Have you played Baldur’s Gate 3 on Xbox in recent days and left your account there? This is “normal”, but Microsoft has taken care of the problem.
In recent days, players of Baldur’s Gate 3 on Xbox have had an experience that they could have done without. Without warning, Microsoft carried out several bans after some people circulated sequences that were a little olé olé, although permitted by the game. Except that these clips came up against the new moderation policy put in place by the Redmond firm. to prevent toxic behavior. In the process, some received several penalties which only increased, up to 1 year of account suspension. Larian Studios got wind of this somewhat eccentric situation and there is something new on the subject.
Xbox doesn’t like Baldur’s Gate 3 nudity
Some players have therefore experienced a funny mishap while playing Baldur’s Gate 3 on Xbox. Without knowing it or intending it, several of them violated Microsoft policy. Among the rules in force, it is impossible to share “sexual content” of any kind. You can have sex with a bear while playing BG3 on Xbox Series X|S, but it must remain private. Quite quickly, the developers spoke on X to provide details, promising a lifting of sanctions.
“The Microsoft team is aware of the issue and is working on a solution. In the meantime, if you want to download clips, please disable adult content. Baldur’s Gate 3 players who had their clips flagged on Xbox should see their sanctions begin to be lifted ». As a reminder, in the event of non-compliance with Microsoft rules, the restrictions involve the deactivation of all online services. And if you go too far, the account may even be permanently banned, and you will lose all your purchased games and applications.
However, as indicated by the developers of Baldur’s Gate 3, Microsoft will move on since these are not intentional incidents. The first player to complain was not even aware that the clips were visible to everyone. But as prevention is better than cure, there is a solution to escape such an arbitrary ban.
The intervention of Larian Studios allowed players to make their voices heard on these undeserved bans. But the problem is that this can happen in Baldur’s Gate 3 as in any other game containing so-called mature content, including for example nudity. And sometimes, the user is not aware of it because their console automatically shares the clips publicly on the network – which is not tolerated. A problem which is due to the settings of this parameter and which can therefore be resolved by modifying them.
If you want to slip through the cracks, you need to disable the automatic upload of video clips on Xbox. Here are the steps to follow :
- Go to “System Settings”
- Then in “Preferences” and “Captures and share”
- On the left side of the screen, you will see “Automatic Downloads”, and “To Xbox Network” as well as “To OneDrive”. Select “Do not charge” in both cases
And that’s it, you no longer risk being banned by unintentionally sharing antics on BG3. Or other explicit content on other titles. Despite this, if this has happened, you can also contact Microsoft to explain your case, even if the sanctions start to be lifted. Now that society is fully aware, there is no reason why it cannot do what is necessary. Recently, the Xbox version of Baldur’s Gate 3 suffered a bug that could erase progress. A fix is awaiting deployment.