Why devs doesn't include language selector in some games?

Why don't more developers include language options in their games?

There is also the whole localization thing. Most languages, even the close ones, have catch phrases, culture references or jokes that don't mean ...

Language selection in games has become a rarity. Ubisoft seems to still offer it for the most part. Some EA games do as well (recently Dragon Age Inquisition).

Games are developed in multiple languages. Why do game ... - Quora

Generally they have English language because it's the most commonly used language for the sake of communication worldwide. Still some apps do ...

Why do applications or game developers rarely include Indonesians ...

Localizing (translating) a video game is an expensive task. Not only does the team need to translate any text in the game, all the spoken assets ...

I'm fucking tired of multilingual video games not having ... - ResetEra

Yeah I agree. There's literally no reason not to include the option. Your game is incapable of switching languages on the fly for some reason?

Why do computer games often have their own language settings?

Games are often used for education or fun and due to there being a lot of spoken word interactions you may prefer the "native" language of the ...

Game language tied to system language... Why? - ResetEra

Because it makes games more accessible to people that are less tech-savvy, and less used to work with English as a language.

Games don't default to system language #862 - GitHub

But some games throw the player into the game without main menu, and the user doesn't have opportunity to change the language until the game ...

Set default language for games different to system language

I have tried to suggest a dedicated default installation language selection for Xbox on PC several times over the years but since Microsoft is a ...

Some Games Require setting LC_ALL Variable for correct ... - GitHub

Some Games Default to English because thats the set System Language. Doing this is not possible because the installed glibc was stripped of all ...

Is it absolutely necessary to show the currently selected language in ...

So the answer is no, you don't need to tell your user what language is currently selected, but give them ability to change it easily if it is ...

Can't activate English language!!! :( — Telltale Community

I don't get why so few game developers include an ingame language selection, like in the Tomb Raider games from Crystal Dynamics. There you ...

How to Change Game Language (SOLUTION) - Steam Community

The game language depends on your system locale. This is not the same as the system language, instead it mainly defines date and number formats.

Localization settings hidden if only 1 preffered language in iOS

Unfortunately they do not see language selection if they do not have set at least 2 Preferred languages in General -> Languages & Region.

Localization API Update for Upcoming In-Experience Language ...

... some code changes in order for the language switcher to react properly. Let us know if you have any feedback or questions! Thanks. [Update] ...

Per-app language preferences - Android Developers

Your app doesn't have an in-app language picker. Enable automatic per-app language support to generate a LocaleConfig file and add your app's ...

Language Selector | Multiple Language Question - Construct 3

My requirement is I want to add a Language Selector (On Startup/MainMenu). I have a simple game which doesn't have too many things to be ...

Allow multiple language packs to exist at once - Steam Community

The game is already made that way. It's steam that deletes the language game files. Originally posted by UMPtastic: Find out which folder those ...

If current language option doesn't need to show, how to display a ...

If your language selector is just that dropdown box, then a non-speaker of the current language won't know where to change it. The most common ...

Localization files for unsupported languages

strings and jp.strings files, because those are the only two languages that are available on the system. Some games like Playnote Studio have ...