Larian is pushing the Baldur’s Gate 3 release date on PC forward by almost a month, the RPG maker said in a new community update. Baldur’s Gate 3 will now launch on Aug. 3, 2023, for PC.
Meanwhile, the PS5 version is delayed every so slightly and will release on Sep. 6, 2023, the same day that Starfield launches for Xbox and PC. Larian didn’t provide an update on plans for Baldur’s Gate 3 on Xbox.
The team did give a few additional tidbits about the game’s depth and breadth, though. Baldur’s Gate 3 has 170 hours of cinematics, which Larian said is twice the length of all Game of Thrones seasons combined, and the script clocks in at over 2 million words. That’s triple the amount of dialogue in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Larian said – rather a lot more than Deep Rock Galactic’s Hobbit-sized script.
How many of those lines are read by Jason Isaacs remains to be seen.
Like Divinity: Original Sin 2, you can create your character or play as one of seven pre-built protagonists, each with their own unique skillsets and stories. The character creation system gives you 11 races and 31 subraces to choose between, with 12 classes and 46 subclasses, compared to Divinity: Original Sin 2’s 10 spell schools.
Speaking of comparisons, Larian said Baldur’s Gate 3 has over 600 spells and actions, where Divinity OS 2 had 225.
“We set out to make a game that would reward player creativity and truly bring D&D to life in a cinematic way that explores the breadth and depth RPGs can offer,” Larian creative director Swen Vincke said in a statement. “Baldur’s Gate 3 has become an astronomical game that never fails to surprise, and I’m super proud of the team.”
Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF
