Off the back of a largely well-received Developer Direct, Xbox has made the controversial announcement of a new generative AI model intended for use in game development. Xbox has faced some notable struggles in the current console generation — despite the success of services like Xbox Game Pass, issues like a lack of true exclusives and difficulties regarding the performance split between the Xbox Series X and S have led to Xbox consoles underperforming compared to competitors. Seemingly as a result, Xbox has been pursuing more multi-platform strategies like Game Pass and cloud gaming.
In a similar vein, Xbox Wire has unveiled a new generative AI model called Muse, which is intended for use in game development. Muse, as Xbox puts it, is an "AI model trained on Ninja Theory's multiplayer battle arena game, Bleeding Edge" and has a "detailed understanding of the 3D game world". The intent for Muse, according to Xbox, is to be used as a tool for game development, with the Xbox Wire article specifically highlighting Muse's potential to preserve older games and "optimize them for any device."
Notably, according to the Xbox Wire article, Muse is not intended as something that can create...
