Konami president Hideki Hayakawa doesn’t think AI is going to completely change the video game industry. He says AI could make development faster and more efficient, but people are still the most important part of creating good games. “The most important factors in producing entertaining and innovative video games are people and creators.” Hayakawa also believes that having devs with different backgrounds and ideas is what helps create something new. “That kind of chemical reaction is not something that can be easily replaced.” Konami is interested in using AI, but Hayakawa doesn’t see it replacing the creativity and ideas that come from human devs

Konami’s president just pushed back on the idea that generative AI will reshape game development. Hideki Hayakawa said the technology won’t bring significant change to the market. Entry barriers already dropped with modern engines and UGC, and even if AI improves efficiency, “the most important factors in producing entertaining and innovative video games are people and creators.” He specifically called out the “chemical reaction” that happens when developers from different backgrounds work together. He doesn’t believe that can be easily replaced. It’s a notably grounded take from a major publisher while a lot of the industry is racing the other direction.

A new report claims the Silent Hill 1 remake is targeting a 2027 PS5 release from Bloober Team and Konami. It also names Gabrielle Fritz and Jade Matthew as part of the voice cast. Fritz has prior game credits in Battlefield 2042 and Wolfenstein II. Matthew’s credits are mainly in Torchwood. No details on Harry Mason have surfaced yet. For three years Konami has put out a new Silent Hill title annually. Franchise producer Motoi Okamoto has said the goal is to keep that pace, with multiple unannounced projects already in development. The report suggests the remake would fill the 2027 slot and continue that cadence. So far Bloober has only confirmed the project exists via a social post. More could surface before the end of the year.

Three Kami releases this week. Sequence, class, and ER diagrams now render in Kami’s own palette, clean enough to print. Installs and packaging steadier too. Good content deserves good paper.

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