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Baldur's Gate 3 for the Xbox isnt ruled out
- Thread starter Draugoth
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. Well, some news is better than no news.
Crispy Gamer
Member
What's up with all this misinformation? Didn't the devs already say it's not exclusive and there's an Xbox Version coming?
Bo_Hazem
Banned
ToTTenTranz
Banned
Guys come on, if the developer says it's because of the hardware limitations of the Series S then it's clearly because the developers are Sony shills. All they needed to do was use this "SFS" feature from DX12 Ultimate whose functionality we barely understand but believe it's 300% effective because a video made by Microsoft said so.
Ass of Can Whooping
Gold Member
Ain't no way bruh...
Not sure what I liked on Twitter to get this conspiracy theory dude on my timeline
SenjutsuSage
touch grass you loon 
Kacho
Gold Member
Ain't no way bruh...
Not sure what I liked on Twitter to get this conspiracy theory dude on my timeline
Yeah, get a brain! Morans.
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
So wait, is a dev admitting that they focus on one platform sometimes more than another?
I wonder how often this happens?
Playstation has sold more, focus on that version and we'll get a team on the xbox version once that one is looking in good shape....
I wonder?
I wonder how often this happens?
Playstation has sold more, focus on that version and we'll get a team on the xbox version once that one is looking in good shape....
I wonder?
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Considering they site technical issues it's more likely the price you pay for having a mandatory underpowered box.
It's your fellow gafferAin't no way bruh...
Not sure what I liked on Twitter to get this conspiracy theory dude on my timeline
SenjutsuSage
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DryvBy
Member
Before Sony fans get carried away, it will most definitely come to Xbox
If Mac is getting a release then this game will be on every platform under the sun. Divinity OS2 runs on PC, PS, Xbox, Switch, iPadOS. The first game even got a Linux release lol.
The game isn't even out of Early Access yet and no doubt Sony splashed some money to get the attention on them. We'll probably start getting more platform info later this year when it's out of Early Access.
The thread explains that this is a technical issue, but reading: how the heck does that work?!
Mr Moose
Member
"There’s no platform exclusivity preventing us from releasing Baldur’s Gate III on Xbox day and date, should that be a technical possibility."
Maybe try reading instead.
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Crazy that it's supposed to be technical difficulty holding up the xbox version.
Hopefully they get it sorted soon.
Hopefully they get it sorted soon.
Dick Jones
Banned
Ain't no way bruh...
Not sure what I liked on Twitter to get this conspiracy theory dude on my timeline
You should tweet or message here and get their views on watching Halo TV show for the 5th time. Someone has to watch it so we don't have to.
YOU PC BRO?!
Gold Member
You honestly believe it’s easier to port a DirectX 11 PC game to PS5 than it is to Xbox S/X?
There were reports of devs being able to get existing DirectX 11 games ported to Xbox Series X in a playable state in less than a week at the beginning of the generation.
Ass of Can Whooping
Gold Member
The API isn't the issue, obviously
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OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
Gotta love our boy shilling for Xbox in his Twitter handle.
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Sony clearly states exclusivity including dates. The same cannot be said for Microsoft and their exclusivity deals.
YOU PC BRO?!
Gold Member
They claim some kind of ‘technical issue’ relating to co-op. My point is that it would surely take more effort to port a DirectX 11 pc game to PS5 than to Xbox which runs a branch of DirectX 12.
El Pistolero
Banned
That Senju guy is something, alright?
Ass of Can Whooping
Gold Member
Whether it's easier to port a DX PC game to Xbox or not is irrelevant when the roadblock you've hit boils down to hardware
He is obviously telling you no amount of "DirectX API" is going to save you from what this is likely to be. A hardware technical difficulty. i.e likely running this on specific specs. Even xbox first party abandoned their split screen support due to the difficulty they were having.
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kaizenkko
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The PS5 has the same architecture as a PC, it's not like it's something like the PS3. And perhaps it's easier to develop for the PS5 overall, which could explain the distinct advantage it has over the XSX in a number of games.
But the real reason the PS5 port happens first is simply the brand's market share.
Mister Wolf
Member
Makes sense. Larian are their own publisher. They don't want to expend the resources focusing on PC, Mac, and three consoles at the same time to hit release date.
MarkMe2525
Banned
This thread is a shit show. Like always, you have both sides jumping to conclusions when faced with a lack of information.
diffusionx
Gold Member
After Larian explains what is going on, dude on twitter declares "... but... bu... bu... muh SFS" like he knows what he is talking about.
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
Before Sony fans get carried away, it will most definitely come to Xbox
If Mac is getting a release then this game will be on every platform under the sun. Divinity OS2 runs on PC, PS, Xbox, Switch, iPadOS. The first game even got a Linux release lol.
The game isn't even out of Early Access yet and no doubt Sony splashed some money to get the attention on them. We'll probably start getting more platform info later this year when it's out of Early Access.
This is weird that it's getting Mac support but not xbox. What's happening here? Something is up.
We don't know the mac min spec so it's not really that weird.
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
Okay, just read their "reason". So the Xbox Series S is finally holding back games? Still find it hard to believe.
Physiognomonics
Member
Very odd. if the game is running on PC why shouldn't it not run on Xbox? What kind of specific problem they have on that platform? I wonder if this could be lack of available memory on XSS for the split screen mode? What else could it be?
Mac min spec is i7 2.6/RX460 or M1 with 8GB and it runs pretty well on it. The game isn't that demanding that it wouldn't run on Series S, it's not likely to be hardware related, probably some issue with the port and choose to give priority to the PS5 version.
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Dick Jones
Banned
I dont believe it at all. Sony bought exclusivity. How else could the game play on a PS5 and not on the XSS?
I have proof.
The devs of The Gunk could run that game on the XSS but the PS5 was too weak a console.
The Gunk Dev on Xbox Exclusivity: 'We Went with the Guys with the Most Powerful Hardware'
The Gunk will be a full-fledged Xbox exclusive (as well as launching on PC), and the developer said it chose Xbox because of the hardware.
wccftech.com
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
That makes no sense. You do understand the s is weaker than the PS5 do you not?I dont believe it at all. Sony bought exclusivity. How else could the game play on a PS5 and not on the XSS?
I have proof.
The devs of The Gunk could run that game on the XSS but the PS5 was too weak a console.
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Physiognomonics
Member
Yeah don't forget the 4GB of GPU memory on that PC (so say 6GB main + 4GB video = 10GB total memory required). XSS has 8GB for main + video memory.
Goalus
Member
By technical issues?
Suuuure.
On the M1? That's the version I've played and aside from the GPU bottleneck and having to use medium texture it ran fine. 8GB Mac M1 Mini.
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YOU PC BRO?!
Gold Member
So it’s hardware related? Maybe, maybe not. The hardware is pretty similar across skus. The Series S has a slighty weaker GPU though runs at a lower resolution to offset this discrepancy.
Ass of Can Whooping
Gold Member
It's also significantly worse in the RAM department which is where split screen co op would have issues
Dick Jones
Banned
I'm just quoting the devs of the Gunk. It was a pure horseshit answer by them at the time and it stuck by me.
It's obvious it is the Series S in this case as the devs have stated as much. It's hardly the Series X causing the issues.
YOU PC BRO?!
Gold Member
Technical difficulty doesn’t necessarily imply a relation to hardware. More likely it’s either architectural or a problem with their intended software implementation.
01011001
Banned
yet the splitscreen in Halo works very well, so well in fact that John from Digital Foundry played through the game with his son that way to test it.
it even ran reasonably well on rhe fucking One S.
343 is a horseshit developer and they canceled splitscreen because they can't sell it as a microtransaction.
the hardware can't be an issue when way worse PC hardware can run the game just fine
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YOU PC BRO?!
Gold Member
It does have less RAM though it runs lower resolution textures due to its intended 1080p output. Put simply, it doesn’t need the same amount of RAM as the texture sizes are 4x smaller. Devs have access to roughly 8GB for games. Most games that run at 1080p don’t use anywhere near that amount of memory.
The only devs that have complained are the ones with the most inefficient and unoptimised games I.e. Gotham Knights by WB Games Montréal.
Ass of Can Whooping
Gold Member
Targeting a 1080p output doesn't mean textures will be 1080p. They're completely independent.
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owandeseis
Member
I thought of Halo when i saw this split screen problem from larian, and checked youtube, i couldn't find any video of the Series S running the split screen, only Xbox One and Xbox Series X.
Unless i am wrong, it supports 2 person split screen on Xbox one and 4 person on Xbox Series. On the Digital Foundry, the One version ran mostly at 540p, Series X one is good, but its only tested on 2 persons mode i think.
Wonder if anyone played the Series S one on 2-4 person mode and how was it running resolution wise etc
Captain Toad
Banned
Same day as FFVII Remake, right?Before Sony fans get carried away, it will most definitely come to Xbox
Talkin Hawkin
Banned
Calling Larian talentless devs, dissing BG3 as a simple game, accusing Sony of buying exclusivity even though the game launches on PC and Now, all the while ignoring what devs have been saying since day one
SERIES S WILL HOLD BACK XBOX.
Now the chickens have come home to roost.
SERIES S WILL HOLD BACK XBOX.
Now the chickens have come home to roost.