During Sony’s recent State of Play, developer Larian Studios announced an August 31 release date for Baldur’s Gate III, as well as versions coming for the PlayStation 5 and Mac.
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Larian’s latest Baldur’s Gate III trailer gave players their first glimpse at one of the next-gen RPG’s as-yet-unseen antagonists, General Ketheric Thorm, a seemingly invincible necromancer leading an army of the dead towards the eponymous city of Baldur’s Gate—and voiced by none other than acclaimed character actor J.K. Simmons.
“Ketheric is a man with complex ambitions and motivations, so in searching for his voice, we knew we needed to work with a renowned character actor who could deliver the kind of nuanced performance we were looking for—so we decided to cast J.K. Simmons (Whiplash, Spider-Man). While we expected it, we were still amazed at how much his performance helped deepen the character. We’ll introduce you to two more antagonists over the coming months—keep an eye out,” explained Larian creative director Swen Vincke in a post on the PlayStation Blog.
The latest Baldur’s Gate III trailer also includes several gameplay-related reveals:
- Split-Screen Cooperative Play – Play with up to two players on one PlayStation 5 using split-screen cooperative play, or play online with up to four players!
- Controller Support – Baldur’s Gate III has only supported mouse-and-keyboard gameplay during early access on Steam, but the new trailer provides a first look at what to expect from full controller support at launch.
Finally, the PlayStation Blog post went into detail about the offerings from Baldur’s Gate III‘s Deluxe Edition and the Collector’s Edition, both available to pre-order for PlayStation 5 via the PlayStation Store.
All early access players on PC (including anyone who purchases the game between now and release) have been automatically upgraded to the Deluxe Edition.
Baldur’s Gate III Deluxe Edition
This fully digital Deluxe Edition of Baldur’s Gate III contains:
- Playable Bard Song Pack featuring songs from Divinity: Original Sin 2
- Exclusive in-game dice skin
- An Adventurer’s Pouch containing supplies to help you get your journey started
- Digital downloads of the Baldur’s Gate III Original Soundtrack, artbook and character sheets
- 72-hours early access to Act I of Baldur’s Gate III beginning Aug. 28, 2023 (PlayStation 5)
- As well as this pack of items inspired by the BAFTA Award-winning Divinity: Original Sin II:
- Mask of the Shapeshifter: Allows you to change race and appearance on the fly, inspired by Fane.
- Cape of the Red Prince: Cloak inspired by the Red Prince.
- Lute of the Merryweather Bard: Playable instrument inspired by Lohse.
- Needle of the Outlaw Rogue: Dagger inspired by Sebille.
- Bicorne of the Sea Beast: Headgear inspired by Beast.
- Paintings from Rivellon: Discover a new collection of paintings across the Forgotten Realms.
- Baldur’s Gate III Collector’s EditionEach Collector’s Edition contains:
- A digital copy of Baldur’s Gate III Deluxe Edition
- Custom sticker sheet
- 25cm Mind Flayer vs. Drow battle diorama
- 160-page hardcover art book
- Cloth map of Faerun
- Set of Dungeons & Dragons-inspired origin character sheets
- Metal tadpole keyring
- Magic: The Gathering booster pack
- Custom-engraved metal d20, plus an in-game version!
- Certificate of authenticity
By pre-ordering the Collector’s Edition, players will also receive the contents of the Deluxe Edition, which for PlayStation 5 players also includes 72-hours early access to Act I of Baldur’s Gate III at launch. All pre-orders will ship in time for launch.
You can pre-order Baldur’s Gate II Collector’s Edition here.
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