Baldur's Gate 3 Devs Won't Be Putting the CRPG On Xbox Game Pass

Dec. 17, 2023

Baldur’s Gate 3 Devs Won’t Be Putting the CRPG On Xbox Game Pass

Larian Studios gave a statement on the possibility of Baldur’s Gate 3 coming to Xbox Game Pass.

Larian Studios has been in the news a lot lately with recent wins for Baldur’s Gate 3 as well as rumours of whether or not the game will eventually come to Xbox Game Pass. Ever since the studio’s hit CRPG title’s release, the game has had some bewildering stats including having been completed by1.3 million playersalready.

When asked about whether Baldur’s Gate 3 would be coming to Game Pass, he stated that they had already decided beforehand the game wouldn’t be coming to Game Pass.

Oh, we always said from the get-go, it wasn’t going to be on Game Pass, it’s not going to be on Game Pass.

Vincke went on to say that the studio developed a “big game” which is set at a “fair price” for what people pay for. He also went on to argue that the game also doesn’t contain any “microtransactions” as in you get what you pay for. The game does havehundreds of hours of content, with a great sense of replayability. The game has also received a new Honour Mode recently which adds further challenge through itslight permadeath modeand new epilogue.

We made a big game, so I think there’s a fair price to be paid for that, and I think that that is okay. We don’t charge you any micro-transactions on top of it, so you get what you pay for. Upfront it’s a big meaty game. So I think that should be able to exist as it is. This is what allows us to continue making other games.

Considering all these factors, it does support Vincke’s reasoning for offering such an extensive game for a reasonable price. That’s also one of the reasons why BG3 has won a fair few awards from our Fexy Awards, including the Best Value category.

As for what will be up to next, well we may have had a small clue and something very different from Larian’s CRPG wheelhouse. Vincke is working on a fishing game. As to whether this will be a laidback fishing sim or maybe we’ll have to catch some horrific mind tadpoles is uncertain.

Interestingly while there are fishing rods in BG3 there aren’t any fishing activities, so whether this is a hint at a possible DLC is unknown. Vincke did hint in September that he’s “done” with the game and that some things are “already moving in that direction” of a new project. Whether this is the game he’s talking about we’ll have to wait and see.

I’m working on a fishing game

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Yuria

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