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Baldur's Gate III launching on Mac September 21 with full content after early access period

  • Baldur's Gate III will be fully available for Mac on September 21 after being in early access
  • The early access version was limited to the first act and about 25 hours of content
  • The game initially launched for Windows PCs in August before coming to PlayStation 5
  • It's not on Xbox yet due to technical issues with split-screen co-op on Series S
  • The Xbox version is expected by end of 2022 and will have cross-save with Steam
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