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Updated · Video Games Chronicle · Jul 3
Tim Sweeney Says AI Could Make Destiny 2 Profitable
Updated
Updated · Video Games Chronicle · Jul 3

Tim Sweeney Says AI Could Make Destiny 2 Profitable

3 articles · Updated · Video Games Chronicle · Jul 3

Summary

  • Tim Sweeney said on X that AI could “enable games like Destiny to thrive,” responding to a report that Destiny 2 was only rarely profitable over its lifespan.
  • The Forbes report he cited blamed the game’s weak economics on the enormous volume of content that had to be produced nonstop to satisfy players.
  • Sweeney’s comment fits his broader AI push: Epic said in June that Unreal Engine 6 will add AI tools to cut tedious development work, while Sweeney has criticized Steam’s AI-disclosure rules.
  • The exchange also revived a wider debate over Destiny’s struggles, because the same report said periods of profitability were undermined when cash was later misused by leadership.

Insights

Sweeney claims AI empowers developers, but will it end up replacing them after mass layoffs at Epic?
With Epic facing lawsuits over AI voices, who really owns the content made with its new AI engine?
Will AI-generated worlds for games like Destiny feel vibrant and creative, or just endlessly generic and soulless?