It also seems as though plans for a sequel to Baldur’s Gate 3 are in the early stages already. Speaking to PC Gamer, Eugene Evans, the senior vice president of digital strategy and licensing for WotC and Hasbro, said the company has already started conversations about what the next Baldur’s Gate game will look like and how it’ll be made. “We’re now talking to lots of partners and being approached by a lot of partners who are embracing the challenge of, what does the future of the Baldur’s Gate franchise look like?” he said.
Stumbles ass first into giving creative control of their property to one of the most devoted and talented studios of the decade, leading to a wildly successful and popular game.
“That’s great! Let’s give it to someone else!” - some stupid ass exec who can only see ahead one financial quarter at a time.
Larian pulled out of their contract after Hasbro fired everyone Larian worked with to make BG3.
It isn’t a case of Hasbro going “hey we can trade up” This is Hasbro on damage control going “how the fuck do we follow that up”
I thought Larian themselves didn’t want to make another one? Could be wrong though but it would make sense for them to use their surge in popularity to create something that they wholly own.
They don’t.
That’s why Hasbro can’t just make another BG game, Larian isn’t willing.
So now they’re looking to make it anyway. Without Larian, or even the people at Hasbro that Larian worked with.
That is so stupid it makes me mad.
WotC and Hasbro are truly the Dalton’s of tabletop gaming.
Article is from April 2025.
And it wasn’t even news back then. Almost immediately after the BG3 release Swen Vincke talked about the next project being an in-house IP again. And not much later they quit working on a DLC.
So two months ago?
This isn’t surprising. WotC had been salivating for another hit like BG3. I suspect whoever they talk into making BG4 isn’t going to be able to clear the bar that Larian has set.
I would be surprised if it was as good and big as bg3. I doubt they’ll give it to a small studio with a lot of heart, so it probably won’t be good.
Though I don’t know, maybe if they gave it to whatever’s left of obsidian it wouldn’t be the worst?
With the success of BG3, Larian has a great opportunity to strengthen their own IP. Their Divinity games were great but had pretty nonsensical world-building (to this day, I still have no idea how DOS and DOS2 are related plotwise), and one of the great things about BG3 was the fusion of Larian game design with an appealing fantasy world. If Larian can build up a coherent setting of their own, their future would be bright.
to this day, I still have no idea how DOS and DOS2 are related plotwise
They’re in the same world, but a thousand years apart or something, so there is no real connection.
Small references to the first game with books, maybe dialog a few times, nothing major.
I’m fine with a different studio doing every Baldur’s Gate iteration. Bioware, Beamdog, Black Isle, and others have done Baldurs Gate games and I enjoyed them. I see no reason to tether the franchise to a single developer, particularly one whose heart isn’t in it anymore.
Good.
I can’t stand Larian’s gameplay style.
Do tell.
I do, but I see that it’s a preference thing. However, the whole game/story felt to me like it was a passion project. I feel like it’s a gamble at best whether or not whoever hasbro finds to do it will be able to give it the same dedication.
What happened? Did they kick your dog or something?
That’s fair, but as someone that has not played the game, you need to provide some specifics otherwise it just gets lost within a lot of praise for the game (which I’m not sure I will like).
Someone got pwned during the tutorial.
