Microsoft Engineers Helping Get Baldur's Gate 3 Split-Screen Working on Xbox Series S

IGN speaks to Larian to reveal why Baldur’s Gate 3 on Xbox Series X and S is taking so long.

[Shadowsteal]

They couldn't even get Redfall or Starfield running at 60 fps. Doubt they'll get very far here.

[zaanan]

Ugh. As a big couch coop fan, it sucks to hear that S is not only holding it back on Xbox, it could very well hold it back on PS due to the MS parity clause!

[raWfodog]

Nope, PS5 version is dropping on Sept 6th, same day that Starfield releases.

[zaanan]

“it” refers to couch coop in that sentence. If this is happening with BG3, there is a nonzero chance it’s happening with other multiplats.

[raWfodog]

If you’re referring to local split-screen on PS5, then again, nope, it will release as designed on PC and PS5. PS5 was pushed back a week only to perfect 60fps. The MS parity clause is only referring to XBX and XBS having the same features.

[SonyStyled]

You mean XB1X and XB Series, or XBSX and XBSS?

[raWfodog]

Yeah, I meant Series X and Series S. The game is not being released for any last-gen systems.

[zaanan]

Are you being dense on purpose, or do you just lack reading comprehension?

As explained above, the first comment was referring to couch coop IN GENERAL, meaning for ALL multiplatform games.

The second comment clarified this, explaining it applied to “other multiplats” as well. Your insistence that BG3 was not held up on PS ignores the plain meaning that numerous other games might not be able to get couch coop working on S either and therefore drop it from their X version, which could easily lead to it being dropped from the PS version as well.

Are we now finally on the same page?

[raWfodog]

@zaanan

"Are you being dense on purpose, or do you just lack reading comprehension?"

Are those my only two options?

[zaanan]

@rawdog
so you’re being dense on purpose, got it.

[raWfodog]

@zaanan
Hope you got some closure. You seem to be holding onto this longer than I’d expect.
:D

[Christopher]

***it could very well hold it back on PS due to the MS parity clause!***

Just FYI, the parity clause from the last generation regarding Indie games and Microsoft pretty much did away with it a year after talking about it and moved onto 'just come and talk to us' mode. That parity clause was also about a same-day release, not the same feature.

So, there is no 'parity clause' element here, otherwise Larian wouldn't be able to have a release date on PS5 w/o one for Series X (they obviously have one). Larian can release whenever they want and Xbox can help them to get the game to work on the Series S or face not having it released there at all or at a much later time.

[zaanan]

I meant the requirement that it have some form of parity between X and S… I might have gotten the “name” wrong.

[S2Killinit]

Hah xbox holding everybody back… how about they leave that last gen box so the rest of us can play?

[Goosejuice]

Wait...so they are going to get this working but not halo?

[Exthun]

Also try to help 343!

[Abear21]

If you pre ordered just burn the money, it’ll be more fun.