Our best estimate on Baldur’s Gate 3’s Xbox release
Baldur’s Gate 3 is very quickly becoming one of the biggest RPGs of the current era.
The gameplay, story and epic world – brought to life by its talented voice cast – are captivating gamers across the globe. Well, PC gamers.
When the Dungeons & Dragons-inspired sequel first dropped, PC was the only available platform on which to play it. So, will console owners ever get the chance to explore the exquisite newly realised Faerûn?
PlayStation owners are in luck, because it’s dropping on the PS5 on 6th September this year. Not long to wait at all.
But what about Xbox? Owners of Microsoft’s console have been kept in the dark for a while, but we’re excited to inform you that good news dropped this morning.
Will Baldur’s Gate 3 come to Xbox? Developer comments
Larian Studios have now confirmed that Baldur’s Gate 3 will be coming to Xbox. We suspected as much, but didn’t expect the release to come until 2024. Things are now looking more imminent.
Larian Studios’ CEO Swen Vincke tweeted yesterday that the game will be arriving, albeit without co-op split screen on the Series S:
All improvements will be there, with split-screen coop on Series X. Series S will not feature split-screen coop, but will also include cross-save progression between Steam and Xbox Series.
— Swen Vincke @where? (@LarAtLarian) August 24, 2023
Not ideal for those of you wanting to play with a buddy on the couch, but we’ll take what we can get for now!
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When will Baldur’s Gate 3 come to Xbox? Our best estimate
In the same series of tweets, Vincke said that the Xbox release will drop in 2023.
Everyone was assuming we’d have to wait until next year, so this is a pleasant surprise indeed. Check out the tweet below:
Super happy to confirm that after meeting @XboxP3 yesterday, we’ve found a solution that allows us to bring Baldur’s Gate 3 to Xbox players this year still, something we’ve been working towards for quite some time.
— Swen Vincke @where? (@LarAtLarian) August 24, 2023
We knew that there was no exclusivity deal, and there were only a few technical issues to clear up. Still, it’s great to know that those with an Xbox Series console can join the party Faerûn sooner rather than later.
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