Troy Baker Reverses Course on NFT Plans
Troy Baker is one of the leading voice actors in the video game industry, lending his voice to iconic characters from franchises such as BioShock, Far Cry, Uncharted, and Batman: The Telltale Series to name a few. However, Baker’s prolific career has been overshadowed as of late, due to the increasing backlash after his announcement many weeks ago regarding his partnership with Voiceverse NFT.
On January 14, Baker announced via Twitter that he was partnering with Voiceverse NFT to promote new NFTs (Non-Fungable Tokens) that run on the Ethereum blockchain, which allows owners of the IP address access to an AI-genreated voice program that can duplicate any specific person’s voice. This announcement was met with stark backlash from fans and the gaming community at large for its morally and legally dubious ideas of replacing voice actors, as well for Baker’s seemingly antagonistic attitude toward people who may be against it.
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In a tweet earlier today, Baker announced that after careful consideration, he would be ending his partnership with Voiceverse based on the feedback he has received online. In his statement, the voice actor behind Joel from The Last of Us apologizes for his initially hostile statement of “you can hate or create,” despite his good intentions.
Earlier in the month, on the Play, Watch, Listen podcast, Baker elaborated on why he partnered with Voiceverse in the first place, claiming it interested him due to the new tools it could allow to new voice actors looking to break into the industry, but admits that he wasn’t entirely aware of the dangers regarding the NFT component. Initially, he didn’t believe such a move would hurt the
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