Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke has confirmed that Baldur's Gate 3 will not receive any expansions, DLC, or a Larian-made sequel. Instead, Larian is pivoting away from the Baldur's Gate 3 universe to something new.

In August, a senior Larian employee confirmed that the studio was discussing the possibility of bringing expansions to Baldur's Gate 3, but the company never confirmed that these talks resulted in anything concrete. Since then, many fans had hoped for promising news regarding such content, which seemed like a reasonable possibility given the massive success and enduring popularity of the hit game. However, Larian recently put the final nail in the coffin regarding major post-launch content for Baldur's Gate 3.

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TheGamer reports that during a presentation at GDC, Vincke announced that Larian is moving on from the Baldur's Gate franchise. He said that a Baldur's Gate 4 is still possible, but it won't be developed by his studio. The franchise's future is controlled by Dungeons and Dragons publisher Wizards of the Coast, which will choose the developer to lead Baldur's Gate 4 should it wish to. Vincke did not reveal what Larian's next project would be, but some are speculating it could be returning to the popular Divinity series. The Larian CEO admitted that this news probably came as a surprise to most fans, who assumed that the studio would continue with post-launch content after the massive success of Baldur's Gate 3.

Baldur's Gate 3 Not Receiving Any Expansions or DLC

Larian is still releasing support patches for Baldur's Gate 3 and has intermittently released minor content updates that have added features like new animations, modes, and an epilogue. It's unclear how long Larian plans to support Baldur's Gate 3, but it will likely continue to receive hotfix updates going into the future, especially if the game maintains its large player base.

Larian is working on at least one more significant patch for Baldur's Gate 3 that will introduce cross-platform mod support. The game's fanmade mods have regularly been broken with each patch, but the new system aims to solve this issue and introduce mods to consoles as well. If successful, this could significantly extend Baldur's Gate 3's lifetime despite Larian moving on from the game, similar to Skyrim and its massive library of mods.

Back in November, Vincke hinted that Larian's next big game is already in the works, and recently said that its first act is planned out. Whether it's Divinity or something entirely new, the bar will be quite high for the Belgian studio.

Baldur's Gate 3

Baldur's Gate 3 is a Dungeons and Dragons inspired RPG developed and published by Larian Studios. Featuring both a single player and cooperative element, players create their character by selecting a starting class, take on quests, level up, and engage in turn-based combat using the D&D 5th edition rule set.

Franchise

Baldur's Gate

Platform(s)

PC , macOS , PS5 , Xbox Series X

Released

August 3, 2023

Developer(s)

Larian Studios

Publisher(s)

Larian Studios

Genre(s)

RPG

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