Baldur's Gate 3 PS5 Physical Deluxe Editions Delayed Due to Production Issues
Some of the people who ordered the physical Deluxe Edition of Baldur's Gate 3 — specifically, those in North America who ordered PlayStation 5 copies — will have to wait just a little bit longer.
In a statement today, developer Larian Studios announced that fans who pre-ordered PS5 North American Deluxe Editions won't get their hands on them until July due to "more production issues."
"Due to production changes outside of our control, we have had to follow certain processes specifically set by production companies when manufacturing the PS5 discs, and unfortunately, the approval for particular regions has taken much longer than expected," Larian explained in the statement on X/Twitter, which you can read in full below.
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While we were so hoping to not have to update owners of the console physical Deluxe Edition with any further news of delay, we’ve now run into more production issues which means that players who pre-ordered their PS5 North America…
Larian went on to say the PS5 North American copies should be ready in around 14 days, followed by another 10 days to begin the delivery process. The company added that they're in talks with the manufacturer "to understand whether it is possible to hire extra temporary staff to reduce assembly times."
The good news is, this delay only seems to affect those PS5 North American copies. In a follow-up post, Larian said Xbox copies are now shipping, while PS5 EU and Oceania have left their warehouse and should, at the very least, be with the relevant courier.
Still, Larian was wildly apologetic in its statement today, bemoaning that they had no desire to share "any further news of delay," and adding that they wanted to capture that "nostalgic" feeling of unboxing your newest game in the latest physical release of their Game of the Year winner.
"Knowing that there are some of you still waiting to play Baldur’s Gate 3, despite the fact we are unable to substitute physical goods with digital
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