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Destiny will NOT support Arabic

IGN ME , asked Destiny about the Arabic language on Destiny ,

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ZHZ904627d ago (Edited 4627d ago )

95-97% games don't support Arabic, even though I prefer English in video games would be nice for companies to support the language of my country.

shahab914627d ago

Why are people disagreeing with you. I really don't understand the hatred of some people in this site.

WarThunder4627d ago

Every Dev should support Arabic!

Its one most talked and beautiful languages!

kB04627d ago

That simply not true, the most beautiful language and most talked is Mathematics.

It's universal, it's logical and you dont need to speak an ounce of anything in order to speak it:)

WarThunder4627d ago

@ kB0 *facepalm*

If you learn how to read. i said: "its one of the most"

Not the most...

kB04627d ago

facepalm*

The joke is loose on some.

kB04627d ago

Also maybe you leave the personal attacks for another site? :)

Shake_Zula4627d ago

It's more of a technical issue than a choice really. See most of the languages supported in computing have UTF-8 compliant counterparts. Arabic does not have such counterpart, so supporting it from a programming standpoint is very difficult, because most programming languages were developed in countries where the primary language is English. In this case, Arabic"-like" language support wouldn't be just a port, but rather its own development build complete with different coding methodologies. Basically, multiply the development cost by 2... minimally. Language independent code would be nice though; whoever comes up with it will be a billionaire.

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Kuse4627d ago

Oh well...not a lot of gamers in Arabia...

SnakeCQC4627d ago

There are a ton of gamers over their.

Omran4627d ago

You live in other world !
there are many gamers in
Middle East !

maybe you live under rock

SonyNGP4627d ago

Dude. Saudi Arabia has an insane amount of gamers.

Salooh4627d ago (Edited 4627d ago )

We are gamers since the sega / nintendo times. We are simply not recognised , maybe because we don't develop games or other reasons. But middle east sales goes to europe and us . There are at least 1 million gamer here in middle east. I don't blame you for not knowing this ..

On topic : Who expected arabic in this game or any other game O.o

Golden_Mud4627d ago

DvlzGame expected it , also here in Saudi Arabia alone , there is 9 million gamers , in Qatar there is 3 Million , in UAE there is 4 million , in Bahrain there is 300K gamers , in Egypt there is 2 million and finally all the other places equal 13 million gamers , we will be given a result of over 31 million gamers separated to PC , Xbox 360 and PS3 so we should be recognized

black0o4627d ago

dude didn't u ever got t-baged by someone with ''KSA, UAE, EGY ..etc'' in his/her ID

goldwyncq4627d ago

The guy with the highest trophy count lives in the Middle East.

Golden_Mud4627d ago

You do know that if half of Arabian gamers stop gaming , PS3 and
Xbox 360 would be nearly 67 million for each console

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SnakeCQC4627d ago

I don't see why they dont just add arabic subs especially when they market this game to that region.

blackbirdi4627d ago

who cares arabic traductions are the worst and stupid ... i prefer to play in english

Campy da Camper4627d ago

You're an ignorant person. Some of the nicest people I have met online were from the middle east. I want everyone, everywhere to be able to get the best experience possible. I'm from the states and my friends list includes gamers from austraila, england, Philippines, Germany and middle east.

blackbirdi4627d ago

i m arabic so i know what i m talking about the its always the arabic traduction is joke and stupid so don 't play the hero here

sealava4627d ago

not many attractions in middle-east ,,so you'll find really crazy good gamers over there

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Star Wars x Destiny Collaboration: Gear & Cosmetics Launching February 4th

Destiny 2 x Star Wars collaboration is here! Get exclusive gear, cosmetics, and accessories when Heresy launches on February 4th. Don’t miss it!

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coolbeans502d ago (Edited 502d ago )

Fortnite-ification comes for all live-service games.

Neonridr501d ago

now this is an armor set done right.

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Destiny Mobile spin-off will reportedly be revealed very soon

The long-rumoured Destiny Mobile game from NetEase may finally be ready for reveal according to multiple leakers.

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Xbox Passed On Destiny & Guitar Hero According To Phil Spencer

Phil Spencer talks candidly about missing out on both Destiny and Guitar Hero

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anast650d ago

He paid billions for Starfield. This should be the real story.

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Sciurus_vulgaris650d ago

Microsoft bought all of Zenimax Media for 7 billion, while Sony paid 4 billion for Bungie. I think Microsoft got the better deal due to acquiring Fallout, ElderScrolls and Doom.

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anast649d ago

This can't be true. They only bought Starfield...

InUrFoxHole650d ago

@anast
Should've thought that one out buddy, lol.

anast649d ago (Edited 649d ago )

Yeah, I thought it out. I'm not sure you did. But since we are buddy's now, you're welcome.

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anast649d ago

"Clearly your parents didn't teach you"

You know you lost, when you have to resort to this tactic.

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Profchaos650d ago

So you're saying that Microsoft has missed out on so many huge gaming franchise in the last 25 years from GTA exclusivity to guitar hero and destiny it's just laughable they had so many misses

Reaper22_649d ago

Yea, but they're still 100 times more wealthy than Sony. I would say it worked out well.

Gamingsince1981649d ago

Xbox is dead all that money doesn't help.

Hypertension140649d ago

What has work out well? It sure as hell had nothing to do with Xbox.

andy85649d ago

That isn't because of Xbox though. This is a gaming page, not an I get supplemented by father Windows page

Bathyj649d ago

Microsoft's money has nothing to do with Xbox.
Xbox is a money pit to them they would love to ditch but are after some ROI first.

Let's face it, Xbox is like a red headed stepchild that steals from you to buy drugs.

Hofstaderman649d ago (Edited 649d ago )

MIicrosoft is NOT XBOX. The current situation illustrates this. And Microsoft wants its ROI.

@Bathyj and daddy Satya has just force admitted Phil to rehab.

gold_drake649d ago

you know why MS has so much money, and it aint cause of the gaming xbox branch.

so lets not kid ourselves.

PhillyDonJawn649d ago

Xbox was shown to be more profitable than ps

jznrpg649d ago

@PhillyDownJawn not more profitable. More revenue with ABK acquisition but them going multiplat shows they are not making much profit

ocelot07649d ago

That's great for Xbox gamers ain't it that Microsoft are more wealthy than Sony. Is that really a argument use are using now lol?

Imagine me in my job. Arguing with a fellow security guard at another company. Hahah well the company I work for is worth £800m the one you work for is only work £600m!

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Knightofelemia649d ago

Microsoft may have more money but Sony has the talented studios and the games to back up those studios.

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Chevalier649d ago

Plus turning down Marvel too. Spiderman is only exclusive to Playstation because of that

Hedstrom649d ago

Best deal deal in gaming must be when Sony bought Insomniac for 229 million dollars. They made over 800 millions on Spiderman for the ps4 alone. Thats just crazy!

XBManiac649d ago

More in the 1.000 million now.

gold_drake649d ago

another Interview?

how is he the only one who loves the spotlight as much as he does lol

Futureshark649d ago

Let's not forget he also famously passed on Spider-man, Genshin Impact and GTA3.

However it's almost kind of cute how he can keep that sh1t-eating grin and say he's a 'no regrets' kind of guy, especially when you think how much just these 5 titles could have swung the world in Xbox's favour instead of Sonys.

How he's kept his job I don't know, he must sure be keeping Papa Nadella's shaft warm somehow.

"But, but Gamepass, he introduced that!!!"

Yes he did, and now look at Xbox, all it's exclusives are coming to Playstation now rendering the platform obsolete.

DarXyde649d ago

Honestly, with that kind of track record, you can't convince me Spencer hasn't eaten it from the back in the name of self preservation. Probably unwashed...and at least twice.

That aside, my interpretation of everything here is Xbox has been mismanaged a bit too much and Nadella came down from his throne. The way it is now, I don't believe for a minute the multiplatform move was Spencer's idea. I don't even think the acquisitions was Spencer's work. At this point, I reckon he's got as much power in his role as Hunter Biden at a Ukrainian energy company.

DivineHand125649d ago

You can never tell how things will turn out if he had said yes to those games. Xbox already has access to some great IPs, however, they hardly do anything with them or fail to deliver. It's also possible their presentation wasn't good at the time, and they made sure the next presentation was better.

I believe that part of being successful is releasing things in the right place at the right time.

Many major corporations have a story similar to passing on successful business ideas. Let us look at Sony Pictures for example. Back when Marvel went bankrupt, they had the opportunity to buy the entire Marvel for only $25 Million but turned them down. An unnamed big shot at Sony reportedly claimed that “nobody gives a shit about any of the other Marvel characters,”. They ended up taking Spiderman for $10 Million instead.

https://www.avclub.com/sony...

Fast forward to today, we can see what the Marvel brand has done for Disney. Is it possible the same success would have been possible had Sony acquired those IPs. We can't say that for sure and it is possible most of those IPs that are successful today may not have been used.

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