AI โto Independently Develop Video Games Within โฃThree Years, elon Musk Predicts
PALO ALTO, CA – November 12, 2025 – Elon Musk statedโข on theโ Rushmore on โX podcast that artificial intelligence will reach the capability of โขindependentlyโฃ creating โcomplete video games within three years.โ The technology, he explained, will move beyond beingโฃ a support tool โand assume full responsibility โขfor game design, programming,โ and production.
Whileโ forecasting this leap in AI capability, Musk tempered expectations, โขpredicting the first fully AI-generated video game won’t likely appear until 2029, citing the โinherent complexity of interactive entertainment. โค “The technology โwillโ no longer be a supportโ tool and will assume โฃthe design, programming and production of a title from start to finish,” Musk said.
The discussion also included Bobby Kotick, former CEO โof Activision โBlizzard,โ who lauded โMusk โขas “the best candidate to โคrun a โขvideoโข game company.”
Musk revealed his personal “Mount Rushmore” of influential video games, naming Quake, Half-Life 2, BioShock, andโ Deus Ex. Notably absent from his listโข were more recent โฃtitles likeโค Diablo IV, despite โคprevious praise from Musk.
Musk’s prediction arrives as the gaming industry increasinglyโฃ experiments with AI โfor specific tasks, such as generating dialogue and synthetic voices. Though, complete,โฃ autonomous game creationโ byโฃ AI remains uncommon. Musk envisions a future where โขAI fundamentallyโข alters game growth, potentially redefining – and even replacing – theโฃ role of human developers.