Genshin Impact Leak may be bad news for English Dub fans

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Summary

  • According to the leak, many characters in the Genshin Impact 5.3 update will lack English voice lines, including popular characters like Zhongli and Hu Tao.

  • The ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike may be behind the lack of English voiceovers.

  • Players await the conclusion of the Natlan Archon Quest in 2025 and hope for English voice lines amid potential setbacks.

New Genshin Impact the 5.3 update leak revealed that some characters may not be voiced in the English dubbed version. Some Genshin Impact characters were previously revealed in past updates, likely due to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike.

Genshin Impact allowing fans to choose between Mandarin, Japanese, Korean and English for their preferred gaming experience. At the beginning of October, however, the players noticed it Genshin Impact characters lacked English voice lines in some key scenes of Archon Quest and flagship version 5.1. Players regretted this shortfall as many were looking forward to the Sumeru event. Despite this, Version 5.2 seemingly had no similar setbacks, leaving players hopeful that the final chapter of the Natlan Archon Quest would also launch smoothly. However, a recent leak suggests this is the case Genshin Impact Version 5.3 may be missing a lot of English dubbed dialogue.

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New post on Genshin Impact The Leaks subreddit by leaker Blackout revealed that nearly twenty characters may not be voiced in the English dub of version 5.3. According to the leak, Kinich and Iansan will be missing voice lines in the Archon Quest update. Kinich was also revealed in version 5.1 along with Ajaw. Additionally, the leak states that several Liyue characters will not have voice lines, despite Lantern Rite being the patch's most anticipated event. Favorite Xiangling and new character Lan Yan are expected to speak, but prominent names like Hu Tao and Xiao are not. This might disappoint Liyue fans, given that Hu Tao is getting a skin Genshin Impact 5.3.

Genshin Impact Leak Reveals Potential Lack of English Voice Lines in Version 5.3

Voiceless characters in Lantern Rite and Archon Quest

  • Kinich

  • Iansan

  • Zhongli

  • Hu Tao

  • Keqing

  • Ganyu

  • Xingqiu

  • Chongyun

  • Timaeus

  • Yun Jin

  • Playing

  • Yelan

  • Beidou

  • Ningguang

  • Xiao

  • Qiqi

  • Yanfei

  • Yaoyao

  • Xinyan

Voiced characters in version 5.3

  • Xiangling

  • Lan Yan

  • Ying'er

  • Baizhu

  • Chef Mao

  • Ferrylady

The reason for the potential lack of English voiceovers may lie in the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike. Many voice actors in the industry have been protesting the use of AI in video game development for several months. Other HoYoverse titles like Honkai: Star Rail were also reportedly affected by the strike, with some character trailers shared only in Japanese. However, leaks should be taken with a grain of salt and Genshin Impact players will have to wait until the release of version 5.3 to see if the English dubbed version is affected.

Genshin Impact begins the year 2025 with the long-awaited conclusion of the Natlan Archon Quest. Fans are eager to find out what will happen to Traveller, Mavuika and other characters. There are also high expectations for Fatua's role in the story, and players are still hoping that Capitano will eventually join Genshin Impact list.

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