Why doesn't Rockstar Games dub their games?

[NeuroAtypical]

I always wondered why they don't dub their games to other languages.

The different games from other game developers usually are dubbed, games like God of War, Watch Dogs, The Crew, The Last of US, Tomb Raider, etc.

They only give us interface and subtitles translated to other languages, but dubbed character voices not.

[Caped Crusader]

Just an educated guess: The bean counters at Rockstar have weighed whether or not hiring actors to perform the voice work will lead to substantially increased profit, estimated it would not achieve that result, so that's a no go.

[OGPoetoe]

--Do you have a Rockstar Games or personal localisation policy? For example, why is it always subtitled rather than dubbed?

R* This time, we use MotionScan and other methods to faithfully put the actors' performances directly into the game, so dubbing would be hard to imagine. We still receive requests for a dubbed version, but we aim to deliver the atmosphere of the American towns and characters that are often the setting (for Rockstar Games titles), and to create a world that immerses you in it. I think it would destroy that worldview. We think it's important to strike a balance between preserving the world view and carefully creating a game that fans around the world can enjoy.

Source : Famitsu (https://www.famitsu.com/news/201106/06044670.html)

If gta 6 released and R* still consistent with their main reason, so no hope for dubbing. is fine for Trailer

[ChickenBalls]

you can hear the npcs in this game speak Spanish, Korean and Chinese

[Antiga]

Originally posted by ChickenBalls:

you can hear the npcs in this game speak Spanish, Korean and Chinese

Ya wanna rethink that response there?

[cruste]

now go and fix the nintendo npc's issue
they are still stuck in silent movies times

next target netflix which expects that their audience literally speak all languages
always so annoying when the enimies start speaking russian, spanish or french

[ChickenBalls]

with over 125 million units sold it seems kids don't mind silent npcs and playing games on a 6.2 inch screen at 720p 30fps

[Arnold Rimmer is AFK]

It's not worth the margin of expense vs profit.

[CrE3ps]

Dubbing suuuuuuck!!!!

[Smokey]

In the same way that a Yakuza game being dubbed would be nothing but awkward. Some games just need to be and stay in their original language as it was meant to be.