Default Prime author Chris Stewart looks at the future of video games according to Ubisoft Montreal's vision where improving AI takes precedence over graphics. "To look impressive now, games have to really push the envelope of realistic visuals. Sure, games could look better, but why should we continue to focus on improving what is already the best thing about games? Ubisoft Montreal’s Yves Jacquier, executive director of production service, has gone on record saying “AI has always been the real battleground. The challenge is that, if you see an AI coming, you’ve failed. And that’s a problem we have to overcome as we create the impression of flawless, seamless worlds”. So it’s time to put the emphasis more on the gameplay than anything else. Apparently, over the next few years Ubisoft will be spending a lot of money (upwards of a million dollars) on developing new, hopefully pioneering, ways of producing games, with a specific focus on artificial intelligence."
Insider Gaming - "Ubisoft has cancelled yet another game, this time ending development on the Animal Crossing-inspired title Alterra."
HALIFAX (April 14, 2026) – Laid-off Ubisoft workers in Halifax have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a settlement with the video-game giant. The terms of the settlement, including the compensation employees will receive, is confidential.
I can't sit here and act like I know these workers financial situations. And I'm sure nobody wakes up WANTING to go to court. But for the sake of the industry, I wish some of these types of cases made it to trial.
Settlements allow companies to continue to do whatever abusive practices they do. While the trials (should the company lose) would actually force real changes for the better.
But again, I'm not in these workers shoes and I can understand them not wanting to risk it.
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I agree completely with Ubisoft's vision. Graphics will always get better but what about the AI (gameplay)? AI is dumb and always has been. The multiplayer aspect of any shooter draws people in because real players are simply better and less predicatable than any computer AI.
realistic AI needs sold branch prediction, IPS(instructions per second) performance, large caches and out of order execution. Consoles are lacking in all these areas(but they are 6 year old technology so its to be expected) but obviously such performance has been available on pc for years now. I'm sure that when next gen consoles come out A.I will see massive improvements.
Ask IBM they have already solved this 4 2012 Tomsguide.com WiiU Custom cpu has some special memory tech that makes 4 their words extreme gameplay which means AI will be amazing