While game delays have become commonplace, the opposite is extremely rare. Today, we learned Baldur's Gate 3 is somehow doing both at the same time. Initially planned for August 31, developer Larian Studios is advancing the PC release date to August 3 while delaying the PS5 version to September 6. According to the most recent <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1086940/view/3657534571513526776" target="_blank" rel="noopener">community update</a>, the change was done to prioritize release in order of platform readiness. More specifically, the team needed a little more time to get the PS5 version up to 60 frames per second.
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“The PlayStation 5 version will be released roughly a week later than its originally scheduled date of August 31st,” the community update reads. “Baldur’s Gate 3 is targeting 60 frames-per-second and we’re close to achieving that on the platform but need a bit more extra time. We don’t want to compromise on quality, and feel it would be a shame to downscale to 30fps or make other compromises to hit an arbitrary date.”
Meanwhile, the PC version has moved up a whopping four weeks. Larian says, “This means the PC version of Baldur’s Gate 3 will be released at a time where you’ll have more time to play it,” likely in reference to the release of Starfield, Bethesda’s massive upcoming open-world RPG. By releasing their game over a month earlier, it’s a little less likely that gamers would have to choose one or the other to devote their time to.
The community update also casts a light cantrip on some of the features coming to the full game, including new spells, the addition of feats, the Half-Orc and Dragonborn races, the monk class, and a huge line-up of new subclasses, which you can see listed below.
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For more Baldur’s Gate 3, check out its Summer Game Fest trailer that revealed Jason Issacs’ role in the game.
Source: Game Informer
