While PC and PlayStation 5 owners are off adventuring, there’s a large faction of players still awaiting the Baldur’s Gate 3 Xbox Series X|S release. Larian Studios previously stated that it should be rolling out this year, but we’ve yet to hear anything definitive.
Today, Larian’s CEO Swen Vincke emerged to squelch any fears that may be growing from the Xbox fanbase. Via Twitter/X, he confirmed that the title is being “actively playtested” and remains on schedule for 2023.
It was back in August that Vincke confirmed the game was still slated to make a 2023 release. However, the game would not make the same release window as the PlayStation 5 version as compromises (the cutting of split-screen coop) had to be made on the Xbox Series S version of the hit RPG.
To that point, it appeared as though keeping parity across Xbox Series S and X was creating issues, as some have reported in the past. But when Baldur’s Gate 3 became a smashing success on PC, Gaming CEO Phil Spencer decided that perhaps complete similarities across the Series X and Series S versions of titles weren’t entirely necessary.
With that, the Baldur’s Gate 3 Xbox release is slated for late 2023. And since Larian’s CEO confirming things are going well, Xbox players should be able to get their hands on the highly reviewed RPG at some point in the next couple of months.
