Baldur’s Gate 3: PC And Console Cross-Play Is In The Works
Larian Studios has confirmed that cross-platform co-op is coming to Baldur's Gate 3, allowing players on different platforms to adventure together.
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Posted 9/6/2023, 3:55:00 PM
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Baldur’s Gate 3 Director Swen Vincke has revealed that he has already moved on to his next project after the success of Baldur’s Gate 3, although he did not provide specific details about the new game.
Larian Studios has released a new hotfix for Baldur's Gate 3, addressing various bugs and issues including locked dialogue options, crashes, performance improvements, and UI fixes.
Cross-play is planned for Baldur's Gate 3, allowing players on PlayStation 5, PC, and eventually Xbox to play together online in the future.
Baldur's Gate 3 on PlayStation 5 successfully translates the complex workings of a CRPG to a gamepad, allowing players to seamlessly continue their game from PC and offering a rich and immersive experience, despite some technical issues.
Baldur's Gate 3 is a game that can be divided into two parts: combat and relationships, and while the combat aspect can be emulated using a modified version of Dungeons & Dragons 3.5e, the relationship aspect is better represented by a game like Thirsty Sword Lesbians due to its focus on narrative and emotional influence.
Developer Larian has announced that Patch 3 for Baldur's Gate 3, which aims to address ongoing performance issues, will launch on September 21 with full support for Mac.
Mac users will soon be able to play the full version of Baldur's Gate III, as Larian Studios announced that it will be available for Mac on September 21, allowing gamers to continue playing until they reach the Moonrise Towers and uncover secrets in the third act.
To maximize the enjoyment of Baldur's Gate 3 co-op, it is important for players to share in the story experience, make decisions through consensus, share loot evenly, and keep party members alive.
The voice cast of Baldur's Gate 3 will join a special crossover adventure in a tabletop setting on the High Rollers D&D series for a livestream event.
Microsoft executives were initially not enthusiastic about bringing Baldur's Gate 3 to Xbox Game Pass, referring to it as a "second-run Stadia PC RPG," according to leaked emails.
Microsoft underestimated the success of Baldur's Gate 3 on its Game Pass subscription service, but developer Larian Studios is understanding of the situation, stating that it "comes with the genre."