The delay in the launch of Baldur's Gate 3 on the Xbox compared to the PlayStation was a significant setback for the Microsoft console. However, Larian Studios had assured gamers that the game would arrive on the Xbox sometime this year, and it seems the developer is staying true to its commitment.
In a new post on X, Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke gave a positive update about the Xbox version of Baldur's Gate 3. According to Vincke, the Xbox version is being playtested and is "still on schedule for this year." However, the exact release date for Baldur's Gate 3 on the console still isn't available and the studio will give gamers an update "when we're sure it's done."
Larian previously stated that the highly anticipated release of Baldur's Gate 3 on Xbox will happen sometime between September and November. The studio also said that it is working on bringing the RPG to Xbox "as fast as we can."
Baldur's Gate 3 was released on PC and PlayStation 5 earlier this year but unfortunately didn't arrive on the Xbox Series X/S. The studio had trouble implementing the split-screen co-op feature on the Series S which caused the delay. Typically, games released on Xbox's current-gen consoles have the same core feature set. However, with the Series S having trouble with the split-screen co-op, Microsoft's Phil Spencer made an exception for Baldur's Gate 3 in order to ensure that the game comes to Xbox this year. As a result of the exception, Baldur's Gate 3 will not feature split-screen co-op on the Xbox Series S at launch. However, the feature could be added later on as an update, if and when Larian gets it working.