Tag: Baldur's Gate 3
News Xbox Exclusive Picks Up New York Game Award, Baldur's Gate 3 Wins GOTY
Should we be surprised?
An Xbox first-party release has taken home another game award this week - and it's hardly surprising when you check which category it ended up winning. Tango Gameworks' Hi-Fi RUSH is the game in question, and it won the 'Best Music in a Game' award at the annual New York Game Awards ceremony yesterday. For those unaware,...
News Baldur's Gate 3 Dev Reveals Concerns With Xbox Game Pass-Style Subscriptions
"I want to make sure the other ecosystem doesn’t die..."
When Baldur's Gate 3 arrived on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S back in December, it was quickly revealed that it wouldn't be coming to Xbox Game Pass - and it now sounds like that'll always be the case in the future. On Twitter today, Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke revealed some of his...
News Indie Dev Says Optimising For Xbox Series S 'Benefits Consumers Immensely'
"Multi-platform development doesn't have to be difficult"
In the build-up to the Xbox release of Baldur's Gate 3, there was a fair bit of drama surrounding the Xbox Series S version of the game. In short, Larian Studios was having trouble getting the title to perform properly on the less-powerful Xbox, and it's led to questions being asked about...
News How To Activate The Baldur's Gate 3 Deleted Saves Fix On Xbox
"All Xbox users please grab the latest 2311 build"
It's taken a month to arrive, but we might finally have a permanent fix for the Baldur's Gate 3 deleted saves issue on Xbox! A firmware fix was rolled out to all Xbox users yesterday, but for now at least, it needs to be activated manually. To do this, you'll need to head over to the "Settings"...
News Xbox Sets Target Date For Baldur's Gate 3 Deleted Saves Fix
"Microsoft have identified the cause"
Yesterday, Larian Studios pushed out a huge update for Baldur's Gate 3 on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, but nothing was mentioned in the patch notes about a fix for the deleted saves issue that's been plaguing the Xbox version so far. That's because it's apparently a Microsoft problem rather than a developer...
News Xbox Divides Opinion With Controversial Response To Baldur's Gate 3 Bans
"Make it make sense"
Last week, a story began doing the rounds about a Baldur's Gate 3 player who had been banned for accidentally uploading X-rated content from the game to the Xbox Network, and this resulted in developer Larian Studios calling the situation "annoying and uncool", telling fans that Microsoft would lift bans like these in the near...
News Baldur's Gate 3 Gets First Xbox Update Of 2024, Here Are The Patch Notes
"We’re kicking off 2024 with a sizeable hotfix"
It's time for the first Baldur's Gate 3 Xbox update of 2024! The update is available to download right now on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, clocking in at 17.8GB altogether, and it's described by Larian Studios as a "sizeable hotfix". There's no mention of the save issue that's plaguing BG3 on...
News Larian Studios: Microsoft Team 'Aware' Of Baldur's Gate 3 Xbox Bans
The bans should now "begin to lift"
Earlier in the week, Baldur's Gate 3 on Xbox made headlines once again when a user received a year-long ban after accidentally uploading some game clips featuring adult-only scenes. Larian was quick to respond, with the studio's Director of Publishing noting how "annoying and uncool" this was. Now in a
News BG3 Players Getting Banned On Xbox Is 'Annoying And Uncool', Says Larian Studios
"We’re looking into it"
Earlier this week, we shared a story about a Baldur's Gate 3 player who had found themselves banned for a year on Xbox after accidentally uploading three clips showcasing "some naked camp time fun" taking place in the game. Now, the Director of Publishing over at Larian Studios has responded to the problem, confirming that...
News Xbox Owner Receives Year-Long Ban After Uploading Baldur's Gate 3 Clips
"I'm hoping the appeals process fixes this"
If you've played Baldur's Gate 3, you'll know that it has the potential for some risqué scenes, and one particular Xbox owner is warning other BG3 fans to avoid uploading any clips like this to the Xbox servers. That's because the user, known as Daddy-Vegas on Reddit, has received a 366-day suspension...
News BG3 Dev Offers Workaround While Xbox Tries To Fix 'Unacceptable' Saving Issue
"We’re doing everything we can"
It might be New Year's Eve, but Larian Studios still has an update for us on the Baldur's Gate 3 deleted saves issue for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S! In a nutshell, work is still continuing, but we do also have a potential workaround. The developer has once again confirmed that it's a firmware issue on Xbox's...
News Xbox Still Working On Baldur's Gate 3 Saving Issue, Taking It 'Very Seriously'
"It's a complicated one"
December was supposed to be a month of celebration for Baldur's Gate 3's Xbox arrival, and while it's definitely still gone down well, it's also been suffering with a major issue in which players' save files are randomly being deleted. This is still happening as we approach 2024, and as we'd suspected, it's apparently an...
Review Baldur's Gate 3 - One The Greatest RPGs Of All Time Finally Lands On Xbox Consoles
Electric Isometric
Editor's Note: As you're probably aware, Baldur's Gate 3 for Xbox has been suffering with an issue in which players are losing their save files. We didn't experience this issue during our review, so we were ready to deliver an "Outstanding" 10/10 rating. The problem also appears to be on Xbox's side rather than BG3 developer...
News New Baldur's Gate 3 Update Now Live On Xbox, Here Are The Patch Notes
It's around 20GB on Xbox Series X|S
Just before Christmas, the team at Larian Studios has managed to sneak in another update for Baldur's Gate 3 on Xbox! This one clocks in at around 20GB on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and it's available to download right now. Specifically, this is a Hotfix that targets things like crashes, performance issues...
Soapbox After The BG3 Saga, I'm Nervous About How Xbox Handles My Save Data
You can lose everything in a flash
Over the past week, I've been driving some of my colleagues mad at Pure Xbox HQ ranting about this deleted saves issue with Baldur's Gate 3 on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. I have total faith in Larian and Xbox to get around the problem in the near future, but I'm also concerned about how many times I've seen...
News Baldur's Gate 3 Performance Analysis Reveals 'Successful' Results For Xbox Series X|S
"A good-looking, very playable interpretation"
The biggest Xbox release of December 2023 has undoubtedly been Baldur's Gate 3, which has already raced to the peak of the "Top Paid" Xbox chart in multiple countries right now, and it'll probably remain there for some time! As usual, the analysis experts over at Digital Foundry have taken a look at...
News Baldur's Gate 3 Dev Says Its New-To-Xbox RPG 'Isn't Going To Be On Game Pass'
"We always said from the get-go, it wasn't going to be on Game Pass"
Baldur's Gate 3 finally arrived on Xbox this month after landing on PlayStation back in September, but as you all will have noticed it didn't launch day one on Game Pass. We weren't necessarily expecting such a huge hit to be a part of the service straight away, however it's...
News Baldur's Gate 3 Update Includes New Xbox Fixes, But Deleted Saves Persist
Here are the patch notes for the latest Hotfix
This is another good news, bad news situation! The good news is that Baldur's Gate 3 has received a new update featuring various Xbox fixes, but the bad news is that players are still having issues with the game deleting their saves. This BG3 update, known as Hotfix #14, is around 1GB in size and...
News Baldur's Gate 3 Gets 18GB Xbox Update, Dev Responds To 'Disappearing Saves' Issue
Update: "We’re working with Microsoft on a second fix"
Update (Tue 12th Dec, 2023): As you may have noticed, the Xbox system update didn't go live yesterday as planned, but Larian and Microsoft seem on top of it! Larian's Director of Publishing has taken to Twitter to report that the two parties are still working together to try and solve the...
PSA Baldur's Gate 3 Has A Worrying Issue With Corrupted Saves On Xbox
Update: Larian has responded to the issue!
Update (Mon 11th Dec, 2023): Hopefully we won't have to put up with this for too long! Xbox is pushing out an update today to target the saving issue in BG3, while Larian's 18GB update addresses some "stability" issues. We've covered this in more detail elsewhere on Pure Xbox: <related ids="159572">...
News Here's A First Look At Baldur's Gate 3 Running On Xbox Series X & S
Seems like good first impressions!
One of the big surprises last night at The Game Awards 2023 was the reveal that Baldur's Gate 3 was available immediately on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, launching at a price of £57.99 / $69.99 on the Xbox Store. It's still early days in terms of getting some performance analysis from these two new versions...
News It's Finally Time! Baldur's Gate 3 Is Available Now For Xbox Series X|S
It was a shadow drop after all!
It's finally time for Baldur's Gate 3 on Xbox! The game has shadow dropped on the Xbox Store as part of The Game Awards 2023, and you can now purchase it for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S at a price of £57.99 / $69.99! <products id="25792"> You can check out the new Accolades Trailer above, which also...
News Baldur's Gate 3's Massive 'Patch 5' Will Be Included On The Xbox Disc
"Which is really good news"
We're still counting down the days until the release of Baldur's Gate 3 on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S - the release date for which will be revealed at The Game Awards 2023 - and bits of new info are still coming out in the meantime. A couple of weeks ago, pre-orders went live for the physical Deluxe Edition o
News Baldur's Gate 3 Is Getting A Gorgeous Three-Disc Deluxe Edition For Xbox
And you can pre-order it right now!
Another day, another bit of Baldur's Gate 3 Xbox news! Today's reveal is that Baldur's Gate 3 is getting a physical Deluxe Edition for Xbox, PS5 and PC, which is available for the pretty fantastic price of $79.99 and live for pre-order right now on the official Larian Studios website. This includes a three-disc...
Guide Baldur's Gate 3 Xbox Release: Everything We Know So Far
It's coming to Xbox in 2023, but when?
Ready for Baldur's Gate 3 on Xbox? We are too. The game has proven one of the biggest hits of 2023 on PC and PlayStation 5 so far, and it'll soon be coming to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S as well. The question is, when will Baldur's Gate 3 actually release on Xbox? Here's what we know so far: Baldur's Gate...
News Baldur's Gate 3 Xbox Release Date To Be Revealed At TGA 2023
"The game is on track for a December release"
It feels like we're getting news about Baldur's Gate 3 for Xbox on a near-daily basis at the moment, and the latest statement from the team at Larian Studios confirms we'll be hearing about a release date at The Game Awards 2023. The team says the game is "on track" for a December 2023 release on Xbox...
News Baldur's Gate 3's Xbox Reveal Seems Imminent As Developer Shares New Update
"It's going to be a busy week"
Larian Studios has once again shared an update on the progress of Baldur's Gate 3 for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S today, and it sounds like we could be hearing about a release date very soon - maybe as soon as this week! In a message posted on Twitter, the company told Xbox fans (and fans of physical media) to...
Poll Will You Be Buying Baldur's Gate 3 For Xbox Series X|S?
Is it in the plans?
We're getting closer and closer to the arrival of Baldur's Gate 3 on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and it feels like the most recent breakthrough with the Series S version means we'll hopefully still be playing it before the end of 2023. Xbox is late to the party though, and both PC and PS5 owners have had the chance to enjoy...
News Larian Achieves Breakthrough With Baldur's Gate 3 On Xbox Series S
"I think this will benefit all platforms too"
We're still waiting on that all-important release date for Baldur's Gate 3 on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and we're keeping our fingers crossed that it's not too far away at this point - especially after today's news. Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke took to Twitter a few hours ago to reveal the BG3...
News BG3 Is Still Planned For Xbox Before End Of 2023, Confirms Developer
"This has been said a few times"
We know that so many Xbox fans are eagerly anticipating the arrival of Baldur's Gate 3 on Series X and Series S in the near future, and Larian Studios is continuing to suggest it'll be with us before the end of 2023. Just a few days ago, Larian's Director of Publishing, Michael Douse, advised that it's still the...
News Josh Sawyer Reveals The Obsidian Game He'd Revisit With A 'Baldur's Gate 3 Budget'
Between Pentiment 2, Pillars of Eternity 3, or Fallout New Vegas 2
Xbox's Obsidian Entertainment is already hard at work on Avowed, but this is a dev team that seems to always have multiple projects spinning up at once, and the studio's design director has hinted at one Obsidian series he'd like to revisit - given the right budget. Speaking with...
News Baldur's Gate 3 Producer Joins Fable Team At Xbox's Playground Games
"Looking forward to working with everyone"
The Fable team over at the Xbox-owned Playground Games just a got a little bit stronger over the past few days, as former Baldur's Gate 3 producer Ryan Clark has officially joined the team as a Senior Producer. Clark made the announcement on LinkedIn earlier this week, where he had the following to say:...
News Baldur's Gate 3 Dev Reacts To Suggestion That Xbox 'Misjudged' The Game's Potential
"In their defence, so did everyone else"
Baldur's Gate 3 has been one of the biggest success stories of 2023, and while the game is definitely coming to Xbox Series X|S in the near future, it's been suggested that Microsoft perhaps "misjudged" the game's potential. This all comes from a Polygon report about the big Xbox leak yesterday, with the...
News Xbox Is Working With Larian To Bring Split-Screen To Baldur's Gate 3 'Post Launch'
The Series S version won't ship with local co-op
There's been plenty of discussion surrounding Baldur's Gate 3's delayed Xbox launch as of late, with the team recently confirming a 2023 arrival for the Xbox Series X and S version. The new launch window confirmation comes as Microsoft allows the developer to drop local co-op support on Series S,...
News Baldur's Gate 3 Will Feature Cross-Saves Between Xbox, PS5 & PC
Great news for BG3 fans
It was officially announced this week that Baldur's Gate 3 would be coming to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S in 2023, and now it's also been confirmed that the Xbox version will support cross-saves with PC and even PlayStation! As mentioned by Larian Studios director of publishing Michael Douse, the reason for this is due...
News Baldur's Gate 3 Confirmed For Xbox In 2023, Series S Version Ditching Local Co-Op
"We’ve found a solution"
Well, we didn't see this one coming! Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke has announced today that Baldur's Gate 3 will still be releasing on Xbox in 2023, and the team is ditching local co-op support for the Xbox Series S version. In a couple of tweets, Vincke explained that Larian came to this decision after meeting with Xbox...
News Phil Spencer Gives His Thoughts On Baldur's Gate 3's Xbox Series S Issues
"It's a game I want to see on the platform"
Update: Larian Studios has now confirmed that it has worked with Phil Spencer and the Xbox team to bring Baldur's Gate 3 to Xbox in 2023, and split-screen support for the Xbox Series S version is officially being dropped. You can read about it elsewhere on Pure Xbox: <related ids="154529">...
News As Work On Xbox Version Continues, Baldur's Gate 3 Is Now The Highest-Rated Game Of 2023
According to Metacritic
It's impossible to get away from the huge success that is Baldur's Gate 3 at the moment! It's now been exactly a week since the game launched on Steam, and it's since wracked up over 65,000 ratings leading to an "Overwhelmingly Positive" score, while the critics' impressions have resulted in an unprecedented 97 rating on...
News Remedy Dev Reckons There's 'Nothing Surprising' About Baldur's Gate 3 Xbox Series S Debacle
"I feel Larian's pain on Series S"
Lots of attention has been brought upon Xbox Series S development as of late, especially when it comes to Baldur's Gate 3 and the reasons behind its Xbox Series X|S delay. In light of these new developments at Larian Studios, a member of the Alan Wake 2 dev team has commented on current console development,...
News Baldur's Gate 3 Xbox Version Seemingly Pushed To 2024 Due To Series S 'Technical Hurdle'
"We hope to have an update by the end of the year."
There's been lots of Xbox-related drama involved with Baldur's Gate 3 since work began on the console version of the game. Early this year, developer Larian Studios confirmed that it had run into technical issues, while
News Baldur's Gate 3 Aiming For 2023 Xbox Release, But Series S Version Still Needs More Work
Microsoft is providing support
You may have seen today that Baldur's Gate 3 has received a PC release date of August 3rd and a PS5 release date of September 6th, but there's been no sign of an Xbox date. There's a good reason for that - the game's not ready yet! Speaking to IGN, developer Larian explained that the Xbox Series S version of Baldur's...