Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch 8 Is Now Live, Will Test Cross-Play And Split-Screen Co-Op – GameSpot
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If you’re among the players who were invited to take part in Larian’s stress test, Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch 8 is now live.By
Blair Marnell
on January 28, 2025 at 12:42PM PSTEarlier this week, some Baldur’s Gate 3 players mistakenly received early access to Patch 8–the final major update for the game–before its scheduled stress test. Now, Larian Studios has announced that the Patch 8 stress test is live, and it’s introducing several new features including cross-play.To familiarize players with the way cross-play will function, Larian has also released the following video that walks through the necessary steps to join up with friends who are playing on separate consoles or PC. Prior to launching Baldur’s Gate 3 on Xbox Series X, Larian was forced to drop the split-screen feature from Xbox Series S. After Patch 8, Series S users will finally get the split-screen option that Series X players have enjoyed since 2023. Photo Mode is another prominent addition in Patch 8, alongside the 12 new subclasses that players can select. Larian notes that there are some known bugs that are still being worked out, which is why the stress test is being used to identify these issues before the official Patch 8 rollout begins to every player. Once Larian wraps up its work on Patch 8, the studio’s full attention will go to its next project, codenamed Excalibur. Any potential sequel to Baldur’s Gate 3 will be developed by other studios. You can find the Patch 8 highlights below, but beware of some of the spoilers in there. Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email news@gamespot.comUse your keyboard!Log in to comment
