Even though a lot of people are talking about Starfield in the gaming world right now, PlayStation fans don’t need to argue about Bethesda’s new game. They can already play one of the best RPG games of 2023, Baldur’s Gate 3.
Larian’s new amazing game was supposed to come out on both PC and PlayStation 5 at the same time. But they changed their minds and decided to release it on the PlayStation 5 a bit later.
They wanted more time to make it really good on the PlayStation. Since it got lots of good feedback on the PC, it’s likely to do well on the PlayStation 5 too.
Baldur’s Gate 3 PS5 Release Date And Time
Baldur’s Gate 3 will be ready to play on September 6th at different times depending on where you are: 9 AM on the West Coast, 12 PM on the East Coast, 4 PM in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), 5 PM in the United Kingdom (BST), and 6 PM in Central Europe (CEST).
If you want to play with friends online, you’ll need to have a PlayStation Plus subscription. Baldur’s Gate 3 is going to be on Xbox Series X|S consoles soon, not just PlayStation 5. But it’s not coming out at the same time because making a split-screen feature for co-op play on the Xbox Series S was hard.
The Xbox Series S couldn’t handle it well, so the game developers asked Microsoft to take out the split-screen on that version. We don’t know the exact date it will be on Xbox yet.
Baldur’s Gate 3 Price and Editions
The PlayStation 5 game costs $69.99, while the PC version is $10 cheaper. If you want extra stuff in the game, you can buy the Digital Deluxe Edition for $79.99. This edition gives you 4 days of playing the game before others and some extra items.
The Deluxe Edition of Baldur’s Gate 3 includes some special stuff for you:
- Divinity Bard Song Pack
- Exclusive Dice Theme
- Treasures from Rivellon Pack
- Adventurer’s Pouch
- Bonus Digital Content
And the good news is, whether you’re playing on a PC or PlayStation 5, you’ll get all this cool stuff. So, you can start playing Baldur’s Gate 3 right away!
How to Preload Baldur’s Gate 3 on PS5?
Larian Studios said that if you got the fancier version of the game on your PS5, you could start getting it ready to play on August 31. You can actually start playing it on September 2, 2023.
But if you have the regular version, you can start getting it ready on September 4, and you can start playing it on September 6, 2023. If you bought the game online, the PlayStation Store will ask if you want to get it ready to play when it’s time.
If you didn’t do that when you bought it, here’s how you can get it ready to play now:
- Make sure you’re connected to the internet on your PS5.
- Go to your PS5 Game Library and choose Baldur’s Gate 3.
- You’ll see a list of things that come with your preordered version. You can pick which ones you want to download by checking them. Anything you don’t check won’t download by itself when it’s time.
- Once the game is ready to play, it will start downloading on its own.
Is Baldur’s Gate 3 Coming to PS4?
Unfortunately, Baldur’s Gate 3 will only be available on the latest PlayStation console, the PS5. People who have a PlayStation 4 won’t be able to play it, and there are no plans to release it for the older PS4. This is because the game needed a lot of extra work to make it run smoothly on the PS5, so it won’t work on the older PS4.
However, if you really want to play a Baldur’s Gate game and you don’t have a PC or a PS5, you can still enjoy Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition and Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition on your PS4. These are remastered versions of older Baldur’s Gate games, and they can be a good option for now.