Dilemma: Baldur's Gate 3 is on Steam Deck, but not on Xbox
The game will most probably come to Xbox X/S in 2024.
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Key notes
- Baldur's Gate will be released on Microsoft Windows this week, August 3rd.
- It will be available to Xbox S and Xbox X in 2024, most probably.
- However, it will be worth the wait, the studio behind the game says.
As you might know, Baldur’s Gate 3 will come to Xbox, as per a tweet made by the director of publishing at Larian Studios, the studio behind the game. However, it might take some time before it can be finally fixed for Xbox.
Plus, Michael Douse promises that the studio is working to achieve seamless drop-in, drop-out co-op on Xbox Series X, something that no other RPG of the similar has achieved before. So the stakes are high.
We have quite a few engineers working very hard to do what no other RPG of this scale has achieved: seamless drop-in, drop-out co-op on Series S. We hope to have an update by the end of the year.
Michael Douse
However, the studio hopes to have an update by the end of this year. So, if we’re to take this as it is, it means that Baldur’s Gate 3 won’t be coming to Xbox this year, at least. But it will come in 2024, most probably.
But despite this, a lot of users are somewhat upset at the fact that Baldur’s Gate is available on Steam Deck, and it’s not yet available on Xbox.
Baldur’s Gate 3 might not be on Xbox yet, but it’s coming to Windows 11 devices
Baldur’s Gate 3 will be released on Windows 11 devices on August 3rd, 2023, and the game has been highly anticipated.
The system requirements are not so demanding, however, you’ll need to free some space on your hard drives to play it. Here are the requirements for PCs.
Minimum requirements:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel I5 4690 / AMD FX 8350
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 970 / RX 480 (4GB+ of VRAM)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 150 GB available space
Recommended requirements:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel i7 8700K / AMD r5 3600
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia 2060 Super / RX 5700 XT (8GB+ of VRAM)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 150 GB available space
Baldur’s Gate is fully functional on Steam Deck
According to Valve, the game is fully functional on Steam Deck. However, a lot of people are surprised that the game can run on a mobile device, but it’s not out on Xbox yet.
You realize that the steam deck has a 800p screen right? Cyberpunk is verified for SD too, and it runs at barely 30fps. This isn’t acceptable performance for the Series S and the problem is split screen coop, Larian themselves have confirmed this.
Baldur’s Gate 3 apparently is delayed on xbox because of the series s being less powerful, yet it runs on the steam deck completely fine, I’m calling b********.
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