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lol
I think this is a very understandable and realistic approach to art in the digital era, and this backlash is honestly pretty fitting for a culture that doesn't want to treat video games as art, instead only wanting to consume them as a product.
are book not art because they are translated?, are movies not art because they get dubs and subtitles? video games are not special
Generally speaking it seems people consider being able to read a book in its own language a positive. Meanwhile much of the backlash to this seems to come from people who can read English just fine but want to specifically be catered to in their own language for what appears to me as mostly consumer concerns. Such as being a big market that has to pay relatively highly for these products but don't get specific translations.