Larian Studios has officially announced its long-awaited physical edition, coming to PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X in Q1 of 2024.
The physical Baldur’s Gate 3: Deluxe Edition be priced at 79.99 £/€, and notably, it'll be playable-on-disc - although it'll take a few discs to support such a chonky game. The PS5 version will sport two discs, while the Xbox version will come with a whopping three discs. The PC version, meanwhile, hosts a custom installer and comes with a Steam key.
“This experiment is what we feel the future of physical media looks like, at least for us at Larian,” Michael Douse, Larien's Director of Publishing, said in a statement with the announcement. “We spent the last few months learning how to do it from scratch, and put everything we learned from the Collector’s Edition into what we hope is unbeatable value for what we’re considering our standard physical version going forward. If it works out, we’ll keep doing it this way.
"We understand the value of physical media, and while there are clearly increasingly significant challenges when it comes to the archiving of games, we truly believe it’s worth experimenting, even if it means a fuck ton of discs."
It'll be sold exclusively on the Larian store, where it's currently available for pre-order. The studio notes that it's not a Collector's Edition - so don't panic if you can't get your hands on it right away.
In addition to an "oversized exclusive game box" and all existing Digital Deluxe content, the physical Deluxe Edition will also include the following:
- Original soundtrack on 3 CDs
- Cloth world map
- Two fabric patches
- Thirty-two stickers
- Baldur’s Gate 3 art poster
It's only the latest piece of Baldur's Gate 3 news to drop lately as Larian enjoys a victory lap, with seven wins at the recent Golden Joysticks and eight nominations at the upcoming Game Awards. It's set to announce its similarly long-awaited Xbox release date at the Game Awards on Dec. 7.
Baldur's Gate 3, of course, has been a massive commercial and critical success since its official release on PC in August. IGN gave it a 10/10, with Leana Hafer praising its "crunchy, tactical RPG combat, a memorable story with complex characters, highly polished cinematic presentation, and a world that always rewards exploration and creativity."
Alex Stedman is a Senior News Editor with IGN, overseeing entertainment reporting. When she's not writing or editing, you can find her reading fantasy novels or playing Dungeons & Dragons.
