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Baldur’s Gate 3 finally coming to Xbox; no co-op on Series S

Baldur's Gate 3 quickly became one of the biggest games of the year following its release earlier this month. Unfortunately, due to issues surrounding Xbox’s parity requirements regarding the Series S, owners of Microsoft’s consoles have been missing out on all the fun. Fortunately, it seems as though an agreement has now been made, with Baldur’s Gate 3 set to come to Xbox some time this year.

Making the announcement on Twitter, Swen Vincke, the founder of Larian Studios, said “Super happy to confirm that after meeting [Xbox Head Phil Spencer] yesterday, we’ve found a solution that allows us to bring Baldur’s Gate 3 to Xbox players this year still, something we’ve been working towards for quite some time.”

Unfortunately it seems as though the team were still unable to get split-screen working correctly on the lower-powered Series S, with Vincke adding “All improvements will be there, with split-screen coop on Series X. Series S will not feature split-screen co-op, but will also include cross-save progression between Steam and Xbox Series.”

As mentioned, a parity clause put in by Microsoft states that all core game features must be equal between both the Series X and S, which is why the game has not yet launched on Xbox. That said, considering the popularity of Baldur’s Gate 3, it makes sense for the console manufacturer to make an exception for the RPG. It will be interesting to see whether more games will include such discrepancies between Series X and S versions in the future.

KitGuru says: What do you think of this announcement? Was it the right move? Is the Series S holding the generation back? Let us know your thoughts down below.

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