{"id":36164,"date":"2023-08-25T12:04:56","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T10:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1870541"},"modified":"2023-08-25T14:45:27","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T12:45:27","slug":"when-will-baldurs-gate-3-come-to-xbox-our-best-estimate","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/when-will-baldurs-gate-3-come-to-xbox-our-best-estimate\/","title":{"rendered":"When will Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 come to Xbox? Our best estimate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Our best estimate on Baldur&#8217;s Gate 3&#8217;s Xbox release <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Cole Luke\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 25 August 2023 at 10:04 AM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 is very quickly becoming one of the biggest RPGs of the current era.<\/p>\n<p>The gameplay, story and epic world \u2013 brought to life by its talented <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/baldurs-gate-3-cast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">voice cast<\/a> \u2013 are captivating gamers across the globe.\u00a0Well, PC gamers.<\/p>\n<p>When the Dungeons &amp; 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 Faer\u00fbn?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tag\/playstation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PlayStation<\/a> owners are in luck, because it\u2019s dropping on the PS5 on 6th September this year. Not long to wait at all.<\/p>\n<p>But what about Xbox? Owners of Microsoft\u2019s console have been kept in the dark for a while, but we\u2019re excited to inform you that good news dropped this morning.<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><b>Will Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 come to Xbox? Developer comments<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Larian Studios have now confirmed that\u00a0<strong>Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 will be coming to Xbox<\/strong>. We suspected as much, but didn\u2019t expect the release to come until 2024. Things are now looking more imminent.<\/p>\n<p>Larian Studios\u2019 CEO Swen Vincke tweeted yesterday that the game will be arriving, albeit without co-op split screen on the Series S:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">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.<\/p>\u2014 Swen Vincke @where? (@LarAtLarian) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LarAtLarian\/status\/1694737127978783157?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 24, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>Not ideal for those of you wanting to play with a buddy on the couch, but we\u2019ll take what we can get for now!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more on Baldur\u2019s Gate 3:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/baldurs-gate-3-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 review<\/a> \u2013 our final verdict<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/baldurs-gate-3-best-builds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 builds<\/a> \u2013 create your character<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/baldurs-gate-3-cast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 cast<\/a> \u2013 all voice actors<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/baldurs-gate-3-mods\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 mods<\/a> \u2013 best hacks and cheats<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/baldurs-gate-3-multiplayer-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 multiplayer<\/a> \u2013 co-op explained<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/baldurs-gate-3-all-companions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 companions<\/a> \u2013 recruit them all<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/baldurs-gate-3-classes-subclasses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 classes<\/a> \u2013 best class and sub-class<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/baldurs-gate-3-change-appearance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 change appearance<\/a> \u2013 can it be done?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/baldurs-gate-3-early-game-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 early game tips<\/a> \u2013 get an epic sword<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>When will Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 come to Xbox? Our best estimate<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>In the same series of tweets, Vincke said that <strong>the Xbox release will drop in 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone was assuming we\u2019d have to wait until next year, so this is a pleasant surprise indeed. Check out the tweet below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Super happy to confirm that after meeting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/XboxP3?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@XboxP3<\/a> yesterday, we\u2019ve found a solution that allows us to bring Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 to Xbox players this year still, something we\u2019ve been working towards for quite some time.<\/p>\u2014 Swen Vincke @where? (@LarAtLarian) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LarAtLarian\/status\/1694736685894946925?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 24, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>We knew that there was no exclusivity deal, and there were only a few technical issues to clear up. 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