Xbox-only gamers have had to patiently bide their time until Baldur’s Gate 3, hit Microsoft’s consoles. The RPG came out of early access on PC in August and it landed on PS5 the following month. However, technical issues held up the Xbox Series X/S version until now.
Developer and publisher Larian Studios had pledged to release the Xbox version by the end of the year and said it would reveal the exact date at The Game Awards. True to its word, Larian announced that the Xbox version of Baldur’s Gate 3 is out right now.
Along with Alan Wake 2, Baldur’s Gate 3 had the most nominations (eight) of any title at The Game Awards 2023. It ultimately won six: Best Performer, Best Role Playing Game, Best Community Support, Best Multiplayer Game, Players’ Voice and the big one, Game of the Year.
The Xbox delay was due to a technical problem with the Series S. As Larian’s director of publishing Michael Douse wrote in July. However, Larian said the following month that, after meeting with Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer, it had found a solution that would allow it to support split-screen on Series X but not Series S.