Overview
- SEGA revealed Crazy Taxi: World Tour on June 7 at the Xbox Games Showcase and confirmed a 2027 launch on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 and PC with a World Tour campaign, Arcade Mode, online multiplayer and five city maps.
- The game's Steam page states SEGA used generative AI as a support tool during development and a company spokesperson told press the tech helped create background assets while performers were not generated by AI.
- Series creator Kenji Kanno told reporters that the team used generative AI only as a reference for ideation and that artists produced final assets, and some coverage has suggested there may be no AI assets in the final build.
- The AI disclosure prompted strong negative reaction from many fans and skeptical media coverage, with critics citing worries about artistic integrity, copyrighted training data and environmental costs, which has tempered initial excitement.
- World Tour remains in active development and preview sessions have highlighted new mechanics and modernized modes, and SEGA and its developers say they will provide more technical detail and clarity about AI’s role as the 2027 release approaches.