Many games currently offer subtitle support for only a limited number of languages. For players whose English level is not sufficient to fully understand story-driven content and mission details, this significantly reduces immersion and often forces them to rely on external sources.
Of course, it’s understandable that developers and publishers may not have the budget to create full manual localization for every language. However, modern AI-based translation technologies have advanced enough to generate reasonably accurate subtitles for many languages.
For this reason, I’d like to suggest the following approach for all unsupported languages:
Adding AI-generated subtitles as an optional feature
Including a short disclaimer stating that the subtitles are AI-generated and may contain minor inaccuracies
This solution doesn’t need to be perfect. Even “good enough to understand” subtitles would greatly improve accessibility and player experience, while keeping costs low for developers.
I believe this could be a win-win solution for both players and publishers.
What do you think?