18th April 2005, 2:41 PM
I would love for games like Jade Empire to be dubbed, but, especially seeing as the game originated in the U.S., we are not going to see that happen for the vast majority of games. DJ explained it well saying that it all comes down to resources. Publishers are spending millions on these games and do you think they would spend a few thousand (hundred thousand?) more to dub a game in the appropriate language? The fact is the videogame industry is all about the Benjamins, and most people wouldn't want a dubbed game so it would be stupid for them to make one. If they created a game with both a dubbed and English version they would be spending money and wasting space on a feature very few people would take advantage of. We can't deny that most people embrace their own culture and are wary of trying out different cultures so I don't see this changing anytime soon.
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