Baldur’s Gate 3 Developer is Hoping for an Xbox Series X/S Launch in 2023
Ahead of Baldur’s Gate 3’s long-awaited 1.0 launch not long from now, developer Larian Studios has been revealing plenty of new details on the RPG. In addition to amending its launch plans, the developer has introduced a new class, detailed the level cap, and discussed the scope of the game’s script, among other things. Alongside that, the developer has also offered more detail on what’s going on with the Xbox Series X/S version.
Earlier this year, when Baldur’s Gate 3 was announced for the PS5, Larian Studios assured that the game was not a console exclusive, and that the only reason the Xbox Series X/S version hadn’t been officially announced or dated was due to the developer facing technical difficulties on the platform. With that in mind though, does the studio have a rough idea of when the Xbox version will be read to release?
In a recent interview with IGN, speaking about Baldur’s Gate 3’s Xbox release, creative director and Larian Studios founder Swen Vincke said that the development team is hoping to get the game ready and out for Xbox Series X/S sometime this year.
“Our ambition is definitely to get it ready for this year,” he said. “Our teams have been working on this for quite some time, and they’re pissed off themselves that they didn’t manage to do it. I hope people understand, it’s the reality of development. It exists. It’s not necessarily what you want, but it exists.
“We want this game finished. It’s ready. It needs to get out there. We want players to play it. We want as many players as possible to play it. So it’s in our own best interest to bring it out on all platforms. We are doing everything we can, but we don’t want to compromise as we’re doing that. We want to make sure that when you get it in
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