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[XXL]

Baldur's Gate 3 on a controller.

It's better on PC for sure, but the console controls are actually pretty great for this game.

 

[DragonNCM]

10 hours free play time for Xbox user will do fine as apologies.

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

I play it on PS5 but it is no doubt better experienced with mouse and keyboard. It works ok on controller but if I had a decent PC I would without a doubt played it there instead.

I prefer my TV and controller. I am aware I will have an inferior experience. And yes I know I can hook my PC up to my TV.

 

[XXL]

10 hours free play time for Xbox user will do fine as apologies.

I'm confused. Why does Larian have to apologize for taking the extra time to make the Series S work for this game?

 

[DeepEnigma]

I'm confused. Why does Larian have to apologize for taking the extra time to make the Series S work for this game?

MS should apologize for making that anemic box.

 

[//DEVIL//]

I am going to bet its going to be dropped the same day of the announcement. Hey its coming out ... TODAY !! as some sort of lame surprise by Jeff lol

 

[Banjo64]

A holiday release on Gamepass would be an amazing apology for this whole debacle.

We’re sorry we released the Series S, here’s Balder’s Gate III? That would be some apology.

 

[Forsythia]

Yeah, I'll buy this as soon as it's out on Xbox.

 

[Torrent of Pork]

Ignoring all the ban bait ITT, I hope it's a shadow-drop.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

We've finally arrived at the point where they're hyping up the release date for a game that's already out. Where, exactly, is the bottom of this barrel?

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

We've finally arrived at the point where they're hyping up the release date for a game that's already out. Where, exactly, is the bottom of this barrel?

We’ve had hyping up a date to release trailers or even teasers, that’s lower than this imho.

 

[StereoVsn]

I can’t see most Xbox players play this anyways, those who give it a shot will drop it real quick once they realize how bad the gameplay is.

Don’t @ me.

 

[Kerotan]

Just buy the damn thing...

Exactly. You want these games to have a healthy future buy them. They make way more then from a sub service.

 

[Vyse]

A holiday release on Gamepass would be an amazing apology for this whole debacle.

Totally agree. Drop it on the 12/7 announcement date!

 

[Ozriel]

It was the second most downloaded game for PS5 on PS Store in its release month both in US and Europe

PlayStation Store: September 2023’s top downloads

Shoot fireballs, dice, or hoops in the month’s most-played games.

blog.playstation.com

Edit: and still in top 20 in October

PlayStation Store: October 2023’s top downloads

Super Heroes and antiheroes are both included in the month’s most-played games.

blog.playstation.com

Heavily skewed by it being a digital only game, though.

 

[Belthazar]

I mean this is exactly the line of thinking that we’ll quite possibly see third-parties not bother with Xbox ports or at least not prioritize them…

why focus on a platform that’s trained it’s userbase to not buy games?

Yeah... And then we'll see those same people complaining when games release everywhere except on Xbox.

 

[Zathalus]

Good news for Xbox owners is that as of patch 4, the PS5 version runs much better in Act 3. Combined with what I assume would be further performance optimizations from the work done on Series S it should be solid on Xbox as well.

 

[Negotiator101]

Apology for Xbox’s hardware design?

Last time I checked the Hardware hasn't changed right?

 

[splattered]

One of those "available now!" Moments?

 

[Hugare]

People are really thinking that Larian will put the GOTY on GP to compensate for the port being delayed due to Series S shitty hardware

 

[Doom85]

I don't think it will do very well on Xbox. Based on the PS5 performance, console gamers just aren't interested in this game.

PS Store Sales Charts: Baldur's Gate 3 Almost Tops Ever-Popular Sports Titles

Not two bad

www.pushsquare.com

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Did they get the co op mode working on s or did they just give up?

 

[Belthazar]

Did they get the co op mode working on s or did they just give up?

They gave up

 

[The Inventor]

I'd check it out if it came to GP

Let Xbox execs pay for it with their bonuses after all this time of pointless "agony" waiting.

 

[Miyazaki’s Slave]

The release date is December 7th.

I hope they got $40 million for adding it to gameass (if that happens).

 

[adamsapple]

People are really thinking that Larian will put the GOTY on GP to compensate for the port being delayed due to Series S shitty hardware

No, if they put it on Game Pass it'll be because MS paid them a fat check.

 

[Sgt.Asher]

I prefer my TV and controller. I am aware I will have an inferior experience. And yes I know I can hook my PC up to my TV.

It's funny because my pc is hooked up to my tv and I exclusively use controller. It's just way more comfortable.

 

[Mr Reasonable]

It didn't take long for "Wait until Gamepass" brigade. If you are saying it with the best game in a stacked year, you will never buy a fucking game.

I'll play it if it goes on Gamepass. I also bought RoboCop and Alan Wake less than a week ago.

 

[damidu]

lol at all the gamepass beggers (for a landslide goty nonetheless)
cancer of the industry, but looks like they'll manage to kill xbox first. the irony!

they don't care about the game, they just desperately need some ammo for console warz at this point.

 

[Torrent of Pork]

No, if they put it on Game Pass it'll be because MS paid them a fat check.

These people honestly think publishers put their games on PS+ for free out of their own good will. It's best just to nod, and move along like encountering the scruffy person under the bridge telling you how the Jews control the Moon.

 

[Hugare]

No, if they put it on Game Pass it'll be because MS paid them a fat check.

Wont happen

Game released just a few months ago, got a 96 MC score and sold more than 15 M copies by now on PC + PS5

Cant remember of any game that got this reception and was playable on GP at the same year. Reason is obvious: they think they can earn more with sales than whatever MS may pay them

Would be a huge get, obviously, but again, would be unprecendented

 

[Magic Carpet]

Wont happen

Game released just a few months ago, got a 96 MC score and sold more than 15 M copies by now on PC + PS5

Cant remember of any game that got this reception and was playable on GP at the same year. Reason is obvious: they think they can earn more with sales than whatever MS may pay them

Would be a huge get, obviously, but again, would be unprecendented

Epic game store gave away GTA5. It's been done before.

 

[jorgejjvr]

Bruh. If this is a gamepass announcement, it's gonna be wild

 

[graywolf323]

Epic game store gave away GTA5. It's been done before.

Epic Game Store didn’t even exist the year GTA 5 released…

 

[Magic Carpet]

Epic Game Store didn’t even exist the year GTA 5 released…

Ah I see now that the post mentions the same year released. Welp never mind me then.

 

[Hugare]

Epic game store gave away GTA5. It's been done before.

lol, how many years after launch?

'K

 

[sendit]

Ignoring all the ban bait ITT, I hope it's a shadow-drop.

That’s the only way for this to workout. Announcing a release date for a game that has already been released elsewhere is pretty stupid.

 

[mckmas8808]

Just buy the fucking game people, they deserve it.

100% this!!!

 

[Shake Your Rump]

A holiday release on Gamepass would be an amazing apology for this whole debacle.

So we can be flooded with “played it for an hour, meh” posts again?

I had a decent PC I would without a doubt played it there instead.

I can play this at 4K with DLSS at 60fps on my 3060 laptop from two years ago.

 

[WitchHunter]

250 hours of gameplay... on a console, with a serious handicap thanks to the controller... playtime: 500 hours. Let's hope they could use keyboard and mouse on the X.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

I'm confused. Why does Larian have to apologize for taking the extra time to make the Series S work for this game?

I love the censoring on his mouth when he says 'fuck' that's the first time I've ever seen that kind of censoring lmao

 

[Kokoloko85]

I'd check it out if it came to GP

This mentality is killing Xbox and 3rd party wanting to work with xbox lol

 

[NecrosaroIII]

250 hours of gameplay... on a console, with a serious handicap thanks to the controller... playtime: 500 hours. Let's hope they could use keyboard and mouse on the X.

What the fuck do you do for 250 hours.

My wife and I beat this in ablut 95 hours going at a leisurely pace

 

[WitchHunter]

What the fuck do you do for 250 hours.

My wife and I beat this in ablut 95 hours going at a leisurely pace

On Tactician? And did every side quest? Battles take a lot of time, you can literally read out books >D.

 

[Varteras]

I can’t see most Xbox players play this anyways, those who give it a shot will drop it real quick once they realize how bad the gameplay is.

Don’t @ me.

 

[NecrosaroIII]

On Tactician? And did every side quest? Battles take a lot of time, you can literally read out books >D.

Every side quest as far as I'm aware. No doubt there is probably another 50 hours of content we didn't play. But that's still a far cry


Good point about tactician thiugh. We played normal difficulty

 

[skit_data]

I can play this at 4K with DLSS at 60fps on my 3060 laptop from two years aago.

I have an late 2013 iMac with a Windows partition via bootcamp
I use it almost exclusively for music production and work/studies.

 

[YeulEmeralda]

On performance apparently the last patch broke act 3.



This game keeps on giving.

 

[Shake Your Rump]

I have an late 2013 iMac with a Windows partition via bootcamp
I use it almost exclusively for music production and work/studies.

As someone who used to game on a 2012 Mac mini, I feel your pain.

 

[XXL]

I love the censoring on his mouth when he says 'fuck' that's the first time I've ever seen that kind of censoring lmao

I try to keep shit clean around this fucking place.