Baldur’s Gate 3 finally leaves early access and enters full release this August, but the underpowered Xbox Series S means Xbox players will likely miss out.
Amongst the announcements made at last week’s PlayStation State of Play was Baldur’s Gate 3 finally receiving a release date of August 31, 2023. This no doubt left players on PS5, Mac and PC elated that the full version of the hotly anticipated RPG is set to arrive soon following an extended period in early access. Players on Xbox, however, currently aren’t expected to be able to play on day one, and the reason is Microsoft’s digital-only Xbox Series S console.
Developer Larian Studios hinted as much in a statement to IGN soon after the new trailer was shown. “We’ve had an Xbox version of Baldur’s Gate 3 in the works for some time, but we have run into some technical issues,” the studio said. It goes on to cite problems with split-screen co-op as the primary concern, revealing that an Xbox version is being worked on but that co-op isn’t comparable on both Xbox Series X|S.
