Summary

  • Baldur's Gate 3 released a small update to fix bugs, glitches, crashes, and an exploit with merchants.
  • The game won multiple awards at The Game Awards 2023, including Game of the Year.
  • The Xbox version of Baldur's Gate 3 has been launched, and players can enjoy the benefits of all the patches, including the recent hotfix.

Baldur's Gate 3 has released a small update on arguably its biggest night, fixing a few important bugs, glitches, crashes, and even a certain exploit regarding merchants. While Patch 5 for Baldur's Gate 3 added a proper epilogue to the game, Larian Studios also sought to address some of the game's technical shortcomings as well. For example, Baldur's Gate 3 at launch famously had frequent FPS drops during the massive overworld of Act 3, and Larian discovered a way to improve performance in time for Patch 5 while developing the game's Xbox port.

During The Game Awards 2023, Baldur's Gate 3 won Game of the Year, Best Performance (Neil Newbon as Astarion), Best Multiplayer Title, Best Roleplaying Game, Best Community Support, and the Players' Voice award – completing its "Baldur's Sweep". While no sequel or DLC has yet been announced by Larian Studios, 2024 is still set to be an important year for Baldur's Gate 3, as it will send out physical editions for all three platforms in early 2024 to anyone who purchased them.

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Every Award Baldur's Gate 3 Won at The Game Awards 2023

Baldur's Gate 3 dominated The Game Awards 2023, with Larian leaving the showcase with many new awards to its pedigree.

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Baldur's Gate 3 Xbox Version And Hotfix #13 Now Live

More importantly, Larian surprised the gaming community at The Game Awards 2023 by launching the Xbox version during the show itself. Not only is Baldur's Gate 3 available on the Xbox Store, but players can enjoy the benefits of all its patches as well, including the recent Hotfix #13. The latest update addresses a crash that could occur when leaving Act 2, and improves performance for the PS5 when resolving the Knights of the Shield encounter peacefully. However, it also removes a major exploit that players kept using on the many merchants found throughout the game.

More precisely, Baldur's Gate 3 players can no longer sell empty bags to vendors for the combined value of the items that were stored in them. Thankfully, Baldur's Gate 3 has many powerful weapons and armor for players to come across in the wild, and killing a vendor obviously still remains an option for the more violence-inclined characters as well.

With Patch 5 and the latest hotfix, as well as its Xbox launch, this is one of the best times to jump into Baldur's Gate 3 for a playthrough, whether to replay the game, or finally see what all the hype is about. While there is still a possibility that Larian will release a Definitive Edition for Baldur's Gate 3 in 2024, it still offers one of the most complete gaming experiences from start to finish.

Baldur's Gate 3 Hotfix #13 Patch Notes

FIXES

  • Fixed a possible crash when leaving Act II.
  • Fixed an exploit that let you buy out a trader with only 1 gold and a container.
  • Fixed the total price on tooltips within containers not updating when the contents change while trading.
  • Fixed balancing offers when bartering not working properly when there is a container in the offer with gold in it.
  • Fixed empty bags sold to vendors costing the equivalent of the items that were stored in that bag.
  • Improved performance in Baldur's Gate after peacefully resolving the Knights of the Shield situation on PS5.
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Baldur's Gate 3
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RPG
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Systems
PlayStation-1 Xbox-1 PC-1
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Top Critic Avg: 96 /100 Critics Rec: 97%
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Released
August 3, 2023
ESRB
M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Partial Nudity, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Violence
Developer(s)
Larian Studios
Publisher(s)
Larian Studios
Engine
Divinity 4.0
Multiplayer
Online Co-Op, Local Co-Op
Cross-Platform Play
Full cross-platform play.
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Abducted, infected, lost. You are turning into a monster, but as the corruption inside you grows, so does your power. Forge a tale of fellowship and betrayal, sacrifice and survival, and the lure of absolute power. Caught in a conflict between devils, deities, and sinister otherworldly forces, you and your party will determine the fate of the Forgotten Realms.

THE ULTIMATE D&D EXPERIENCE
Choose from a wide selection of D&D races and classes, or play as an origin character with a hand-crafted background. Adventure, loot, battle, and romance as you journey through the Forgotten Realms and beyond. Play alone or as a party of up to four in multiplayer – and select your companions carefully.

A CINEMATIC STORYTELLING EPIC
Forged with the new Divinity 4.0 engine, Baldur’s Gate 3 gives you unprecedented freedom to explore, experiment, and interact with a world that reacts to your choices. A grand, cinematic narrative brings you closer to your characters than ever before, as you venture through our biggest world yet. Romance, deceive, aid, obstruct, and grow alongside your friends thanks to Larian's next-generation RPG engine.

Franchise
Baldur's Gate
Genre(s)
RPG