Konami President Hideki Hayakawa on AI's Impact on Game Development: What Matters Most Is Still "People" and "Creators"
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Konami President Hideki Hayakawa stated that even if AI can greatly enhance collaboration and production efficiency in game production workflows, what matters most in creating benchmark works that are both entertaining and groundbreaking is still "people" and "creators." He emphasized that the vitality of game development's front lines stems from creators with diverse backgrounds teaming up and sparking inspiration together, and this kind of "chemical reaction" is hard to easily replace. The company is providing organizational-level support to help teams assess technical risks, allowing creators to introduce cutting-edge tools in a safe and controlled environment.
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2026-10-18 08:35 IT之家 - 沁沧（实习）
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IT之家 10 月 18 日消息，据日本游戏媒体“电击 ONLINE”报道，科乐美（Konami）社长早川英树谈及了人工智能对游戏行业带来的影响。
早川英树称，随着现代商业通用游戏引擎的成熟与用户生成内容（UGC）模式的普及，游戏制作的准入门槛在此前就已大幅下降。即便借助 AI 技术能够大幅提升生产流程的协同与制作效率，要想打造出兼具趣味性与突破性的标杆作品，最重要的依然是“人”，是“创作者”，这一点并未改变。
IT之家注意到，早川英树强调，游戏研发一线的生命力源于背景多元的创作者协同组队，通过碰撞灵感共同拓宽游戏玩法的可能性边界；这种“化学反应”是很难被轻易替代的。
与此同时，他表示技术演进是创造全新交互与游戏体验的手段，应当将其视为重大的创新机遇。为了帮助研发团队准确评估技术风险、合理建立认知，并确保创作者能在安全受控的环境下安心引入前沿工具，公司正在提供组织层面的支持。