Bungie has confirmed that newly launched Future 2 content material is lacking some voiced dialogue as a result of ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike.
The studio mentioned the voice strains in query will probably be silent, with subtitles enabled by default.
That includes the return of the Dreadnaught and a brand new exercise known as The Nether, Future 2: Heresy launched in the present day for PC and consoles.
“With this being our remaining epilogue entry for the Mild and Darkness Saga, our groups have been taking nice care to ship pleasant narrative beats and story content material for gamers to get pleasure from,” Bungie mentioned in a latest weblog.
“As a result of on-going SAG-AFTRA strike, you might discover sure voice strains being silent in-game. Nonetheless, we have now enabled subtitles by default for this launch to make sure gamers don’t miss any narrative content material.”
Heresy actions which have lacking voice performing will show a warning earlier than they’re launched.
“Inside your Gameplay settings, we provide quite a lot of customization choices for subtitles to assist with accessibility and common visibility of narrative content material,” Bungie added.
“You may alter their dimension, shade, background, present the speaker’s identify, and extra earlier than the launch of Heresy to organize for introductory sequences impacted by this modification.“
Actors union SAG-AFTRA began a strike final July after it mentioned it had failed to barter acceptable protections round using AI for its members.
It means online game corporations and their efficiency manufacturing arms – apart from these who’ve already signed agreements with SAG-AFTRA – probably gained’t be capable to rent unionized actors to carry out movement seize or voiceover work for his or her video games.
Black Ops 6 developer and writer Activision not too long ago confirmed it had recast a number of characters within the sport’s Zombies mode as a result of ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike.
Star Wars-themed gear and equipment for Future 2 additionally launched in the present day.