During today’s State of Play we saw a deeper look at the gameplay of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League and other games that will be available for PlayStation consoles. One of the announcements that was during the stream was the announcement of the release date for Baldur’s Gate 3 with an additional surprise to boot. The game is also going to be available on PlayStation 5 consoles. As you might imagine, this also confirms things such as controller support for the game.
You can watch the latest trailer that reveals the release date for Baldur’s Gate 3 below:
As you might have noticed above, one of the highlights of the trailer (besides the release date) comes in the form of J.K. Simmons as Baldur'[s Gate 3’s antagonist: General Ketheric Thorm. The PlayStation Blog about the latest trailer (written by Larian Studios Creative Director Swen Vincke) talked about the decision behind casting this character for the role he serves at the game:
Our trailer gave you a first look at General Ketheric Thorm, one of three main antagonists you’ll encounter as you traverse the Forgotten Realms. 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 JK Simmons (Whiplash, Spider-Man). One take and we knew we’d made the right call.
The blog also hints that we’ll learn more about the antagonists of Baldur’s Gate 3 in the coming months. So you’ll be able to learn more about the world of the game and its characters in the upcoming trailers and descriptions released by the developers. Do make sure to stay tuned for more updates on that area.
So, the release date. Baldur’s Gate 3 is going to be released on PlayStation 5 and PC on August 31, 2023. It’s been confirmed that players who pre-order the Collector’s Edition or the Deluxe Edition of the game will be able to play the game earlier, as access to it unlocks on August 28. We talked about each of the game’s editions before and the Collector’s Edition of Baldur’s Gate 3 is one of the rarest as it will be limited to 25K units worldwide.
Baldur’s Gate 3 is a pretty popular game on PC as of now. Vincke even said that the Early Access sales were ‘insane’, seeminghly breaking a lot of milestones for Larian.
