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[Draugoth]

Baldur's Gate 3 has sold over 15 million copies, Larian announced in a Gamespot podcast:

Swen: It's almost doubled DOS2 now, so it's doing really really well as DOS2 was very successful. So it did beyond what we expected.

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[Tomi]

My god...

Congrats

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

15M copies sold at mostly full price. Larian and WoC made bank from BG3.

 

[MHubert]

Well earned, Larian

 

[Elbereth]

 

[Grildon Tundy]

Good guy Larian. Well deserved.

I didn't realize DOS2 sold so much! I wonder if it had a long tail with good word of mouth because I don't remember the hype being half of what BG3 has had.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Did my part.

Purchased this and Rogue Trader on release.

Hopefully we get more isometric rpgs with decent budget. (Not AAA)

 

[Raven117]

Well, they have certainly earned the right to do whatever they want next.

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

I have zero interest in his game personally but it looks fantastic if that's your cup so huge kudos to them. Love to see shit that isn't cookie cutter AAA Naughty Dog-ish fare succeed.

 

[Sentenza]

It's AT LEAST 15 million copies, since we don't have an updated sales figure for DOS 2.

 

[Hrk69]

Legendary game

 

[Pelta88]

The platform split is going to be interesting.

 

[Sentenza]

The platform split is going to be interesting.

It's roughly going to be something like 70% PC, 20% PS and 10% XBox, if I had to guess.

 

[Alan Wake]

This is not my type of game but I am tempted to buy the physical copy just to try to understand the hype. Just like I did with RDR2.

 

[Sentenza]

This is not my type of game but I am tempted to buy the physical copy just to try to understand the hype. Just like I did with RDR2.

The game is great (for the most part).
But this is not an advice to buy it, since you may be beyond redemption.

 

[Mr.Phoenix]

Whats even better is the game cost $100M to make.

The industry needs to take note. You do not need $300M to make a 40hr+ game, nor do you need mtxs, dlc, GAAS..... or any other buzz word you can think of to make a AAA game.

If this was warner bros they would say after seeing these sales they have decided to make all future investments be in GAAS.

 

[Jigsaah]

Whats even better is the game cost $100M to make.

The industry needs to take note. You do not need $300M to make a 40hr+ game, nor do you need mtxs, dlc, GAAS..... or any other buzz word you can think of to make a AAA game.

If this was warner bros they would say after seeing these sales they have decided to make all future investments be in GAAS.

It's never been about need. Always been about greed.

 

[tusharngf]

Larian studio did it !!!

 

[NecrosaroIII]

Maybe their next game won't be so buggy when it comes out.

 

[Sentenza]

Maybe their next game won't be so buggy when it comes out.

No complex CRPG is EVER going to be "bug free" at launch (or months after it, for all that matters).
At least until the day AI will start creating games for people.

Too many variables and permutations to track.

 

[Outlier]

Congrats and justified recognition, but let's not forget what tends to happen with AA devs hitting it big.

As most of us should know by now. The bigger they get, the messier their downfall tends to be.

 

[Krappadizzle]

One of the best games I've ever played. 400 hours into it and just started a new playthrough. Have it modded to shit and hopefully won't be broken too badly by the announced new endings being added.

Larian has delivered something that almost assuredly won't be matched in scope or quality for a long time. Makes me wish that Owlcat had the same resources as them as they are about the only ones in the same wheelhouse that are making games I'm interested in checking out.

 

[StereoVsn]

One of the best games I've ever played. 400 hours into it and just started a new playthrough. Have it modded to shit and hopefully won't be broken too badly by the announced new endings being added.

Larian has delivered something that almost assuredly won't be matched in scope or quality for a long time. Makes me wish that Owlcat had the same resources as them as they are about the only ones in the same wheelhouse that are making games I'm interested in checking out.

Yep, absolutely a great job for Larian. And I also wish Owlcat had more funding.

An Owlcat Pathfinder or Warhammer game with BG3 sort of a budget would be amazing.

 

[Fake]

Good games sell good. I'm shocked to be honest. Never expected that.

 

[LordOcidax]

Excellent news for an amazing game.

 

[WitchHunter]

Yep, absolutely a great job for Larian. And I also wish Owlcat had more funding.

An Owlcat Pathfinder or Warhammer game with BG3 sort of a budget would be amazing.

Dey can buy dem owlcat guys. Smash them in the head with a bronze scepter a few times, so they would lower the gameplay time by 3x, then everything will be a-ok.

 

[amigastar]

15M copies sold at mostly full price. Larian and WoC made bank from BG3.

I bought Baldurs Gate 3 from Steam for full price, i wanted to make sure Larian gets my money.

 

[LectureMaster]

The real crazy part is the 15 million were sold at full 60/70 dollars price. The largest official discount so far is 10%.

Some other games do have long legs but those sales are like 15 dollars.

Just incredible.

 

[Robb]

That sounds like a monumental feat tbh, considering the genre. Does this make it the best selling CRPG ever?

Anyway, cool to see and seems very well deserved.

 

[skyfinch]

That's the power of Series S. You release a game on Series S, you sell millions.

 

[StereoVsn]

That's the power of Series S. You release a game on Series S, you sell millions.

Just wait till Xbox Series Handheld gets released!

BG3 was also one of the most played games on Steam Deck!

 

[Magic Carpet]

Bought the game full price, It's still sitting in my backlog.
I think it's going to disappoint me, ridiculous amount of hype I keep seeing.

 

[Denton]

This is not my type of game but I am tempted to buy the physical copy just to try to understand the hype. Just like I did with RDR2.

Would it be your type of game if it was third person? Because there is a fantastic mod for that.
Of course, combat is still turnbased and top down, but the third person for exploration made the game 100% more enjoyable for me.

 

[The artful mincer]

Larian studio did it !!!

450 devs is not AAA? Has AA or AAA completely lost all meaning at this point?

 

[Hudo]

The game is pretty good. I can be a Paladin wielding a spear. So it taps into my power fantasy needs (much like Elden Ring).

 

[BennyBlanco]

I was told turn based games are dead and every modern take on an old school RPG franchise must feature you mashing X while the screen fills with particle effects and numbers.

 

[Krappadizzle]

That's the power of Series S. You release a game on Series S, you sell millions.

 

[Sentenza]

Bought the game full price, It's still sitting in my backlog.
I think it's going to disappoint me, ridiculous amount of hype I keep seeing.

You are the one who's going to disappoint it.

 

[Evil Calvin]

Great studio. Great games! Hope they stay independent and come out with a new IP next. (Sci-fi?)

 

[OmegaSupreme]

How can this be!? I was told only gaas games sell

 

[Alan Wake]

Would it be your type of game if it was third person? Because there is a fantastic mod for that.
Of course, combat is still turnbased and top down, but the third person for exploration made the game 100% more enjoyable for me.

I don't know tbh. I think this genre itself simply doesn't suit me. But we'll see.

 

[nosoynadie22]

only 15 million copies sold among more than 500 million compatible devices, unfortunately BG3 has been a failure in sales :'(

 

[Buggy Loop]

Good guy Larian. Well deserved.

I didn't realize DOS2 sold so much! I wonder if it had a long tail with good word of mouth because I don't remember the hype being half of what BG3 has had.

DOS2 was only hailed as one of the best cRPG of all time, but you’re right, not much fuss over it. I believe it had long legs and deep sales to reach those numbers. Comparatively, BG3 selling like it did at full price (barely a discount so far) makes it all the more impressive. Must be a huge difference in revenue.

 

[Kacho]

I wonder if their next game will do this well without having an established IP attached to it.

 

[SHA]

/s

 

[Raven117]

I wonder if their next game will do this well without having an established IP attached to it.

I mean, Larian has now kinda catapulted into a bigger developer than hiding behind the IP.

 

[StereoVsn]

450 devs is not AAA? Has AA or AAA completely lost all meaning at this point?

Larian may be an independent studio, but BG3 is a full on AAA title, no question. Dev costs were around $100 mil.

 

[Kacho]

I mean, Larian has now kinda catapulted into a bigger developer than hiding behind the IP.

Larian was successful with Divinity, but it took D&D to catapult them to this level.

 

[Gp1]

Larian never hid behind D&D.
In fact the best thing for them is that they parted ways with WoTC. One of the weakest points in Baldurs Gate 3 is the D&D 5th ed. bullshit.

 

[Soltype]

I ended up buying it thrice. early access, collectors edition and on console. I'm sure a lot of people have more than one copy.