Final month, Larian Studios offered console gamers of Divinity: Unique Sin 2 with a particular deal with: an upgraded model of the sport for PS5, Xbox Collection, and delightfully, Nintendo Swap 2. However whereas Unique Sin 2 has been on Nintendo’s system since 2019, Larian’s subsequent recreation, Baldur’s Gate 3, by no means made it to any Nintendo console. Why not? Effectively, Larian no less than says it wasn’t its choice.
In a Reddit AMA right now performed by varied members of Larian, CEO Swen Vincke took a second to reply a query about whether or not or not Baldur’s Gate 3 for Nintendo Swap 2 was “even doable”. Sadly, his reply wasn’t a cheerful one: “We might have cherished to however it’s wasn’t our choice to make.”
Vincke is talking up to now tense as a result of formally, Larian is finished with Baldur’s Gate 3. It is nonetheless supporting the sport with minor bug fixes, however there is no purpose to count on the studio to do a complete new launch on a brand new platform now, particularly because it’s moved on to a brand new Divinity recreation. That leaves Wizards of the Coast answerable for the way forward for Baldur’s Gate 3, which means a port is not occurring with out its blessing.
Which appears to be what Vincke is implying right here – that Larian would have completed one, however Wizards for no matter purpose determined to not. Wizards of the Coast declined to remark.
Which is a disgrace for Swap house owners, as a result of Baldur’s Gate is a incredible recreation. We gave it a ten/10 at launch, saying that “with crunchy, tactical RPG fight, a memorable story with advanced characters, extremely polished cinematic presentation, and a world that all the time rewards exploration and creativity, Baldur’s Gate 3 is the brand new high-water mark for CRPGs.”
We lined different matters from Larian’s AMA right now, resembling what occurred to Wyll’s storyline in Baldur’s Gate 3 and the way Larian will (or will not) use generative AI for Divinity.
Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. Obtained a narrative tip? Ship it to [email protected].