Amazing information for RPG followers on Xbox who’ve been patiently ready for the discharge of Baldur’s Gate 3 – Larian Studios boss Swen Vincke has confirmed that the title will be launching on Xbox Series X|S this 12 months.
Vincke tweeted this afternoon (Thursday, August 24): “Super happy to confirm that after meeting [Phil Spencer] 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.
“All enhancements will be there, with split-screen co-op on Series X. Series S will not characteristic split-screen co-op, however will additionally embrace cross-save development between Steam and Xbox Series.”
Larian Studios had beforehand made it identified that attempting to get the split-screen co-op characteristic working on Xbox Series S was holding again the discharge on the 2 consoles. Referring to this concern again in July, Michael Douse, Larian Studios’ director of publishing tweeted: “We’ve said many times in the past that the issue is getting split-screen working on the Series S, which is taking more time, but is in progress. This is a huge technical hurdle, but we are unable to release the game on the ecosystem without this feature.
“Far from being exclusive, we have no exclusivity deal that prevents us from launching on Xbox. The issue is a technical hurdle. We cannot remove the split-screen feature because we are obliged to launch with feature parity, and so continue to try and make it work,” he continued.
Interestingly, removing the feature is exactly what the developers have ended up doing – it’s not clear what’s changed there, or whether that may represent the ‘solution’ the Vincke is referring to, perhaps.
Given that Douse previously told fans to expect an update “by the end of the year”, many had been beneath the impression that the title won’t launch till 2024, so this newest improvement will actually be a welcome shock to some (maybe not those that have been trying ahead to the co-op characteristic on Series S, although). At the time of writing, Vincke hasn’t given any indication of when Baldur’s Gate 3 will land on Xbox Series X|S, so we’ll need to maintain our eyes peeled for additional updates.
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