Again in December, Battlefield 6 got here beneath hearth for releasing cosmetics that gave the impression to be made a minimum of partly with generative AI. As Kotaku reported at the time, EA was conscious of the difficulty and making an attempt to research the trigger all through the winter break. Have been gamers proper to freak out? EA isn’t saying. The closest we’re attending to a solution is a brand new patch that adjustments among the in-game gadgets accused of being slop.
“Updated the Objective Ace and Winter Warning cosmetics to better align with Battlefield’s visual identity,” reads one of many changelog notes for Friday’s 1.1.3.6 Battlefield 6 update. The corporate doesn’t go into any additional element about what was modified and why, however gamers instantly related it again to final month’s Christmas week controversy.
The unique backlash got here when gamers observed an M4A1 emblem from the winter beauty pack that EA was promoting had two barrels. That sparked an investigation of different current additions to the sport for something that regarded vaguely off, together with a bear that appeared to have further claws. Some followers additionally criticized EA in early January for the Goal Ace operator masks that regarded similar to that worn by Name of Responsibility‘s Ghost.
How may such a obtrusive rip-off make it into the sport? As soon as once more, some gamers blamed the use of genAI. Kotaku reported final month that one of many potential points needed to do with the sheer quantity of content material promised for Battlefield 6‘s launch and past. With out correct assets and high quality checks, junk may make it into the sport in any variety of methods. Name of Responsibility has had its personal challenges with genAI rubbish slipping through as well.
Regardless of EA CEO Andrew Wilson’s embrace of rising AI know-how to essentially reshape the corporate, EA VP Rebecka Coutaz, who oversees DICE and the opposite groups making Battlefield, told the BBC final 12 months that no genAI would make it into the ultimate recreation. She didn’t promise, nonetheless, that it wasn’t getting used in any respect in the course of the growth course of. EA is presently set to be sold to Saudi Arabia and a bunch of different buyers someday this summer season.
