Larian are good developers. BG3 is a finished game with more potential and replayability that anything else. Let these guys cook.
Going quiet, heads down, focusing on the product instead of the hype. Larian doing it right.
After Half-Life 2 and Bioshock Infinite, everyone learned that the best time to announce the game is when release is 3-6 months out. Especially since 2025 and maybe 2026 is a wash with GTA6.
Larian has said in the past that two games are in development. One that is their ip and one that is a licensed ip.
I would literally murder someone for a larian fallout.
I’ll help you hide the body to get a larian fallout!
I give you two believable alibis
A new IP is smart. Many game developers have gotten huge when a successful franchise takes off. Assassin’s Creed, The Elder Scrolls (Morrowind, Oblivion, Skyrim, ESO), Fallout (like you mentioned), Mass Effect, Grand Theft Auto, Far Cry, Witcher, just to name a few.
See you all in four years
There was an interview with Vincke right around award season 2023 where he said they already knew their next project and were expecting to beat the development time on BG3 in a world without a new eastern European war or a new pandemic. It was something like, “We think it’ll take us 3 years, so it’ll probably take 4.” I’m looking forward to hearing more in 2027.
If the next game is as impeccable as BG3, then this media blackout to create hype is the cleverest marketing move I have ever seen.
Every studio does this though. “Media Blackout” is just everything up to the reveal trailer.
looks back at the 7 year old Elder Scrolls 6 trailer
It barely qualifies as a teaser, but I concede that.
Love BG3 and Divinity OS2, about ten hours into DOS and enjoying it too. They have top tier storytelling and seem to enjoy what they do. I’ll be getting whatever they do next but I hope it’s sci-fi.
I’ll be getting whatever they do next but I hope it’s sci-fi.
Hmmmm, I never even imagined a sci-fi game from Larian, now I really want it.
Right?! They must have so much fun coming up with races and classes etc so a fresh canvas to create on would be killer. Plus they make nice visuals and the soundtrack for DOS2/BG3 is 👌
Good, they make good product. Curious what they make next!
Wait, what about patch 8?
So, Patch 8 is preparing for stress testing later this month (from what I’ve seen), so that would imply most development work is complete and they’re doing testing and bug fixing right now. That wouldn’t require most of their resources anymore.
Now Baldur’s Gate 4.
They’ve pretty concretely ruled out another stint working with a wotc in their current form
Not happening
The foreseeable?
So, no crossplay for bg3?
