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Yes, consumers will judge the book by its cover if they see AI art. But this extends beyond AI art, to generative code-produced games.
And if a game is good, despite AI art, its reviews will somewhat reflect that (unsure how much negative review bombing AI art games get). And once a game has positive reviews it can see strong sales - that's currently a powerful driver on Steam.
Frankly, there are types of games I love and I would happy spend money on if there were more of them made even if they were 100% AI generated.