- Crimson desert marketing director Will Powers has suggested that the game does not feature generative AI voice acting
- Powers confirms that “all the main NPCs and those in the side quests are voiced by actors”
- However, he refrains from saying whether “100% of the NPCs have human voices”
Amid the rising popularity of generative AI in video games, Pearl Abyss has said so Crimson desert will be fully expressed by humans.
In an interview with the Dropped Frames podcast (via Eurogamer ), marketing director Will Powers was asked if the characters in the upcoming open-world game will be voiced by humans.
While Powers didn’t want to “100%” confirm that all NPCs have human voices, the developer assured fans that the main cast does.
“I’m not going to criticize other games, but all of our voices are human-made,” Powers said. “I refrain from saying that 100% of the NPCs have human voices […] Because if it’s not the case for just one NPC, I don’t want the internet accusing me of lying.”
Powers didn’t directly call the other plays he talked about, but we’ve seen plays that The finals and Arc Raiders use generative AI tools for NPCs.
“But yes,” Powers continued, “all the main NPCs and those in the side quests have actors’ voices. The game features voice acting in different languages.”
Crimson desert will offer English, Korean, and Chinese language options at launch, and it’s been reported that more languages could be in development after release.
In the same interview, Powers confirmed that the $69.99 game will not feature microtransactions or a cosmetic cash shop, explaining that it is “made to be a premium experience that you buy and you enjoy the world, and not something for microtransactions.”
Powers added: “It’s a monetization model. If you’re doing free-to-play, then you have to monetize it in a different way. This is a premium experience. It’s the transaction. Period.”
We don’t have much longer to wait because Crimson desert launches next month on March 19 for PS5, Xbox Series X and Series S and PC.
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