Xbox gamers have been waiting patiently to learn when one of the biggest games of the year, Baldur"s Gate 3, will finally arrive on Microsoft"s game console. Today we got a teaser message that hints strongly that we will be getting some news on that front very soon.
In a post on Larian"s official X (formerly Twitter) account, made to help celebrate Baldur"s Gate 3"s eight nominations in the 2023 Game Awards, the developer added:
Xbox fans, and fans of physical media, watch this space for a formal announcement. It"s going to be a busy week.
Voting is now live for @thegameawards! Vote now: https://t.co/Ea35Su0dWx
— Larian Studios (@larianstudios) November 13, 2023
We"re extremely proud that @baldursgate3 has been nominated in the following categories;
🎊Game of the Year
🎊Best Game Direction
🎊Best Narrative
🎊Best Score And Music
🎊Best Performance (@NeilNewbon as… https://t.co/dutqlJZesp
The game was released for the PC first in early August and remains in the top five most played games on Steam months later, which is pretty remarkable for a game that"s mostly a single player experience, with co-op support for its campaign. In September, it launched for the Mac and the PlayStation 5 console.
However, Larian hit roadblocks with making the game for the Xbox Series S and X consoles that kept it off those platforms. In late August, Larian announced the game would launch for the Xbox Series S and X consoles by the end of 2023, but without split-screen co-op support for the Xbox Series S.
Today"s message also hinted that gamers might be able to buy a physical disk of Baldur"s Gate 3 soon. So far, the game has been a digital release only. Larian did sell physical Collector"s Editions of the game but those versions included a digital code of the game, not a real physical release.