Is Baldur’s Gate 3 coming to Xbox?

Baldur’s Gate 3 is a massive RPG that’s turned into one of the biggest releases of 2023. But will Xbox players ever be able to play it? Here’s what we know about whether Baldur’s Gate 3 will be coming to Xbox consoles.

Baldur’s Gate 3 hit the ground running as soon as it was released and has continued to be a raving success. The fanfare that surrounds this game is not surprising, considering its vastness and attention to detail. In fact, when it was released on PlayStation, the love for Baldur’s Gate 3 grew even more.

With its immersive storyline and nail-biting action, Larian Studios has created something special – But, can players on the Xbox Series X and S consoles get their hands on it? Let’s take a look and find out.

Will Baldur’s Gate 3 be on Xbox?

Yes, Baldur’s Gate 3 is coming to Xbox. Larian developer Swen Vincke has confirmed they’ve been working on the Xbox release for “quite some time.”

Although, it won’t be right away. The game is currently only available on PC with Mac and PS5 to follow very soon. However, the developers have said that an Xbox port of Baldur’s Gate 3 will definitely release “this year”, in 2023.

Super happy to confirm that after meeting @XboxP3 yesterday, we’ve found a solution that allows us to bring Baldur’s Gate 3 to Xbox players this year still, something we’ve been working towards for quite some time.

— Swen Vincke @where? (@LarAtLarian) August 24, 2023

The devs confirmed this a while back that an Xbox version of the game is in development. In the current state, there were some technical difficulties causing a delay. However, the plan is still to release it on Xbox this year.

One good thing to note here is that Baldur’s Gate 3 will have cross-platform progression. Therefore, once the developers decide to release the game on Xbox at some point, you should be able to switch the platform with ease.

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