Privately hosted games for AI labs as a possible new revenue stream

A games industry observer says early deals suggest AI labs could pay for privately hosted, managed versions of realistic games. They propose an upfront engineering fee and a managed-service fee, with concurrent-user numbers tied to the services provided. They expect realism and customization to attract customers and easier interfaces to retain them, but say labs may resist game-service rollups over fears of distillation. They also imagine better anti-cheat tools for human players as a potential benefit.