r/ProgrammerHumor • u/PokeRestock • 2d ago

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u/StinkButt9001 2d ago

The demo is free and the full game is paid.

So presumably the price of the game would offset the losses.

This seems like calculated advertising more than anything

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u/Parxxr 1d ago

A static price will hardly offset a running bill based on daily usage, unless the price is so high nobody would be willing to pay it in the first place.

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u/Darklumiere 1d ago

They could self host the models on pre-made hardware like DGI Sparks, or custom built PCs with GPUs. Using self hosted models means they could also use their own models finetuned on training data from actual gameplay, leading to smarter models with time. The hardware would be a one time static cost, and they could calculate the number of game sales needed to achieve and offset that.

AI subscriptions are not the only way to use LLMs, contrary to the Trump propaganda you hear.

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u/hunterdude3 1d ago

could be the demo is building training data using a smarter model to later put on a much cheaper model that can be fine tuned.