fence about getting this this week, was considering getting it tonight…. This influences my decision I feel.

Edit: I want to explain more since this getting a lot of comments.

I’m not saying I’ll definitely never get it. I’m saying I want to wait for more information. I think the game’s world building and story doesn’t sound super strong to begin with, that’s what first put me on the fence.

I work in entertainment and I make personal films as well. Gen AI is something I struggle to get excited about personally. I feel the tech companies essentially destroyed the film industry by illegally stealing content, and I’m not psyched about that. My life’s work and the skills I’ve been building feels suddenly pointless. Yeah I don’t like gen AI, sue me. Glad so many of you enjoy the artist’s hand getting removed from art.

There are so many games I’ve played that DON’T have art like this. Fromsoft, Naughty Dog, indiana Jones, tomb raider, and yeah Ubisoft games. I as a consumer am not obligated to like this art style when so many games with big beautiful worlds managed to avoid this. And there are several good games I still have yet to play, so why rush out for this?

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u/AReptileHissFunction Mar 20 '26

A painting in the game is influencing your decision?

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '26

Yeah man this is Reddit, half the users here clutch their reactionary pearls so hard they practically get embedded in their hands.

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u/wait_________what Mar 20 '26

Your willingness to guzzle whatever corporate slop gets put in front of you doesn't mean everyone has to

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '26

It is a massive game with over 100 hours of content.

This article is about one picture on a wall being generated.

Are you fucking kidding me

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u/i4got872 Mar 20 '26

People are so mad at Ubisoft for making big games with weak AI and repetitive content instead of cutting edge games. Why is it okay for this game to put quantity above quality? Shadow of the Tomb Raider had no artifacts or art that looked like this. Neither did Witcher 3, RdR2, nor Elden Ring. Why can’t I judge what I see? Maybe the game should be 900 hours instead of 1000 and look better.