Subj : Baldurs Gate 3 director explains why the RPG was never going to b
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Date : Fri Dec 15 2023 16:30:07

Baldurs Gate 3 director explains why the RPG was never going to be on Xbox 
Game Pass

Date:
Fri, 15 Dec 2023 16:18:04 +0000

Description:
Baldur's Gate 3 director Swen Vincke has revealed that "from the get-go," the 
RPG was never going to be on Xbox Game Pass.

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Swen Vincke, the director of Baldurs Gate 3 and CEO of Larian Studios, has 
spoken out about the role-playing games lack of Xbox Game Pass release, 
saying that it was a decision made "from the get-go." 

In a new interview with IGN , Vincke was asked if Xbox had offered a sum of 
money in an attempt to get the game on its subscription service, to which he 
replied: Oh, we always said from the get-go, it wasn't going to be on Game 
Pass, it's not going to be on Game Pass. 

Although he said that it was a sensitive question, Vincke elaborated: We are 
in the business of making a game that has a beginning, middle, and an end. We 
made a big game, so I think there's a fair price to be paid for that, and I 
think that that is okay. 

Furthermore, he noted that there are no microtransactions in the RPG either, 
giving players what they pay for, which is a big meaty game. 

So I think that should be able to exist as it is, he continued. This is what 
allows us to continue making other games. 

In the same interview, Vincke stated that while the studio is working on 
other things, its still going to continue to support BG3 . While he didnt go 
into specifics of what fans can expect, he said that fixes for bugs and other 
issues will continue to be being rolled out. The downside of these very 
large, complicated games is that this is something you have to deal with, he 
added. 

 Baldurs Gate 3 arrived on Xbox Series X|S on December 7 , directly after its 
Game of the Year win at The Game Awards 2023 . The RPG also received its 
fifth major patch at the end of November, which added extra epilogue content, 
a new difficulty mode, and much more. 

 For more games like Baldurs Gate 3, be sure to check out our recommendations 
for the best story games , as well as the best RPGs .



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/gaming/xbox/baldurs-gate-3-director-explains-why-the
-rpg-was-never-going-to-be-on-xbox-game-pass


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