Baldur’s Gate 3 is probably the biggest project from Larian Studios, and it certainly taking its time. According to a recent update from the developers, Larian Studios is currently aiming to launch the title "hopefully somewhere in 2022".
Back in 2020, Larian said Baldur’s Gate 3 will be sticking with early access for at least a year — until the end of 2021. However, soon enough it became clear the studio couldn't keep that promise with its own schedule and ambitions for the title, and a full-fledged launch may happen in Spring 2022 at best.
With lots of features being added to the game regularly, there is a long road ahead to the final release. Finishing the entire game is taking a little bit longer than expected, but "it is going to come eventually," studio head Swen Vincke said.
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That "eventually" looks like it's going to be sometime next year, as the studio has said that it wants to launch "hopefully sometime in 2022".
Beyond the release date tease, the latest Panel from Hell 3 stream, which is dedicated to Baldur’s Gate 3 updates, revealed that the game will receive a new "game-changing mechanic" for dice rolls next week.
Patch 5 will go live on July 13, bringing lots of mechanical tweaks and changes based on community feedback. All in all, the most important features will be the active roll system, camp resources, background goals, non-lethal attack mode, point and click dialogue, and enemy AI improvements.
Thus said, there will only be a few new pieces of story content added, as Larian has some fears it may have already thrown too much content in the early access phase, and that will lead to players losing interest before the full release.
Nevertheless, you can expect more content added in the upcoming Patch 6, which is already in the works and will arrive "faster than you think." Keep in mind that your old save files will not work after the Patch 5 update.
Source: PC Gamer
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