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# Tim Sweeney: 'Much of the room wants it to be 2016 again, but it's not'

Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic), X, 2026-10-12.
Source: https://x.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/2109725010168267229

## Why it matters

First-hand: Epic's CEO on the mood around the AI pivot; his most-viewed reply (about 288k views).

## Summary

Posted Oct 12, 2026 (19:16 UTC). Replying to a user (the post he answers was not fetched), Sweeney writes: 'Much of the room wants it to be 2016 again, but it's not. Our job, as the provider of tools and technology to much of the industry, is to design for the present that is and the future that will soon be. Personally I'm optimisic about it and see it as empowering for creators.' (Spelling as in the post.)

_Metrics as of 2026-10-13 via api.fxtwitter.com: 287,787 views, 2,369 likes, 46 reposts._

## Archived text

> @a_apanasik Much of the room wants it to be 2016 again, but it's not. Our job, as the provider of tools and technology to much of the industry, is to design for the present that is and the future that will soon be. Personally I'm optimisic about it and see it as empowering for creators.

Archived 2026-10-13 via fxtwitter (unofficial).
Counts: 293,192 views, 2,397 likes, 46 reposts, 534 replies (at fetch time)

## Cited in

- 2026-10-12: [Epic Games reportedly moves its Disney shooter to an 'AI first' model with 'no more hand-written code'; Sweeney confirms a 'huge pivot'](https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-10-12-epic-games-ai-first-pivot-disney-shooter-delayed/)