>>11372267
Before? It's been years. You're talking as if AI only came out yesterday and nobody's had a chance to make a game with it. There are successful AI games but even they still struggle to complete against developers using mspaint-tier amateur artwork.

Plus, there have always been alternatives. You could make your game with absolutely anything. Kisekae, koikatsu, models off of an asset store, or just find your own way of doing art. The point of art is that there are so many ways to do it that even someone who's crippled can still find their own way of doing art. There is no "void for developers with zero budget", only learned helplessness and an inferiority complex.
That said, don't try making a hentai game with claymation. I don't think people will play that one.