Larian Studios did not sign any console exclusivity agreements with Sony in order to bring Baldur’s Gate 3 to PS5.
To everyone’s surprise, Baldur’s Gate 3 will release on August 31st for PC, Mac and Nvidia GeForce Now (cloud gaming), as well as the Sony PS5. Contrary to the fantasies of some toxic fans on social media, the Belgians from Larian Studios assure that this is not a console exclusive and there really is an Xbox version, even if development will be difficult in the near future:
We have been developing the Xbox version of Baldur’s Gate 3 for some time now. We ran into technical issues during the development of this port that prevent us from announcing it with confidence until we are sure we have found the right solutions. In particular, we can’t make split-screen co-op work the same on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, which is a sine qua non for a game to be released. Gate 3 on Xbox at launch, barring technical issues. If and when we announce other platforms, we want to make sure every release meets our standards and expectations.
So the only reason we haven’t announced the Xbox version is because we’re not ready for it yet. It has nothing to do with exclusivity. Read more here https://t.co/FC0juT5qBM
— Sven Winke @ where? (@LarAtLarian) February 24, 2023
PlayStation Studios Malaysia Helps Larian Studios Malaysia With PS5 Port of Baldur’s Gate 3
Far from specializing in consoles, Larian Studios can count on its Kuala Lumpur subsidiary to work on the PS5 port of Baldur’s Gate 3 with specialists from PlayStation Studios Malaysia, a division of Sony Interactive Entertainment similar to PlayStation Studios Visual Arts. that there is an optimization.
That’s why @PlayStation Studios Malaysia 💙 @larianstudios Malaysia! https://t.co/ONJVVUCpLg pic.twitter.com/m5HgjH1NgG
— Hasnul Hadi 💙🔜 GDC (@mistahasnul) February 24, 2023
This collaboration explains why Larian Studios decided to announce Baldur’s Gate 3 on PS5. Unlike Microsoft, Sony has many outsourced studios. This allows the Japanese giant’s partners to make it easier to port certain games to consoles and PCs.