Subj : Baldur's Gate 3 will launch on Xbox in 2023 after all, Larian Stu
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Thu Aug 24 2023 17:45:03

Baldur's Gate 3 will launch on Xbox in 2023 after all, Larian Studios boss 
confirms

Date:
Thu, 24 Aug 2023 16:32:22 +0000

Description:
Baldur's Gate 3 will be released on Xbox Series X|S this year, Swen Vincke 
has confirmed.

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Amazing news for RPG fans on Xbox whove been patiently waiting for the 
release of Baldurs Gate 3 - Larian Studios boss Swen Vincke has confirmed 
that the title will be launching on Xbox Series X |S this year. 

Vincke tweeted this afternoon (Thursday, August 24): "Super happy to confirm 
that after meeting [Phil Spencer] yesterday, weve found a solution that 
allows us to bring Baldurs Gate 3 to Xbox players this year still, something 
weve been working towards for quite some time. 

"All improvements will be there, with split-screen co-op on Series X. Series 
S will not feature split-screen co-op, but will also include cross-save 
progression between Steam and Xbox Series." 

Larian Studios had previously made it known that trying to get the 
split-screen co-op feature working on Xbox Series S was holding back the 
release on the two consoles. Referring to this issue back in July, Michael 
Douse, Larian Studios director of publishing tweeted : Weve said many times 
in the past that the issue is getting split-screen working on the Series S, 
which is taking more time, but is in progress. This is a huge technical 
hurdle, but we are unable to release the game on the ecosystem without this 
feature. 

"Far from being exclusive, we have no exclusivity deal that prevents us from 
launching on Xbox. The issue is a technical hurdle. We cannot remove the 
split-screen feature because we are obliged to launch with feature parity, 
and so continue to try and make it work," he continued. 

Interestingly, removing the feature is exactly what the developers have ended 
up doing - it's not clear what's changed there, or whether that may represent 
the 'solution' the Vincke is referring to, perhaps. 

Given that Douse previously told fans to expect an update by the end of the 
year, many had been under the impression that the title might not release 
until 2024, so this latest development will certainly be a welcome surprise 
to some (perhaps not those who were looking forward to the co-op feature on 
Series S, though). At the time of writing, Vincke hasnt given any indication 
of when Baldurs Gate 3 will land on Xbox Series X|S, so well have to keep our 
eyes peeled for further updates. 

 If youre looking for more games to dive into, be sure to check out our list 
of the best RPGs available to play now. You can also read our roundup of new 
Xbox Series X games releasing soon.



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/gaming/xbox/baldurs-gate-3-will-launch-on-xbox-in-20
23-after-all-larian-studios-boss-confirms


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