According to the developer Larian StudiosBaldur’s Gate 3 player above Xbox Banned for filming some 18+ content will soon be “released”. They are still working with Microsoft to adjust related policies.
The issue recently came to light after a player with the nickname Daddy-Vegas posted on Reddit to warn other Xbox users about using the console’s own tools to record 18+ scenes. Baldur’s Gate 3. Although Daddy-Vegas had no intention of posting these videos to Xbox’s social networking platform, after filming was completed, the videos were automatically uploaded to Microsoft servers. With 3 videos, Daddy-Vegas was ruled to have violated the platform’s code of conduct 3 times and ultimately resulted in a 1-year ban. The community immediately rose up, and came to Larian, the studio behind it Baldur’s Gate 3 also noticed the incident and contacted Microsoft to fix it. The studio’s publishing director Michael Douse considers the situation to be “unpleasant and uncool“.
Now, it seems things have progressed. Douse said he has received confirmation that the bans on reshoots of Baldur’s Gate 3 are being lifted and that discussions with Microsoft regarding their policy are still ongoing. In the meantime, Larian’s official X/Twitter account advises Xbox players to turn off adult content before uploading clips of the game.
Baldur’s Gate 3 appeared on Xbox during the awards ceremony The Game Awards, where the role-playing game won a total of six awards, including Game of the Year. While the launch of the Xbox version of the game went mostly smoothly, there were some hiccups during the game’s save process due to crashes. According to Larian, a fix is currently being worked on, but in the interim, the developer recommends that players create and link a Larian account to their Xbox profile to enable cross-save. Larian’s servers will automatically upload the last five saves, ensuring players will not lose progress.
Baldur’s Gate 3 was not originally released on Xbox due to the developer’s inability to get Baldur’s Gate 3’s split-screen co-op feature to work properly on Xbox Series S. However, the final decision was made. It turns out that the game will not provide this feature on said console so it can appear on Xbox. Things may change in the future, as Larian continues to find ways to perfect his game for the Xbox versions.
