Larian Studios Talks About Its Future

Video Description

Tamoor Hussain sat down with Swen Vincke from Larian to discuss the studio's future plans. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:19 Where is the team currently at with Baldur’s Gate 3? 1:47 What is next for Larian Studios? 3:14 Growing central 4:45 Dedicated Storytelling Group 5:51 What's the difference between storytelling and narrative teams? 7:50 What's your role in the new storytelling and narrative teams? 8:24 What's your stance on AI and machine learning? 14:46 Is the human element going to be removed from the game? 19:51 Do you forsee a time where AI could create the game's content? 22:11 Will AI usage help development timelines? 23:02 How do you keep the indie studio energy while staying AAA? 26:21 How do you manage risk as the studio gets bigger? 27:38 What are the mistakes studios make implementing current trends? 30:15 What's your thoughts on "single player games are dead"? 33:44 What can you tell other developers about making single player games? 36:50 Do you think big corporations can think a similar way? 40:20 What do you think about larger studios iterating on smaller studio ideas? 43:21 What is the priority for Larian? 44:49 How important is it for you to play games yourself? 46:18 What are good ways of dealing with and collaborating with the community? 49:04 Do people underestimate the power of a game community? 52:21 Why are you not in the DLC buisiness? 53:50 What is the future for Larian? 55:42 Outro