Isn't this still essentially "vibe simulation" inferred from videos? Surface-level visual realism is one thing, but expecting it to figure out the exact physical mechanics of sailing just by watching boats, and usefully abstract that into a gamified form, is another thing entirely.

The bottleneck for games of any size is always whether they are good. There are plenty of small indies which do not put out good games. I don't see world models improving game design or fun factors.

If I am wrong, then the huge supply of fun games will completely saturate demand and be no easier for indie game devs to stand out.

It's very impressive tech but subject to the same limitations as other generative AI: Inconsistency, inaccurate physics, limited time, lag, massively expensive computation.

You COULD create a sailing sim but after ten minutes you might be walking on water, or in the bath, and it would use more power than a small ferry.

There's no way this tech can run on a PS5 or anything close to it.

> and might be the renaissance for small to one person game studios.

Indie games are already bigger than ever as far as I know.

> If making games out of these simulations work, it't be the end for a lot of big studios, and might be the renaissance for small to one person game studios.

I mean, if making a game eventually boils down to cooking a sufficient prompt (which to be clear, I'm not talking about text, these prompts are probably going to be more like video databases) then I'm not sure if it will be a renaissance for "one person game studios" any more than AI image generation has been a renaissance for "one person artists".

I want to be optimistic but it's hard to deny the massive distribution stranglehold that media publishing landscape has, and that has nothing to do with technology.

Honestly getting a Sunfish is probably cheaper than the a VR headset if you want to "train sailing"

...and then, the pneumatics in your living room.