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Baldur's Gate 3 has an actual release date, finally

Coming in August to PS5 and PC.

Popular Baldur's Gate hero Minsc is seen here, up close, escaping from the bloodied jaws of a mimic chest.
Image credit: Larian Studios

The long-awaited Baldur's Gate 3 now has a final release date: 31st August 2023. It's also coming to PlayStation 5 as well as PC.

That's a little less than three years after it first appeared in Steam Early Access, and no less than 23 years after Baldur's Gate 2.

Tonight we got a fresh glimpse at the game during Sony's latest State of Play broadcast, which also revealed a new antagonist: a necromancer played by Whiplash and Spider-Man's JK Simmons.

Baldur's Gate 3 gets a final release date in this new trailer.Watch on YouTube

Other additions shown in this trailer include split-screen co-op for two players on PS5, or online with four players.

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