Baldur's Gate 3 Xbox Bans Over Explicit Clips Are Now Being Reversed
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Developer Larian Studios worked with Microsoft to remedy the situation.
By Cameron Koch on
Baldur's Gate 3 players on Xbox banned for recording clips of some of the game's more explicit content should soon see their bans lifted, according to developer Larian Studios.
The issue recently came to light after a player posted on Reddit to warn other Xbox users about using the console's capture tools, in this case video recording, to record scenes involving, as they put it, «naked camp time fun.» The player, Daddy-Vegas, received a ban for all three of their recorded clips, resulting in a ban of over a year total. Larian caught word of the bans and said it would work with Microsoft to remedy the situation, with the studio's director of publishing Michael Douse calling the whole ordeal «annoying and uncool.»
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Now, it looks like progress has been made. Douse on X (formerly Twitter) said he received confirmation that bans issued for recording explicit Baldur's Gate 3 content are being lifted and that discussions with Microsoft are ongoing in regards to its policies. The official Larian X account advised Xbox players in the meantime to turn off mature content before uploading clips of the game.
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