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Good to know, but sad that it has to be said.

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[–] itkovian@lemmy.world 87 points 1 week ago (9 children)

I knew that "No AI used" is going to become a huge selling point for many products. And I think this is just the start.

[–] LifeLikeLady@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago (2 children)

That's excellent. And as these mega corps watch consumers favor those products. Maybe, just maybe they'll fucking implode. That's just a fantasy I know.

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[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I'm gonna have my kid add "No AI used" to his lemonade stand sign. He'll probably double his profits.

(so like $4).

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[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 57 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

Ok sure, but how much of the game will actually be generated by dolphins?

This will probably be just another example of HUMAN appropriation when plenty of dolphin developers are struggling to even find work in this industry. Maybe when dolphins are literally the subject matter of the game we could consider inclusivity in its development?

#dolphin_life #Phins_In_Gaming #NotMyEcco

[–] Zozano@aussie.zone 14 points 1 week ago

Look buddy, I don't give a single fuck about your #EccoFascist bullshit.

#AdolfPhin #PhinLivesMatterToo #NotAllPhins #ReleaseTheEccosteinFiles

[–] ptu@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

In the original game I’m sure you had to be a dolphin to beat the first level

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[–] rafoix@lemmy.zip 52 points 1 week ago (4 children)

What if I use DLSS to upscale and add frames?

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 23 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Maybe the new Ecco game will be optimized well enough to not need or include DLSS and frame generation. 🤷‍♂️

If they use that stuff and it's still a 2D platformer, holy fucking shit. 🤣

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago
[–] rafoix@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I need 800fps. One of my Steam games was 800+ fps on its HUD even though it was on a 60fps monitor. My GPU was going at 100%.

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[–] Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

Well it wouldn't be a single pixel then, would it?

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[–] kadu@scribe.disroot.org 36 points 1 week ago (9 children)

AI is quite bad at pixel art in fact.

It understands things must look roughly made by squares, but it doesn't understand what pixels are and their fixed grid.

[–] chunes@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

To be fair, humans are also bad at it these days, judging by the amount of mixels.

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[–] Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] CluckN@lemmy.world 54 points 1 week ago

Written by an actual dolphin

[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 1 week ago

OMG NEW ECCO GAME

[–] noxypaws@pawb.social 20 points 1 week ago (5 children)

I'm so fucking pumped for new Ecco games. I loved the original on Genesis and it's about damn time we get some fresh stuff in the series.

Even better with this statement

[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 15 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I hope they make an effort with the soundtrack. For me that was a big highlight on all games (specially Sega CD).

[–] solidsmoke@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

Undercaves song goes so hard

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[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago

Not a single pixel. The code, however...

[–] thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Not a single pixel. So they will not generate a single pixel, but multiple pixels?

Found the lawyer.

[–] communist@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I actually put just a single ai generated pixel in all my games

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[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago

A new Ecco game?? Yess. Love the genesis versions

[–] AbsolutePain@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Ye i just saw a vid on ecco. Wishlisting fs

[–] Fedegenerate@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Ok then, that was always allowed.

[–] KeenFlame@feddit.nu 3 points 1 week ago (9 children)

It's about saving the planet, I think

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[–] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Annunziata has been talking about a new game for decades. I'm sceptical he'll produce a single pixel tout court.

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