Sony is using AI to streamline game development at its first-party studios.
Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered employed PlayStation’s new AI-powered animation tool, Mockingbird.
This system rapidly generates 3D facial animations from performance capture data, significantly reducing the time required for what was previously a lengthy manual process.
According to SIE President Hideaki Nishino, teams at Naughty Dog and San Diego Studio have also adopted Mockingbird for their projects.
A separate AI tool was used in the remaster to create highly detailed hair models.
Sony describes these tools as a way to automate repetitive tasks and improve productivity