Pay $4.99 to Hear the Dragon Tell You You’re Ugly

Morgan Stanley predicts that the gaming industry is about to make an extra $22 billion thanks to AI. How? By making NPCs (Non-Player Characters) "smarter." In the past, a town guard would just say, "I used to be an adventurer like you, then I took an arrow in the knee." In the AI-powered future, that same guard will analyze your playstyle and say, "I used to be an adventurer like you, but then I realized that spending 40 hours collecting 100 hidden feathers is a cry for help. Have you considered therapy?" The monetization potential is endless. Imagine a game where the boss doesn’t just fight you, but uses AI to insult your specific life choices based on your browser history. "You'll never defeat me, Dave, just like you never finished that screenplay you started in 2022!" To get the AI to stop being so mean, you’ll probably have to buy a "Positive Reinforcement" DLC for $19.99. The industry is excited about "endless content," which is code for "we never have to hire a writer again." The games will be infinite, the dialogue will be generated on the fly, and the fun will be strictly optional.