It's finally time for Baldur's Gate 3 on Xbox! The game has shadow dropped on the Xbox Store as part of The Game Awards 2023, and you can now purchase it for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S at a price of £57.99 / $69.99!
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You can check out the new Accolades Trailer above, which also confirms the Xbox version's arrival:

"Winner of multiple Game Of The Year Awards, Baldur’s Gate 3 is out now on Xbox Series X|S, joining PlayStation 5 and PC players."
It's been a fantastic day for Baldur's Gate 3 all around then, as the game ended up taking multiple awards home at The Game Awards this year, including the coveted "Game of the Year". It's time for us to see what all the hype is about!
Are you buying Baldur's Gate 3 on Xbox today? Tell us down in the comments below.
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finally its time
Not buying it until it's like maybe 10 dollars on sale.
Sneaky hobbitses. Hides the precious from us. Gives it to us!
Okay. So I guess this is great. Time to play full price and possibly not finish it.
It's a masterpiece! Absolutely chuffed that it won the GotY Award. Cannot recommend it enough...
I'm so glad baldur gate 3 is out...finally
But does anybody wanna buy it for me
Erm I didn't think so
I guess I will wait till its on sale
They waited to shadow drop it here instead of releasing it when it was ready. You probably could have been playing it weeks ago.
$69.99? Eesh. $10 more than the PC version. That's wild to me. Especially with how long it took to get on Xbox.
Unpopular opinion here. I have never liked turned based combat. But bought for PS5 because of the hype…..and just reaffirmed I don’t like turned based combat. Good waste of $70
If you’re the same, don’t be me.
I'll have to wait until the next paycheck 😆
Luckily this delay gave me enough time to have the dust settle on all they hype to where I could realize how it's not for me.
Bit disappointed it seems to be only on Xbox console and not Xbox PC. I did not expect it to be on Game Pass, but I **really** appreciate Play Anywhere games.
@Casco That's my issue - no idea if I'll like the turn based combat.
Irritated as hell this doesn't have an Xbox demo (it has a 2 hour one on PS5 for Plus Premium) or that MS didn't splash on GP to make it up to us that their two-console approach has caused the delay.
It's digital only so can't really ask anyone to get it for Christmas, and it's a lot of money to spend on myself in the run up to Christmas for a game I might not like...
Again, not sold in Japan Stores. Will the day come when Xbox games will be sold in Japan?
Now I truly have a dilemma.
Baldurs Gate 3 or Rogue Trader?
Can't afford both.
@Widey85
https://www.purexbox.com/news/2023/11/baldurs-gate-3-is-getting-a-gorgeous-three-disc-deluxe-edition-for-xbox
I wish there was a demo for this. Like I said before, it looks like an outstanding game but I'm scared that I'm not going to like the combat and the excessive inventory management. Sigh...
I'll wait for a nice sale. I already have Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden pre-ordered and Game Pass is keeping me busy these days with World War Z Aftermath.
@Echtzeit Yep but not till next year
@Casco
Thanks for the heads up.
Was going to wait for a massive sale ($20) now I don't have to.
Turn based is, was and always will be atrocious!
Lot hype for this game. Really look forward to playing, so just waiting for to go on sale. $70 for a game is just ridiculous. Good thing I have ton in my backlog to play. Plenty of time to wait for good sale.
Nice to see if get in under the wire for 2023. I still need to play more Starfield before I start on another big game though.
@Casco Oh its turn based combat? Thank you for the warning. Now I know why people are saying the game is hundreds of hours long. Simply trying to get thru a fight encounter is longer than watching a fight on dragonball z going on for 7 episodes.
All interest gone now for this game.
Gets GOTY... Then shadow drops on XBOX... That is clever timing!
@ValkyriaProfile This! ^
We both appreciate the quality of the game but that doesn't mean it's for everyone. From what I've seen, it looks absolutely overwhelming, and not in a good way. I don't want to spend time googling DnD lore and the best strategies for having the dice land in my favor. Like I said, I'll eventually give it a try when the price drops significantly. I don't want to throw away good money on something that I'll regret buying.
What about that three disc version? Is that available now too?
@Widey85
Get yourself a cheap copy of one of the X com games which are always on sale for dirt cheap.
They’re great games with turn based combat.
You’ll at least find out if you like the combat and not waste a load of money.
@Romans12 that’s early next year. I forget when exactly.
Thank you, Bing! Been hoarding MS reward points and cashed them in for Xbox vouchers last month ahead of this release. Just picked it up for £30 and have it installed ready for tonight 😁
@Casco On Xbox you could have asked for a refund after a few hours of testing.
Any news about crossplay?
what the point of game pass if this isn't on game pass?
@CutchuSlow don't know, it's got Crossdressing though 😁😁🤣
@Hurblyburbly Lol as usual the hype gets to me and I think "screw it I'll stick with it through the combat if I've paid for it" so like with Like A Dragon (where I actually did prefer the chilled out fights) I've bought it anyway
For those who are not dungeons and dragons fans, familiar with the D&D ruleset or turn based games should really do their research on the game before getting swept up in the hype. I brought the game (Got swept up in the media hype) and sorely regretted it even though I love turn based games for a variety of reasons.
Just because it is a 10/10 game doesn't mean you'll automatically like it. I love Persona 5 Royal which has many 10/10s from the same media outlets but I know it won't be everyone's cup of tea.
Definitely buy this game, what a game and finally on the Xbox
I'm guessing it 60 fps on series x and 30 on series s?
I can understand that turn based doesn't excite like an action game based on your reflexes. However it's a game which is bigger in scope and choices than almost anything out there apparently. My colleague in work bought the game having been a huge fan of Elden Ring, Uncharted, Call of Duty and Fifa and hated the turn based games he had tried (Persona 5 and FF7) but absolutely gushes about BG3. I want to play it, just so I can compare notes rofl 🤣 Sounds mesmeric.
@rustyduck I love GP. The selection of games is great. However, MS has been real unlucky with its gambles (paying for day 1 stuff) We've had a ton of new releases, almost on the upper scale; Cocoon, Hi-Fi Rush, cassette beasts and Sea of Stars. They have been overshadowed by games released elsewhere like BG3, Street Fighter 6, Dead Space remake, Resi 4, Diablo 4 etc. All great though!
We've also had some turds like Redfall and Forza which doesn't help rofl 🤣
@Casco thanks for the confirmation. I don’t like CRPG turn based either but heard so much hype about BG 3 I thought it might be worth a try; but if it’s combat is equally as rigid as other turn based CRPGs, I’ll pass.
@Xbox_Dashboard like your sentiment but wrong franchise
@Spider-Kev Xcom.
@jedinite
What about xcom?
@Spider-Kev 'Turn based is, was and always will be atrocious!' ...
That's why I said Xcom. Recognised as one of the greatest game franchises, and also turn based.
oh. never played it.
Great game. No doubt.
Just found a digital code for the XBox for this game on eBay for $40
Waiting on a sale as it has been out on PS for a bit but want to see what all the fuss is about.
@Lup I'm not gonna buy it until it's $9 on sale......bbbbuuuuurrrrrrnnnnn.
@xboxjapanfan Yea, but you need some really good winter wear.
@ZYDIO Really cold. This is the reason why Xbox is not selling well in Japan, and I hope Xbox will improve.
@xboxjapanfan I wish Xbox was as worldwide as the other consoles.
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