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Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 8 brings Xbox Series S split-screen support — and you can check it out early

Split-screen support is finally coming to Baldur's Gate 3 players on Xbox Series S, and Xbox Insiders can test it right now.

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[HogIsland]

crazy. if they can get this, maybe we can get 30 fps minimum in Act 3 on Steam Deck.

 

[ReBurn]

I would have thought they would give up on this for series s. Good on them for following through.

 

[kevboard]

 

[Senua]

 

[Elbereth]

Better late than never I guess

 

[amigastar]

 

[FlyyGOD]

It seems like when developers actually optimize series s isn't the problem.

 

[nowhat]

At what framerate/resolution though? But congrats to the dozens (dozens!) of Series S owners that were waiting for this to go local co-op. MS did offer Larian $5M for BG3 gamepass. The studio declined. I'm looking forward to the sales numbers shooting through the roof.

 

[N0S]

 

[adamsapple]

At what framerate/resolution though? But congrats to the dozens (dozens!) of Series S owners that were waiting for this to go local co-op. MS did offer Larian $5M for BG3 gamepass. The studio declined. I'm looking forward to the sales numbers shooting through the roof.

What a word salad of a post.

 

[mansoor1980]

5gb ram allocation for each screen

 

[Hero of Spielberg]

Kudos to them for persisting.

 

[viveks86]

They fuckin' pulled it off.... Kudos to the team!

 

[DenchDeckard]

So basically anything can run on series s but its just an absolutely unfair task to put this on dev teams. GG MS.

I hope MS funded the heads that worked on this AND assisted.

 

[mayham2199]

It seems like when developers actually optimize series s isn't the problem.

Yea with game development budgets skyrocketing I'm sure they'd love nothing more then to spend time on one system that makes up the smallest piece of the pie.

 

[FlyyGOD]

Yea with game development budgets skyrocketing I'm sure they'd love nothing more then to spend time on one system that makes up the smallest piece of the pie.

Same games running on steam deck and Rog right?

 

[nowhat]

What a word salad of a post.

I had to finish a loooong ticket this morning that I had been holding up for a few months. Spent the last night doing so. Now I'm drunk as fuck. Expect this to continue.

 

[viveks86]

crazy. if they can get this, maybe we can get 30 fps minimum in Act 3 on Steam Deck.

I'm surprised they are even working on the game at all. Thought they said goodbye after the last update (or I'm misremembering it).

 

[adamsapple]

What's the mod scene like in the game? Haven't downloaded it again since beating it once when it launched on Xbox.

Does it have the traditional Fallout/Skyrim style 'cheat' mods? Things to always roll the dice in your favor etc, that's the kind of thing that'll get me to replay it for other endings.

 

[Three]

Same games running on steam deck and Rog right?

You think those are officially supported? Some games run like crap on them but even those handhelds have more RAM than Series S.

Good on them for continuing to work on this and getting it across the line finally.

 

[Magic Carpet]

Was Deepseek envolved?

 

[mayham2199]

Same games running on steam deck and Rog right?

The systems that have more RAM than the series S? Yes that is correct.

 

[fallingdove]

It seems like when developers actually optimize series s isn't the problem.

You can also optimize for a TI-86 calculator, sometimes it’s not worth the effort though…

 

[Esppiral]

Switch 2 optimizations doing wonders.

 

[FireFly]

Switch 2 optimizations doing wonders.

It will be a miracle if it runs at close to 30 FPS in Act 3 on a 1 GHz CPU.

 

[Mr Moose]

It seems like when developers actually optimize series s isn't the problem.

Yeah, only took over a year extra to do.

 

[tTHANOSs]

What a waste of time.

 

[poppabk]

Eh, relative to RE5 PC getting local co-op in 2023 this is lightning fast.

 

[Banjo64]

It seems like when developers actually optimize series s isn't the problem.

These developers managed to get Divinity II running extremely well on the Nintendo Switch. Larian definitely aren’t the problem here. They aren’t lazy. They do know how to optimise.

 

[HogIsland]

These developers managed to get Divinity II running extremely well on the Nintendo Switch. Larian definitely aren’t the problem here. They aren’t lazy. They do know how to optimise.

cramming baldurs gate into switch 2 is going to be fun to watch

 

[Lucifers Beard]

I'm surprised they are even working on the game at all. Thought they said goodbye after the last update (or I'm misremembering it).

I thought so too, but they recently announced a massive new patch bringing in photo mode, a bunch of new subclasses and finally cross play. I'm holding out on this update for my second play through.

Baldur's Gate 3

An ancient evil has returned to Baldur's Gate, intent on devouring it from the inside out. The fate of Faerûn lies in your hands. Alone, you may resist. But together, you can overcome. Gather your party.

baldursgate3.game

 

[deriks]

So how many great devs needs to work to close the "Series S is holding back the gen" argument?

 

[RoboFu]

Switch 2 optimizations doing wonders.

Switch 2 has more ram than a series s though.

 

[kevboard]

this controller design makes me angry...
because if you switched the Dpad and Stick positions it would actually make sense.

that way you could use the stick with both thumbs, which would be great for shooters.
most N64 shooters let you aim with the stick and move with the Dpad, basically like modern shooter controls.

 

[rm082e]

So how many great devs needs to work to close the "Series S is holding back the gen" argument?

I mean none now. Developers are just skipping Xbox platform if the Series S is a problem for their game. It's Microsoft who's reaching out and doing the work to make stuff like BG3 happen.

 

[adamsapple]

These developers managed to get Divinity II running extremely well on the Nintendo Switch. Larian definitely aren’t the problem here. They aren’t lazy. They do know how to optimise.

The switch conversion wasn't in-house, it was done by Blitworks

BlitWorks

BlitWorks is a game porting and publishing studio. With deep experience in consoles and also in mobile platforms, our main focus is in delivering the highest possible quality on every game we contribute to. We are official developers for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Stadia, Steam, Switch...

blitworks.com

 

[FlyyGOD]

These developers managed to get Divinity II running extremely well on the Nintendo Switch. Larian definitely aren’t the problem here. They aren’t lazy. They do know how to optimise.

Obviously they aren't lazy because they got split screen to work.

 

[Banjo64]

The switch conversion wasn't in-house, it was done by Blitworks

BlitWorks

BlitWorks is a game porting and publishing studio. With deep experience in consoles and also in mobile platforms, our main focus is in delivering the highest possible quality on every game we contribute to. We are official developers for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Stadia, Steam, Switch...

blitworks.com

First I’ve seen, thanks for the info - the DF analysis never mentioned that it wasn’t handled in-house and I’ve never seen it mentioned online either until now.

Maybe Larian are scrubs after all!

 

[damidu]

It seems like when developers actually optimize series s isn't the problem.

yeah if you have extra 1.5 years to spare lol

 

[viveks86]

I thought so too, but they recently announced a massive new patch bringing in photo mode, a bunch of new subclasses and finally cross play. I'm holding out on this update for my second play through.

Baldur's Gate 3

An ancient evil has returned to Baldur's Gate, intent on devouring it from the inside out. The fate of Faerûn lies in your hands. Alone, you may resist. But together, you can overcome. Gather your party.

baldursgate3.game

Yeah that last patch with photo mode was the one I assumed to be the final one. Guess not...

 

[Bojanglez]

Can't believe those lowlifes at Sony paid for timed console split screen exclusivity

 

[mayham2199]

I thought so too, but they recently announced a massive new patch bringing in photo mode, a bunch of new subclasses and finally cross play. I'm holding out on this update for my second play through.

Same thing I'm doing.

 

[Topher]

Imagine if Microsoft held to their guns and Baldur's Gate 3 wasn't available on Xbox until now.

 

[justiceiro]

Puts is perspective what that Wukong developer said, saying they would 10 more years of experience to port to the series console. Maybe much less than that.

Anyway, in the end, series s won. We lost nothing.

 

[Mr Reasonable]

Cross one off the list of games that prove Series S is destroying gaming, I guess.