Revolutionary
Member
> still playing incomplete and buggy game (don't forget to beta test the new update that doesn't fix longstanding issues!)
> not buying the undisputed game of the year because it needs patching in your mind
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Baldur's Gate 3 Xbox Release date is being revealed on December 7
> not buying the undisputed game of the year because it needs patching in your mind
Larivel
Member
It was #2 on ps store top download list for september... Still is in top 10
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
Baldur's Gate 3 on a controller.
Yea, it stinks. Especially when it comes to managing the inventory.
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
How much would MS have to pay for that? $200 million?
Punished Miku
Gold Member
> still playing incomplete and buggy game (don't forget to beta test the new update that doesn't fix longstanding issues!)
> not buying the undisputed game of the year because it needs patching in your mind
StealthGoblin
Banned
A world premiere for a game that is already late? How pathetic.
Mr Moose
Member
I thought they didn't share sales numbers with NPD and others, where are you getting this info from? Did Larian release numbers?
GHG
Member
To be fair, I'd be salty too if I were too cheap to play BG3.
Punished Miku
Gold Member
It's possible, but honestly I think Baldur's Gate appeal on consoles is wildly exaggerated. This site is for hardcore gamers and I think the OT since PS5 release advanced like 6 pages, including lots of PC players still talking about it in those 6 pages. And PS5 userbase is bigger than Xbox also. Literally Lies of P was talked about more on here on consoles. The Exoprimal OT got to 8 pages even, and it was mostly just 4 people talking about the game. It's in the top downloads chart for September, but can anyone tell me any kind of rough estimate of how many digital copies that would be?
And apparently it sucks to play on controller. Awesome, can't wait. Really no excuse when Age of Empires 2 functions extremely well on controller now.
But yeah, we know some of the big 3rd party stuff can reach $200 million. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if it was less than that, but that's not really my problem. It will definitely be higher than that initial leaked estimate, but no idea what the number would be.
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j0hnnix
Member
This just means more nerds on PlayStation but less Nerds than PC.It was the second most downloaded game for PS5 on PS Store in its release month both in US and Europe
PlayStation Store: September 2023’s top downloads
Shoot fireballs, dice, or hoops in the month’s most-played games.blog.playstation.com
Edit: and still in top 20 in October
PlayStation Store: October 2023’s top downloads
Super Heroes and antiheroes are both included in the month’s most-played games.blog.playstation.com
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Senua
Gold Member
Selecting spells with the wheel is a nad-ache too
Gambit2483
Member
Game Awards shadow drop?
I'm personally waiting for the physical release.
I'm personally waiting for the physical release.
VitoNotVito
Member
Xbox owners don't like to spend money.
skit_data
Member
Oh yes, I don't think anyone expected this to be more popular on console than on PC. It's primarily a PC game no doubt.
I was just replying to a statement insinuating it performed somewhat poorly on PS, which is incorrect.
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Clintizzle
Lord of Edge.
You think Larian are being forced to put it on GamePass for free?
j0hnnix
Member
I agree. I don't think I ever heard of it performing poorly on PS. Definitely the delay and some of the hype will reduce the excitement on Xbox but I just personally don't see it being a big hit on that platform.
SEGAvangelist
Member
That's where I'm confused. Downloads look good, yeah. My bad.
cireza
Member
Fabieter
Member
Who said they don't get any money. Its still not worth it and actually it shows a little bit disrespect.
Mr Moose
Member
Epic did the same with Alan Wake 2. Would be interesting to see where it would land in the charts.
SEGAvangelist
Member
I don't feel good about this one. Remedy is underappreciated. BTW, does NPD track engagement for the titles that don't have sales data?
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
Exactly why they've probably kept it off of RentBox
Mr Moose
Member
Seems they do for Steam, not sure about the consoles. Alan Wake 2 isn't on the console lists, but BG3 is on the Steam list.
Lucifers Beard
Member
Firstly, no way are they releasing this for less than the original asking price. Demand for the game is still high and being talked about, so I imagine the price will reflect that.
Secondly, I'm betting that it's dropped on the store during the show.
Secondly, I'm betting that it's dropped on the store during the show.
Last Hearth
Member
So basically they are releasing it on the XBox right after it wins a bunch of GOTY awards. I think it will do better than some of you guys think getting a booster from the publicity of the awards. Kinda like how Oscar winners would get a re-release in the theaters and get a boost in the box office.
Sleepwalker
Member
"World Premiere"
Little Chicken
Member
If Larian want to put it on Game Pass then that's their business.
Punished Miku
Gold Member
That would make sense too. I still don't think it'll be on GP.
SEGAvangelist
Member
It was a brilliant release cycle, actually. Day one PC, Starfield day on a console that doesn't have Starfield, and then Game Awards.
Gambit2483
Member
Depends on how big the bag is...
I mean it's not like Xbox bros were going to actually buy this en masse anyways
Punished Miku
Gold Member
Yeah, I said they calculated this that way on purpose and got a console warring warning for that. I was literally saying they are incredibly smart strategically. It would have been buried on Xbox releasing in September. They planned each release date for maximum impact. Whoever is running their company is a brilliant publishing strategist.
I'm still not convinced anyone on console is buying it en masse. I could be wrong, but I just don't see the engagement on here and they wont release sales numbers for PS either.Depends on how big the bag is...
I mean it's not like Xbox bros were going to actually buy this en masse anyways
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XXL
Member
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
A reveal of a reveal or a reveal.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
They're not. Hence why the constant increases in price, but no increase in quality of features (Amazon Prime as example, YouTube, etc.). All sub services are suffering with this inevitable profit bleed vs content spend. Hell, the 100m+ sub service Disney+ is struggling with bleeding subscribers that they're now combining it with Hulu.
Disney to Cut Target for Disney+ Streaming Subscribers
Walt Disney Co. expects to fall tens of millions of subscribers short of its last publicly stated 2024 target for the Disney+ streaming service, according to people familiar with the matter.
www.bloomberg.com
Disney Swears It Can Make Streaming Profitable and Promises a Combined Disney+, Hulu Service
The company added 7 million Disney+ subscribers in the past three months, many of them opting for ad-supported tiers. Can it turn a profit?
They swears it, swears it so much they need to consolidate services, thus giving them more upsell opportunity
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Bumblebeetuna
Member
Does the publisher not share sales or engagement info with Cortana or whatever the NPD is now? BG3 isn’t on the top 20 list for most played PS5 games last month.
I’ll be buying this day one on Xbox (refunded my Steam version as soon as Xbox was announced) but I’m not expecting any sort of mega sales or anything.
I’ll be buying this day one on Xbox (refunded my Steam version as soon as Xbox was announced) but I’m not expecting any sort of mega sales or anything.
Sleepwalker
Member
They self publish, so they don't share. They did say at some point theyve sold a good amount iirc (5m+)
SEGAvangelist
Member
It's definitely a calculated release schedule, but the Series S parity stuff is what prompted it. Larian did a good job of taking advantage of it. They get the PC zealots day one pre-Starfield launch, then a big hype cycle from the console warrior buzz for the PS5 launch (this hype includes the Xbox warriors just in case the PlayStation warriors out there are offended), and then finally the Xbox release get the GotY push. Starfield negativity actually became Baldur's Gate 3 promotion essentially. It's pretty wild how it all worked out for Larian.
YeulEmeralda
Member
They're still releasing patches for PC the game wasn't ready for any platform.
SEGAvangelist
Member
It was never good. I still remember that awkward Neil Druckmann and Roberta Williams segment from the beginning of this mess of a show.
Lucifers Beard
Member
You mean from Microsoft? Because none of that shit was on Larian, Microsoft's bullshit policy about feature parity caused all the problems here.
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
What PS5 performance? It ranked #2 as the most downloaded PS5 title in September 2023 in both North America and Europe.
SEGAvangelist
Member
Yeah I responded to that earlier. I was confused since it doesn't show up on NPD numbers. I'm still curious about engagement, though, as I wonder how people have enjoyed it on a controller. Looks like it's held up in downloads for October as well.What PS5 performance? It ranked #2 as the most downloaded PS5 title in September 2023 in both North America and Europe.
Larian did an amazing job PRing the hell out of this stuff, though, and it's helped them stay in the news cycle (I don't blame them). I think they likely held the game back a month or so for the Xbox release. It gives them the time to further optimize for the Series S and release a timed performance patch across all platforms at The Game Awards. IIRC, Larian claimed the Xbox version was pretty much done 2 months ago.
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splattered
Member
I can’t see most Xbox players play this anyways, those who give it a shot will drop it real quick once they realize how bad the gameplay is.
Don’t @ me.
I played through PoE 1&2 and DoS 1&2 on Xbox and loved them all... you're saying this game is worse than those titles?
XXL
Member
I own it on PS5 and PC and I don't know if it is or isn't selling well on console.
But regardless, after it pretty much takes all of the GOTY awards this year (which it deserves to) people on console should start paying closer attention.
NonPhixion
Member
Ummm it was 8th in the EU and 12th in NA for most downloaded games of October on PSN. https://blog.playstation.com/2023/11/08/playstation-store-october-2023s-top-downloads/
skit_data
Member
I play it on PS5 but it is no doubt better experienced with mouse and keyboard. It works ok on controller but if I had a decent PC I would without a doubt played it there instead.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Baldur's Gate 3 on a controller.
Console games supporting full keyboard + mouse controls is becoming far more common.