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Pearl Abyss Expands AI Use In Development, DokeV Progress Due Within 2026

Pearl Abyss released its Q3 2026 earnings materials on November 12 and said it is expanding AI use across game development. In DokeV, AI verifies design concepts before implementation, while the development team keeps control of core gameplay and content.

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Why it matters

The earnings materials put a date on DokeV's next public update and confirm AI stays a process tool rather than a content driver, which is the line Pearl Abyss has held since its Q2 2026 report.

Pearl Abyss Expands AI Use In Development, DokeV Progress Due Within 2026

Key Facts

  • Pearl Abyss released its Q3 2026 earnings materials on November 12.
  • Pearl Abyss said AI is used in DokeV to verify design concepts before implementation.
  • DokeV development progress is scheduled to be revealed within 2026.
  • DokeV release is targeted for the latter half of 2028.
  • Full-scale DokeV promotion, including hands-on demos, is being prepared to begin around the latter half of 2027.

DokeV progress will be revealed within 2026, with release targeted for the latter half of 2028.

DokeV's next public showing is now bounded: Pearl Abyss says development progress will be revealed within 2026, with release targeted for the latter half of 2028. Full-scale promotion, including hands-on demos, is being prepared to begin around the latter half of 2027.

The Q3 2026 materials also describe where AI sits in the workflow. In DokeV, systems that were previously implemented and verified manually are now checked with AI, letting multiple design concepts be tested quickly before implementation. Pearl Abyss limits that role to concept verification and process efficiency, with the development team leading core gameplay and actual content production.

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