Baldur’s Gate 3 will definitely not be released this year.
This is according to a new developer update from Larian Studios, which has now definitely confirmed that the long-awaited game will not leave early access until 2023, confirming what Swen Vincke, founder of Larian and creative director of BG3, suggested to Eurogamer earlier this day. year.
You can see the naughty presentation right here:
In the short three-minute video – released as part of 2022 D&D Direct and titled “Baldur’s Gate 3 – The Journey So Far” – the team looks back on progress to date for Baldur’s Gate 3, as it says “continues to be better and better”. It also finally gives a long-term hope that the full game may be released in 2022.
“By the nine hell, we’ve already added a lot of good stuff, and there’s more where it came from,” Larian said. “So come with early access on our journey to Baldur’s Gate 3, or join us in 2023 when the game comes out.”
Some had hoped that Vincke’s comments that Larian “saw the light at the end of the tunnel now” and had “a pretty concrete plan” earlier in the year meant that we able to has seen a late release in 2022, but it looks like we’ll have to stick with the Early Access version for now.