Pirat_Nation 🔴(@Pirat_Nation):Sony is using AI to streamline game development at its first-party studios. Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered employed PlayStation’s new AI-powered animation tool, Mockingbird. This system rapidly generates 3D facial animations from performance capture data, significantly reducing the time required for what was previously a lengthy manual process. According to SIE President Hideaki Nishino, teams at Naughty Dog and San Diego Studio have also adopted Mockingbird for their projects. A separate AI tool was used in the remaster to create highly detailed hair models. Sony describes these tools as a way to automate repetitive tasks and improve productivity

2026.05.09 23:04

Sony is using AI to streamline game development at its first-party studios. Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered employed PlayStation’s new AI-powered animation tool, Mockingbird. This system rapidly generates 3D facial animations from performance capture data, significantly reducing the time required for what was previously a lengthy manual process. According to SIE President Hideaki Nishino, teams at Naughty Dog and San Diego Studio have also adopted Mockingbird for their projects. A separate AI tool was used in the remaster to create highly detailed hair models. Sony describes these tools as a way to automate repetitive tasks and improve productivity