Baldur’s Gate III – Xbox Series version in the works, but held back by technical issues

Following yesterday’s announcement that Baldur’s Gate III will launch for PlayStation 5 day and date with the PC and Mac versions on August 31, Larian Studios communications manager Molly Carroll has addressed questions concerning a potential Xbox Series version of the game.

In a post to the Baldur’s Gate III subreddit, Carroll said that an Xbox Series version of the game has been in the works “for some time,” but that Larian Studios has run into technical issues. While they are still trying to work out those issues, they are not yet confident enough to officially announce an Xbox Series version of the game.

“We don’t like announcing anything until we’re ready, because we don’t want to get peoples hopes up until we’re sure we can deliver,” Carroll said.

Get the full statement below.

Hey all,

Thanks for all the hype and enthusiasm following yesterday’s announcement that Baldur’s Gate III is coming to PlayStation 5 day and date with PC on August 31!

Xbox players, we’ve seen your questions about if / when you can expect Baldur’s Gate III on Xbox. We’ve had an Xbox version of Baldur’s Gate III in the works for some time, but we have run into some technical issues—particularly with split-screen co-op. We are still working on an Xbox version of Baldur’s Gate III, but we’re not yet confident enough to announce it. We don’t like announcing anything until we’re ready, because we don’t want to get peoples hopes up until we’re sure we can deliver.

There’s no platform exclusivity preventing us from releasing Baldur’s Gate III on Xbox day and date, should that be a technical possibility. If and when we do announce further platforms, we want to make sure each version lives up to our standards and expectations. Thanks for understanding!