Baldur’s Gate 3 Xbox announcement teased by Larian

So far, Xbox players have been missing out on one of the biggest games of the year, with Baldur’s Gate 3 initially not arriving on Microsoft’s console due to parity clauses surrounding the Xbox Series S. In working with Microsoft, Larian Studios have promised that an Xbox version of BG3 is coming – with the official announcement teased to be arriving this week.

Baldur’s Gate 3 has been nominated in 8 different categories for the 2023 Game Awards, including Game of the Year and Best Game Direction. Speaking on this, Larian Studios took to Twitter to say:

“We're extremely proud that @baldursgate3 has been nominated in the following categories,” adding that “Xbox fans, and fans of physical media, watch this space for a formal announcement. It's going to be a busy week.”

As mentioned, Baldur’s Gate 3 was initially unable to release on Xbox due to parity clauses put in by Microsoft which states that all core game features must be available on both the Xbox Series S and Series X. In this case, BG3’s split-screen co-op was struggling to run on Microsoft’s lower-end console.

Fortunately, in working with Microsoft, many of the issues have since been resolved, with the team previously stating that the Xbox version is on track to release by the end of the year. Based on this latest update, it seems as though Xbox owners might be getting their hands on Baldur’s Gate 3 even sooner than expected.

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