After several years in Early Access, Baldur’s Gate 3 was released in final version in 2023, first on PC, then on PlayStation 5 and finally on Xbox Series X|S. The role play made everyone agreethe title won numerous awards, including that of Game of the Year to Game Awards 2023 and it has at least 10 million players.
Baldur’s Gate 3 is therefore a huge critical and commercial success, Larian Studios can rub their hands, but the Belgian studio is unfortunately not going to capitalize on this success. While the trend in the world of video games is that a successful game is entitled to DLC, extensions or a sequel, this will not be the case here. When Game Developers ConferenceTHE CEO Swen Vincke announced that Larian Studios will not develop any expansions for Baldur’s Gate 3, nor a Baldur’s Gate 4. The Belgian team leaves the franchise Dungeons and Dragons to its owners, Wizards of the Coastpreferring to focus on something new.
The developers took good care of Baldur’s Gate 3even after its launch, the RPG was entitled to several patches to optimize the gaming experience and add content, a tool for modding official is also on the way. But franchise Baldur’s Gate is free like the air, BioWare had developed the first two opuses in 1998 and 2000 (each time with an extension), while Larian Studios has made a reputation with divinityof the RPG who had nothing to envy Baldur’s Gate.
Larian Studios will therefore possibly offer a sequel to Divinity: Original Sin 2it now remains to be seen what they will do Hasbro And Wizards of the Coast with the Baldur’s Gate. Several games Dungeons & Dragons are in development at various studios, but good luck to whoever is chosen for a hypothetical Baldur’s Gate 4. If you haven’t yet laid your hands on roleplaying, Baldur’s Gate 3 is available for €54 on GOG.com.
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