So, we all have time to come to terms with the fact that Baldur’s Gate 3 developer Larian won’t be working on the game, Baldur’s Gate 4, or anything Dungeons & Dragons related in the near future. DLC makes anything, even though those things may have once existed. The good news is that Wizards of the Coast, which controls the IP, appears to be already in talks with people other than Larian about what the next game in the series might look like.
Before you start getting allies hyped, it sounds like it’ll be a while before we actually see any of the new BG stuff actually materialize. Still, it’s nice to know that by the time they arrive, you’ll hopefully not have aged more than twenty years, assuming they, you know, actually do that.
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In an interview with PC Gamer, Eugene Evans, senior vice president of digital strategy and licensing for Wizards and Hasbro, the parent company that owns the IP, shed some light on the future of Baldur’s Gate. opinion.
“We’re talking to a lot of partners right now and we’re being approached by a lot of partners who are taking on the challenge of, what does the future of the Baldur’s Gate franchise look like?” Evans said. “So, we certainly Hopefully it will be like this. “It won’t be another 25 years, like from Baldur’s Gate 2 to Baldur’s Gate 3, before we answer that question. However, we will take the time to find the right partners, the right approach, and the right products that represent the future of Baldur’s Gate. “
So, there you go, nothing big yet, but things seem to be pointing to a lot more Baldur’s Gate stuff to come before we all start to really get older. As for what they might look like, Evans also touched on what might become of Baldur’s Gate 3’s beloved companion gang – they were apparently created by Larian, but as development If a vendor moves on to something else, they will stick with this IP.
When asked what might happen to them, Evans confirmed that “they’re essentially part of the Dungeons & Dragons canon now.” “I think it’s too early to express specifics, and I think there’s a larger question about how we approach Baldur’s Gate in the future,” he added. “But, I’d like to think that all of these characters, are May appear in future products for fans.”
So, nothing concrete, but at least now, the door appears to be open when it comes to Astario, Raizel, and the guy with the magic nuke in his chest.
If you’re as keen on playing whatever game Larian has planned next as the next Baldur’s Gate 3, the good news is that we’ll probably get to play it in early access, just like BG3.