"Gamers don't want it": Palworld lead says Pocketpair doesn't touch AI because players hate it and artists "like doing stuff themselves"

Palworld character wincing at sunlight.

As game developers push back on generative AI, publishing and communications head John Buckley of Palworld developer Pocketpair suggests the division around the tech is another reason to avoid it.

"Gamers don't want it," he says, "and if the gamers don't want it, I guess that's it, right? Not much of a conversation to be had."