Baldur’s Gate 3 devs somehow bring split-screen to Series S more than a year after Xbox promised – Video Gamer

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You can trust VideoGamer. Our team of gaming experts spend hours testing and reviewing the latest games, to ensure you’re reading the most comprehensive guide possible. Rest assured, all imagery and advice is unique and original. Check out how we test and review games hereThe Xbox Series S caused some huge issues for Baldur’s Gate 3 early on, but the game now runs like a dream on Microsoft’s low-power, budget console. As the Stress Test for Patch 8 officially starts after a short-lived debacle, players will actually be able to experience split-screen on Xbox’s console-that-could.Announced as part of a community update, Larian Studios confirmed that split-screen multiplayer has made its long-awaited debut on Series S consoles. Previously, the feature was absent from the Xbox Series S version of the game as a rare compromise for Microsoft’s Series S/Series X parity plans.“To answer some questions we’re getting, we’ll continue to work with Larian to explore the addition of split-screen on Series S post launch,” Xbox tweeted in August 2023. Now, more than a year later, that promise has come true.To answer some questions we’re getting, we’ll continue to work with Larian to explore the addition of split-screen on Series S post launch.Right now, players who want to try split-screen on Xbox Series S will have to sign-up for the stress test via the Xbox Insider app. Once they do, they’ll actually be able to enjoy local multiplayer with a friend on the cheapest console available this generation.“Patch 8 will also bring split-screen to Xbox Series S consoles!” Larian announced in the blog post. “If you’re joining the stress test from an Xbox, you’ll be able to try this out early.”Check out our interview with the biggest mod creators for Baldur’s Gate 3 right here.While we’re unsure how well the split-screen function runs on Series S—especially in Act 3—the fact that it’s here at all is amazing. Larian’s port to Series S famously resulted in major performance improvements for all other platforms, so we could see even better performance with the arrival of this new update.For more BG3 coverage, read about interview with the game’s biggest mod team or check out this silly mod that brings Halo’s Master Chief into the land of Faerun.Lewis White is a veteran games journalist with a decade of experience writing news, reviews, features and investigative pieces about game development with a focus on Halo and Xbox.
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