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Elie Gould

Leon Kennedy's voice actor doesn't believe AI can replace human performances, and paying 'for an actor's voice session is not that big of a deal' for games as big as Arc Raiders

Victor talking to Leon.

The subject of AI being used to replace voice actors has been a recurring theme in videogames, with the debate reaching a pinnacle last October when Arc Raiders was released, as it was made clear that Embark Studios used AI to pad out voice lines.

Since then, we've heard arguments as to why this isn't the way forward, with Astarion's actor Neil Newbon calling it "dull as hell" and the Demonschool devs saying they'd rather "cut off our own arms" than use AI in their games. And now Leon Kennedy's voice actor, Nick Apostolides, has put in his two cents.

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