| Ryuu96 said: Honestly I think this is all overblown, I think what happened is more likely this. Yes, they have encountered an issue with split-screen on Series S but it's not a major deal like everyone is making, it's likely just a typical development difficulty, Larian themselves have said it's not an "issue" per se, it will simply just take a little bit more time and work. I think they had a release date in mind (August 31st - original date) but they knew Starfield would release around the same time and thus focused on PC/PS. Once they knew Starfield's release date (Sep 1st - Sep 6th) they (an extremely rare move) brought forward their PC release date by almost a month to avoid Starfield on PC and release before it (smart move). Course the Xbox version can't be ready due to the issue but I think they've simply prioritised PC/PS because it makes the most sense, they won't be in a major rush to launch BG3 on Xbox until they get some distance from Starfield, the date is irrelevant for PS as PS doesn't have Starfield, I think Sony just saw an opportunity to have a PR moment and asked them to move it back a week, same date as Starfield. Vast majority will play it on PC as well, so ideally the focus is on launching before Starfield on PC, let Sony market boost BG3 on PS through the console wars, release BG3 a bit after Starfield on Xbox (possibly via Game Pass...) and they've staggered it out fairly well, avoiding potential competition and also had extra boosted marketing for consoles cause the console wars. So there is an issue, but I think they've also prioritised PS/PC due to Starfield's date, they might as well avoid it and take their time with Xbox. |
I started playing the game on PC and trust me them console warriors who are hyping up the game for no reason other than console warrior brownies are going to be in for a shock when they see how this game sells on consoles compared to how Starfield will sell on xbox.
I love this game it really is one of my greatest "CRPG's" this year. But its a genre that imo is way over the heads of what most console player rpg fans are used too.
This game was clearly made for PC and CRPG fans first and anything else 2nd. This game is in no way gimped down to fit the console space it is going to be overwhelming for many a console player who doesnt know what to expect from this genre. and thats the main reason why this genre doesnt sell too well on consoles.
So why some fans are trying to use this game for console war nonsense beyond me (Well no not really sense i know why he is doing it, bet he would love to play starfield)..
Last edited by zero129 - on 06 August 2023
