Unity CEO Predicts AR-VR Headsets Will Be as Common as Game Consoles by 2030

“AI-assisted artistry is going to be a very, very big thing,” he said.

When asked to name the single biggest technological breakthrough he is anticipating in the coming years, Riccitiello picks a form of AI, not a fancy hardware platform. In particular, he expects AI technology in his field will get to the point where it will enable developers to create slick 3D environments even if they lack the skills and time to do... See more

Riccitiello said he had a conversation with Steve Jobs, then Apple’s CEO, about what the revenue split should be between Apple and developers on games sold through Apple’s App Store. Prior to releasing the iPhone, Apple had taken 70% from developers on the sale of games for iPods. In a meeting with Jobs, Riccitiello sought to persuade him that the ... See more

Riccitiello, a long-time videogame industry executive who is now CEO of Unity Software, once blew it with a prediction that a new Sony PlayStation game console would come out a year earlier than it did. He did better in 2015 when, at the zenith of the hype surrounding virtual reality, he began publicly casting doubt on overoptimistic projections of... See more