If you're asking strictly about the commercial angle, I wouldn't buy AI-generated assets if I was rich. What am I supposed to pay for, glorified scalping? There are so many real artists looking for work. Heck, even with my limited skills I made so many good-looking games over the years. There's no excuse for trying to sell AI slop as if it was real human creativity. A child's doodle is more valuable.
Good point!
Even seeing AI-generated art in a project page discourages me from playing the game. Even simple and pretty unprofessional graphics feel much more authentic and made with love. Even games with programmer art or drawings of a child look so much more inviting.
It feels like people take the life away from their games by using AI-generated art in them. The spark is gone, even when "it looks better" :'(