Baldur’s Gate 3 Xbox Release ‘On Track’ for December as Larian Teases The Game Awards Reveal

Larian Studios has announced that it will be revealing the release date for Baldur’s Gate 3 on Xbox Series X|S at The Game Awards 2023 and that it’s still on track for the end of the year.

“Xbox players, we hear you’re looking for more news on Baldur’s Gate 3. The game is on track for a December release,” Larian said in statement. “We’ll see you at The Game Awards for the World Premiere of the exact release date.”

Xbox players, we hear you’re looking for more news on Baldur’s Gate 3. The game is on track for a December release.

We’ll see you at The Game Awards for the World Premiere™ of the exact release date.

— Larian Studios (@larianstudios) November 15, 2023

Baldur’s Gate 3 was released for PC and PS5 a few months ago, but the Xbox version still had some issues due to the Series S’s inability to perform splitscreen. While Microsoft’s policy is to have gameplay feature parity for the Xbox Series X and S versions, Microsoft granted Baldur’s Gate 3 a massive exception to launch the Series S without splitscreen. Only the Series X version will have the ability for splitscreen.

When the splitscreen concession was made, Larian said to expect the Xbox version to be released by the end of 2023. December is cutting it close, but it seems like everything is going as planned.

Larian said that while another entry in the Divinity: Original Sin series is in the cards, it may not be the studio’s next game. However, Larian will return to that universe at one point and finishing up Baldur’s Gate 3 remains top priority.

The Game Awards 2023 premieres on December 7. Baldur’s Gate 3 is one of the nominees for Game of the Year category, along with The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Resident Evil 4 Remake, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, and Alan Wake 2.

In IGN’s Baldur’s Gate 3 review, we said, “With crunchy, tactical RPG combat, a memorable story with complex characters, highly polished cinematic presentation, and a world that always rewards exploration and creativity, Baldur’s Gate 3 is the new high-water mark for CRPGs.”

George Yang is a freelance writer for IGN. He’s been writing about the industry since 2019 and has worked with other publications such as Insider, Kotaku, NPR, and Variety.

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