A game can be built faster and still take longer to make good. Anyone who has watched a “quick” feature turn into three weeks of debugging, reworking, and asking “wait, why does it do that?” already knows the difference. That distinction matters in the news surrounding Epic Games’ upcoming Disney project. According to Game Developer’s report on Bloomberg’s reporting, the unannounced game has moved away from a planned March release target while its development shifts toward an “AI-first” approach. An internal message reportedly called for art to be made with full AI workflows and said there should be “no more hand-written code.” That’s a striking instruction. It also raises a bigger question than whether AI can produce an image or a working function: who understands the result well enough to turn it into a coherent game...?
