Baldur's Gate 3 coming to PlayStation - Game releases on August 31, 2023

[Deleted member 417]

I had that card. It's about as good as a ps4pro, which is a little worse than the series S. Makes perfect sense.

It's a good card and I bought the rig second hand in 2012 for £400. 16gb ram and i5 intel. It runs Divinity 1 and 2 without issue but couldn't cope with anything above 30fps 1080p in medium.

 

[anonpuffs]

It's a good card and I bought the rig second hand in 2012 for £400. 16gb ram and i5 intel. It runs Divinity 1 and 2 without issue but couldn't cope with anything above 30fps 1080p in medium.

Oh yeah it was a great card for the time. And even up til like the last 2 years or so it could handle most games acceptably at 1080p. 3.5gb vram limit kinda handicapping it a bit these days though.

 

[ethomaz]

I tried playing it in split screen when it first went to EA. My rig couldn't handle it (only gtx970 tbf)

Weird because the dev said there is no split-screen CoOp in the early access

 

[Deleted member 417]

Weird because the dev said there is no split-screen in the early access

Very weird. My brother and I play Divinity 1 and 2 in split screen and both love BG1 and 2. So when BG3 made by larian was available I grabbed 2 pads, some beers and my PC. Computer said no so i refunded the game to wait for the full release on XSX or PS5.

I have no idea why you needed all of that detail though. It's late, I'm tired.

 

[ethomaz]

Series S slots above the minimum and below the recommended requirements for the game in terms of sheer specs.

Anyway, the director of publishing is saying on twitter the Xbox version is in active development and not announced for release because of the technical issue they're having. If they can resolve the technical issue before release, they'll probably announce it releasing at the same time.

If not then it'll probably be a bit delayed.

They is no delay if they never had a target release date… they just don’t set Xbox release target because they can’t overcome the Split-screen CoOp on Series S.

They will probably look more into that after finish the others releases imo.

 

[adamsapple]

They is no delay if they never had a target release date… they just don’t set Xbox release target because they can’t overcome the Split-screen CoOp on Series S.

They will probably look more into that after finish the others releases imo.

The director of publishing at the studio is saying the xbox version is in active development, like the rest are.

Don't be surprised if after this news, MS sends a couple of engineers to help out and we get a trailer with release announcement at their E3 showcase.

 

[ethomaz]

Very weird. My brother and I play Divinity 1 and 2 in split screen and both love BG1 and 2. So when BG3 made by larian was available I grabbed 2 pads, some beers and my PC. Computer said no so i refunded the game to wait for the full release on XSX or PS5.

I have no idea why you needed all of that detail though. It's late, I'm tired.

It is not about detail… it just because I tried to find it there is split-screen on PC and I reached that:

“Will there be split-screen in Early Access?
Split screen will not be available on Early Access launch.”

Support - Larian Studios | Multiplayer Information

Is there multiplayer? Yes, there will be 4 player online multiplayer, with splitscreen available on PC. In 4 player online multiplayer, players can either start a multiplayer journey together or join a friends single player game during the ad...

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Are there any way to force split-screen even without the game have it implemented?

 

[anonpuffs]

It is not about detail… it just because I tried to find it there is split-screen on PC and I reached that:

“Will there be split-screen in Early Access?
Split screen will not be available on Early Access launch.”

Support - Larian Studios | Multiplayer Information

Is there multiplayer? Yes, there will be 4 player online multiplayer, with splitscreen available on PC. In 4 player online multiplayer, players can either start a multiplayer journey together or join a friends single player game during the ad...

larian.com

Are there any way to force split-screen even without the game have it

I know some games have splitscreen mods so it depends on how easy it is to mod the game and dig into the engine

 

[Deleted member 417]

It is not about detail… it just because I tried to find it there is split-screen on PC and I reached that:

“Will there be split-screen in Early Access?
Split screen will not be available on Early Access launch.”

Support - Larian Studios | Multiplayer Information

Is there multiplayer? Yes, there will be 4 player online multiplayer, with splitscreen available on PC. In 4 player online multiplayer, players can either start a multiplayer journey together or join a friends single player game during the ad...

larian.com

Are there any way to force split-screen even without the game have it implemented?

You've really got me confused here. I'm going to have phone my brother in the morning and make sure I didn't dream this. I will update you tomorrow.

 

[ethomaz]

I know some games have splitscreen mods so it depends on how easy it is to mod the game and dig into the engine

Just to be clear.

There is CoOp in the Early Access but with two different machines… Split-screen is a request in Steam since 2020 and other places says there is no split-screen yet.

The good news is that on Twitter and AMA the Dev said the final game will Split-screen on PC. And Baldur’s Gate and others Larian games are well know for it great split-screen CoOp.

I hope all platforms have it.

 

[Bodycount611]

the series consoles must be a nightmare to develop for.

No wonder they get skipped so much by 3rd parties. It's all starting to make sense.

 

[Old Gamer]

Thread worthy

Series S limitation written all over that. The simplest solution would be if feature parity from X to S was no longer compulsory.

 

[Sircaw]

divinity 1 and 2 at their cores are very traditional RPG's. You need to think outside the box to solve some puzzles, read books and listen to conversations to find and access hidden loot and it is not an easy game (unless you understand the game, in which case you can play it against itself and it is a lot of fun).

Divinity 1 excels in fights and set pieces. They are fantastic fun and can be played many different ways. My brother and I have completed the game 6 times in co-op, using janky character builds and each set piece plays differently.

Divinity 2 excels in the character balance and design. You can really go a bit mental with how you build your character and what it does. Again me and my brother have played it 5 times (we're on our sixth run) each time with different builds.

Each game can be played solo with a team of up to 4 (you and 3 others) in 2 player co-op with 2 teams of 2, 4 player co-op or 2 player co-op with just you and a friend. They have a mode called 'lone wolf' where you get 2 times the amount of Xp and skill points when levelling up, so that you can create a Duo team of tanky-jankyness. It plays into the games' story as the game is about 2 adventurers but also about a team of 4 people searching for that team of 2.

You can also kill 99.9% of characters in the game. rolling through town cutting down everyone in a blaze of fireball hellfire is a lot of fun.

I prefer the character build of 2 but the world, story and set pieces of 1.

The skill trees, characters, juxtaposition of charm and brutality, hope and despair, humour and devestation, mixed with colourful graphics and bloody gore, make Divinity the best RPGs of all time. They are right up there with Fallout, BG, NWN etc. That on its own is high praise, but pulling those kinds of games out of the bag in the modern industry is a miracle.

The only disappointment with Larian taking on BG3, is that the studio dedicated all of its' resources to making it perfect and paying true homage to the game. That meant development was paused for Divinity 3 and a 'tactics'/xcom style divinity game which I can't wait to play.

If isometric Old_School RPGs are your jam, you won't find better than Divinity in the modern age.

I absolutely loved Divinity 1, man what a game.

 

[daniel5043]

Series S limitation written all over that. The simplest solution would be if feature parity from X to S was no longer compulsory.

Then xbox will have to take the blame for it.

 

[SLB1904]

Series S limitation written all over that. The simplest solution would be if feature parity from X to S was no longer compulsory.

Series s should get the cloud version. I doubt anyone would mind

 

[arvfab]

Interesting. Like nobody saw that coming....

Let's see if this will the first game to be cloud only on Series S, or Xbox gamers will have to miss out because of it.

 

[Swift_Star]

Series S slots above the minimum and below the recommended requirements for the game in terms of sheer specs.

Anyway, the director of publishing is saying on twitter the Xbox version is in active development and not announced for release because of the technical issue they're having. If they can resolve the technical issue before release, they'll probably announce it releasing at the same time.

If not then it'll probably be a bit delayed.

We already know that.
We also already know it’s because of the Series S.
What we have no way of knowing is how demanding the game is.

 

[Muddasar]

What's cooking?

 

[KiryuRealty]

We already know that.
We also already know it’s because of the Series S.
What we have no way of knowing is how demanding the game is.

It’s clearly too demanding for Series S, and Series S is a fucking potato, so the game is potato+x demanding!

 

[Airbus]

Guys do you think colectors edition worth it

PC or PS5 version

Asking for advice