Quebec government wants every game released in the province to be translated to French

A report on Cyberpresse.ca reveals that government officials from Quebec has struck a deal that will require video games released in the province to be translated to French.

Apparently, English-only video games are a yearly subject of complaints in the province. The report notes that in 2005 – 2006, the Quebec Office of the French language received 262 complaints about the issue. In Quebec, only 36 percent of the most popular games were available in French. In Europe, the number of games available in the language is 80 percent.

“We didn’t think it was normal that video games are available in French in Europe but not here,” explained Gerald Paquette, a spokesman for Quebec Office of the French language. “Three years ago, in Quebec, it was only 10% of the games sold here that were available in French. We made some progress, but we want to get closer to that 80%.”

Gamers in the province are beginning to express concern over the possible effect this new deal will have on video game release dates. What about you guys? Share your thoughts. Leave a comment below. Thanks to Laurent from the NeoGAF forums for the translation.

Via Cyberpresse.ca

A report on Cyberpresse.ca reveals that government officials from Quebec has struck a deal that will require video games released in the province to be translated to French.

Apparently, English-only video games are a yearly subject of complaints in the province. The report notes that in 2005 – 2006, the Quebec Office of the French language received 262 complaints about the issue. In Quebec, only 36 percent of the most popular games were available in French. In Europe, the number of games available in the language is 80 percent.

“We didn’t think it was normal that video games are available in French in Europe but not here,” explained Gerald Paquette, a spokesman for Quebec Office of the French language. “Three years ago, in Quebec, it was only 10% of the games sold here that were available in French. We made some progress, but we want to get closer to that 80%.”

Gamers in the province are beginning to express concern over the possible effect this new deal will have on video game release dates. What about you guys? Share your thoughts. Leave a comment below. Thanks to Laurent from the NeoGAF forums for the translation.

Via Cyberpresse.ca