Again in December, Battlefield 6 got here underneath fireplace for releasing cosmetics that seemed to be made at the very least partly with generative AI. As Kotaku reported on the time, EA was conscious of the difficulty and making an attempt to analyze the trigger all through the winter break. Had 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 a few of the in-game gadgets accused of being slop.
“Up to date the Goal Ace and Winter Warning cosmetics to raised align with Battlefield’s visible identification,” 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 linked it again to final month’s Christmas week controversy.
The unique backlash got here when gamers seen an M4A1 emblem from the winter beauty pack that EA was promoting had two barrels. That sparked an investigation of different latest additions to the sport for something that seemed vaguely off, together with a bear that appeared to have additional claws. Some followers additionally criticized EA in early January for the Goal Ace operator masks that seemed similar to that worn by Name of Obligation‘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 sources and high quality checks, junk may make it into the sport in any variety of methods. Name of Obligation has had its personal challenges with genAI rubbish slipping by as effectively.
Regardless of EA CEO Andrew Wilson’s embrace of rising AI know-how to basically 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, nevertheless, that it wasn’t getting used in any respect through the growth course of. EA is at present set to be bought to Saudi Arabia and a gaggle of different buyers someday this summer season.
