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NEWS: Atlus 'Looks Into' Releasing Japanese Voice Track as DLC for Persona 5

This isn't a Toei to Funimation thing. This is an Atlus to Atlus USA thing. Atlus owns the rights to Persona. There isn't some random company that owns the Japanese video. Please do not make misleading comparisons.

But, as far as Atlus has said so far, none of the game has been changed. It's more likely than not a licensing issue with the Japanese voice actors, which is an issue that's been covered multiple times on this site across numerous columns and articles. "Why does Crunchyroll have so many K-dramas but not J-dramas?" Here's one of your answers. "Why is X company only releasing Y anime with the English dub?" Here's one of your answers.

Of course they don't own the voice actors. What's with this thread and slavery. They own the rights to the Japanese audio to be used in the game. Atlus paid the voice actors (and their agencies) for their efforts but the rights of using the Japanese audio are Atlus'.

This is kinda of the reason why I could not finish the new Fire Emblem games. I really tried to play it, but could not get past the voice acting..

Of course they don't own the voice actors. They own the rights to the Japanese audio to be used in the game. Atlus paid the voice actors (and their agencies) for their efforts but the rights of using the Japanese audio are Atlus'.

so you're going to skip out on what may be a really good game? and it's over something minor like the lack of Japanese voice track?

i am honestly so confused as to why people are so indignant about the lack of a japanese voice track (in a game series that has never, in the games I've played, featured one) that they're willing to boycott a perfectly good game.

then here's a simple solution: learn japanese.

then here's a simple solution: learn japanese.

i'm being entirely serious. if japanese audio is that integral to your enjoyment of a game that a game lacking it loses all merit for you then learn japanese and play unlocalized games. you don't have to fret about if a game you dig is going to be dual audio, you have access to a massive catalog of games that have not and never will be localized and well, it's just cool to be able to pick up a game that isn't in your mother language and play it.

you're right: i can't grasp your 'simple concept' because the idea of being so hung up on the japanese audio track is just unfathomable to me.

Hey, guys? Can you give this a rest already? Please? Nothing you say here is gonna change a thing anyway.

One thing that SO many seem to have forgotten about as far as dub vs. sub is concerned is from the anime Kodocha, where in the sub, one character (a side character) was completely "erased" for their dialog, due to some form of controversy (tried looking it up but haven't found the info yet).
So for some who think that almost all original dialogs will be maintained without issue, there can be moments like that that will crop up once in a blue moon, so NEVER assume it'll always come through without issue.

I think you need the try to understand the mindset of someone who is not only an anime fan, but a gamer as well. One who probably and strongly prefers watching anime in Japanese, wanting to buy a heavily anime-inspired game of Japanese origin, and expects a Japanese audio option. It's not like this hasn't become more common these days with other anime-inspired games like Disgaea, BlazBlue, and what not getting dual audio options. It only makes sense, but I guess either the US or Japanese companies involved are either stuck in their ways, living in the past, or just being outright stingy.