Baldur’s Gate 3’s Xbox retail version will have a whopping 4 discs since it ‘didn’t make sense’ to cut any content
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Baldur’s Gate 3’sphysical Xbox version will be spread across four disks, according to Larian Studios' director of publishing Michael Douse.
In apost on Twitter / X, Douse made it clear that the “retail version ofBaldur’s Gate 3will indeed have four disks, since we’re 500MB over the limit for three. Only option would have been to cut some content out, but that didn’t make sense, so confirming four.”
Douse was referring to thephysical deluxe editionof the game, which isavailable on the Larian Studios website. The premium edition includes a world map, some sew-on patches, 32 stickers, a soundtrack CD collection, and an ominous poster of a Mindflayer - betenticled antagonists of the critically acclaimed role-playing game (RPG).
Though wave one of the deluxe editions has sold out, copies of wave two are still available and are set to ship in “Q2 2024,” according to Larian’s website - that’s between April and June for those less versed in finance-speak.
The Xbox retail version of Baldur’s Gate 3 will indeed have 4 discs, since we’re 500mb over the limit for 3. Only option would have been to cut some content out but that didn’t make sense, so confirming 4. Updating here: https://t.co/xUoKLALyqr https://t.co/A2QQ3lI7y9March 4, 2024
In otherBaldur’s Gate 3news, it’s also emerged, courtesy of Douse, that Larian is working on a “cross-platform plan for mod support"intended for release later this year.
Like many other fantasy RPGs before it,Baldur’s Gate 3has developed a healthy modding community. Even a cursory glance at our roundup of thebestBaldur’s Gate 3modsshows that there’s huge scope for customizing your game experience.
However,Douse found himself having to respondto “threats and toxicity against our devs and community” which emerged after this initial announcement. “99.9% of our community are the absolute best and it’s because of them - thankfully - that my community team [perseveres]. But I suppose it was inevitable when you have a city, a few bad eggs will start a fire.”
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