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THE FINALS Will Say Your Username During Matches as Scotty Gets Dynamic Commentary
Imagine stealing a Cashout in the final seconds of a THE FINALS match and hearing Scotty celebrate the play using your actual username. That is the idea behind Dynamic Commentary, a feature Embark Studios has announced for Season 12, Prime Time, on October 20, 2026. Speech synthesis will allow selected commentary lines to reflect the players involved in significant actions. It fits the game's television-show identity, although the developer intends to begin cautiously.
By Maëlle THE FINALS 
Your Username Becomes Part of the Broadcast
THE FINALS has always presented itself as a televised competition where contestants compete for attention and fame.
Destructible arenas, recognizable team colors and fictional commentators all contribute to that presentation.
However, its announcements have generally described events without regularly identifying individual players by name.
Dynamic Commentary is intended to change that.
Scotty will be able to include a contestant's username in certain match announcements.
A noteworthy action can therefore generate a personalized line rather than an entirely generic one.
The feature is scheduled to arrive with Prime Time on October 20.
It will initially be available in beta.
Which Plays Will Scotty Recognize?
Embark's demonstration highlights several types of supported events.
Eliminating an entire opposing team may trigger a personalized announcement.
Stealing a Cashout at an important moment is another example.
The developers also mention revive streaks and other significant actions.
The system is therefore not exclusively focused on eliminations.
It aims to recognize different types of contributions during a match.
That makes sense in a game where an objective steal can be just as important as defeating several opponents.
However, the initial selection of supported events will be deliberately limited.
Scotty will not announce every username after every action.
Only a Few New Lines Per Match
THE FINALS audio director Carl Strandberg explains that Embark wants to begin with a narrow range of situations.
The team needs to ensure that generated lines sound natural and match Scotty's recognizable personality.
The initial implementation is designed to produce only a handful of personalized comments during each match.
These will appear alongside existing commentary.
Previously available lines are not being removed.
This approach gives Embark room to evaluate player reactions and speech quality before expanding the system.
The beta designation therefore matters. Dynamic Commentary is not being presented as a completely unrestricted match narration system.
Even Unusual Usernames Are Included
The demonstration includes examples that are not conventional names.
Embark showcases usernames such as Tiny.Lils, ScottyFan-1337 and Big_Jim.
These examples suggest that the system is designed to handle certain numbers, punctuation and separators.
However, they are selected demonstrations.
They do not prove that every possible username will be pronounced correctly.
Online players can create extremely unusual combinations of characters, some of which are difficult even for humans to interpret.
The beta will provide a more meaningful test of how the technology handles those cases.
Why Is THE FINALS Still Using AI?
Dynamic Commentary is not Embark's first use of speech synthesis.
THE FINALS already uses text-to-speech tools for certain commentary associated with Scotty and June.
The developer discloses that practice on the official Steam listing.
It has attracted criticism since the game's early days, particularly over the relationship between synthesized voices and professional voice actors.
Embark nevertheless sees the technology as a way to make commentary respond to unpredictable events.
Using dynamic speech generation does not establish that every voice performance or audio asset in the game is produced automatically.
The new system supplements existing match announcements.
The Problem of Offensive Usernames
The announcement has quickly inspired amused reactions from the community.
Some players are imagining ridiculous situations in which Scotty reads intentionally provocative usernames.
Others are concerned about the possibility of offensive words being spoken aloud.
These anticipated risks should not be confused with confirmed incidents.
The available demonstrations do not establish that widespread abuse has already occurred.
Embark has also not published a complete specification of the filters used to handle problematic names.
The beta will need to demonstrate how reliably the feature behaves under real conditions.
What if You Don't Want Your Name Announced?
Existing privacy settings remain relevant.
Prima Games reports that Streamer Mode and Anonymous Mode continue to hide player identities according to their established behavior.
Players who prefer greater anonymity therefore have settings worth examining.
However, the precise interaction with Dynamic Commentary should be confirmed during rollout.
These options should not be mistaken for proof that every offensive username will be automatically detected.
Prime Time Is Bringing More Than Commentary
Season 12 is scheduled for October 20.
Embark is preparing a broader update to the shooter.
Environmental destruction is becoming more gradual and complex.
Floors may sag, structural sections can remain partly attached, and collapsing buildings can create new movement routes.
Debris and smoke will also respond more dynamically to the events unfolding in an arena.
The season includes interface changes, new gameplay options and performance improvements.
Dynamic Commentary is therefore one element of Prime Time rather than the season's only new feature.
A Small Addition With Potentially Memorable Results
Hearing a commentator say your username may initially sound less impressive than a new weapon or a collapsing building.
However, it connects directly with THE FINALS' identity.
The game presents its participants as contestants in a televised spectacle.
A commentator recognizing a player's individual accomplishment could make that fiction more convincing.
The remaining questions concern natural pronunciation, appropriate moderation and how frequently personalized lines appear.
The Prime Time beta will provide the first meaningful opportunity to evaluate those results.
If Embark gets the balance right, Scotty may become more reactive without losing his established personality. If it does not, players will undoubtedly find new reasons to laugh at their favorite virtual commentator.