Epic CEO is optimistic about gaming AI technology: Small teams can also do "Breath of the Wild"

　　Since humans entered the AI ​​era, we have been constantly exploring more possibilities of AI to improve life and work efficiency. However, in the film and television industry and the gaming industry, the application boundaries of AI technology have caused many discussions and controversies.

　　Earlier, Epic Games' "Fortnite", was sued by the American Actors' Union for using AI to reproduce the classic voice of the Black Warrior of "Star Wars". But Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney doesn't seem to stop there, and he is optimistic that existing AI technology "will soon allow developers to produce classic works like "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild".

At the recent State of Unreal 2025 event held by Epic Games, Tim Sweeney expressed his views on the application of AI in the gaming field in an interview with foreign media: "AI will become the core of the game engine and will give birth to new game types that cannot be achieved under previous technical conditions."

He pointed out that every technological innovation in history will bring new game types, "for example, 3D technology gave birth to first-person shooters such as Doom and Wolfenstein. When technology can support 100 players in the same field, the battle royale game was born. "

Tim Sweeney believes that with the maturity of AI technology, the game development environment will become simpler, and small teams can easily create a game world with a large number of interactive characters. AI can generate interactive dialogues for most characters, "So maybe a small team can develop works of the scale of "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild"!"

When talking about the previous Black Warrior AI controversy in "Fortnite", Tim Sweeney still insisted that AI technology has positive significance for human development and can make creators more efficient - small teams can develop larger-scale games, while 3A manufacturers can produce more refined masterpieces. Therefore, in the future, players may be able to experience more advanced game works.