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CD Projekt Red Will Use AI to Bring Back Geralt’s Original Voice

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CD Projekt Red Will Use AI to Bring Back Geralt’s Original Voice

In 2019, Jacek Rozenek, the Polish voice actor for Geralt of Rivia in The Witcher games, suffered a stroke that greatly affected his speech. He underwent extensive training to recuperate and regain his ability to act. However, the changes in his voice were still noticeable. To keep the same voice actor in the upcoming DLC Songs of the Past, CD Projekt Red decided to use AI to match his current voice to the original and create the best possible replica.

If you played the English version of The Witcher 3, Doug Cockle will immediately spring to mind when you think of Geralt of Rivia. However, in the game's original version, Geralt is played by Jacek Rozenek, a renowned voice actor with 30 years of experience. CD Projekt has hired Rozenek to play Geralt of Rivia since the original The Witcher game in 2007, and the Polish studio wants him to continue in the role for Songs of the Past. Unfortunately, the actor suffered a stroke in 2019, that, according to Game File, left him unable to speak for months.

After extensive rehabilitation, Rozenek was able to speak again, but his voice was not the same. Stephen Totilo wrote, "it was lower, gruffer," after an interview with the actor. CDPR concluded that while this voice change might work well for an older Geralt in The Witcher 4 , it wouldn't blend well with the voice you hear in The Witcher 3 . Coming out next year, the Songs of the Past DLC is set in the same era as the main game, and the two are closely connected.


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