HoYoverse has officially revealed plans to invest up to $14.6 billion (100 billion yuan) into artificial intelligence over the next three years, expected to last until 2029/30. Just by numbers and ambitions alone, it is definitely one of the gaming industry’s biggest AI-focused pushes so far.
The announcement was shared during a private technology and recruitment session held in Beijing, China, on May 15, 2026, where HoYoverse co-founder Liu Wei outlined the company’s long-term AI strategy and its shift toward full-stack in-house AI development.
As reported by Gamelook, HoYoverse wants to move beyond simply using external AI models and instead develop its own complete AI ecosystem internally, including infrastructure, training systems, GPU clusters, and AI application architecture.
HoYoverse and its Ambitious AI Initiatives
The company explained that AI will play a much bigger role in future game development, especially in NPC systems, automation, content generation, and large-scale live-service environments. HoYoverse also revealed plans to use AI NPCs in its upcoming life simulation project Petit Planet.
This announcement follows the company’s earlier statements last month about building a “self-evolving autonomous AI civilisation” through its internal AI research initiatives. At the time, HoYoverse confirmed it was pushing deeper AI integration across game development pipelines, NPC systems, and future projects.
AI has already been part of HoYoverse’s workflow for some time now. The company has previously showcased AI-assisted development pipelines, experimented with interactive AI NPC systems in Honkai: Star Rail, and reportedly explored AI-assisted art workflows for upcoming projects like Honkai: Nexus Anima.
HoYoverse has also been actively investing in AI-related companies for years across sectors like AI infrastructure and robotics, while also bringing their own in Anuttacon, a company founded by HoYoverse CEO Cai Haoyu.
Liu Wei reportedly acknowledged the risks involved with such massive investment plans, stating that even if the initiative fails, it could simply be viewed as “setting off a big fireworks display.” Still, the scale of the investment shows that HoYoverse now sees AI as a core foundation for the future of gaming and is willing to take some risks.
