Pearl Abyss says generative AI is used throughout development pipeline

Pearl Abyss says it is using generative AI across its entire development pipeline to increase productivity and quality. In a recent earnings report, the studio says AI supports content creation, optimizes tests, and handles repetitive tasks. Pearl Abyss now uses AI to validate design concepts and for rapid prototyping instead of validating game systems by hand. The studio says core gameplay and actual content creation remain driven by human developers.

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This comes after Pearl Abyss removed AI-generated assets from Crimson Desert following its March 2026 launch. The studio said those assets were placeholders that slipped through.

In its 3Q26 Earnings Letter, Pearl Abyss says Crimson Desert has potential for a multiplayer mode and is researching the feasibility of the feature. Future DLC expansions are not guaranteed and depend on market conditions. The studio previously released the Charting the Unknown DLC, which added sea exploration and epilogue stories for three main characters. Reports say the studio expects DokeV to launch in 2028.