Summary
Larian Studios has detailed all the enhancements included inBaldur’s Gate 3’s PS5 Pro upgrade. Fans of theDungeons and Dragonsfantasy CRPG can now enjoy their epic adventure through Faerun with the best graphicsBaldur’s Gate 3has seen on a console.
The PS5 Pro launched on November 7, allowing gamers to finally get their hands on theworld’s most powerful console to date. Over 50 PS5 games have so far received a PS5 Pro upgrade to coincide with the launch of Sony’s formidable $700 machine. Fantastic games likeHelldivers 2,Horizon Forbidden West, andGod of War Ragnarokcan run even more smoothly than ever before, enjoying shorter load times alongside unmatched visual fidelity through higher frame rates and advanced ray tracing.
Larian Studios, the developer behind the multiple-Game of the Year Award-winningBaldur’s Gate 3,has just announcedall the improvements made for the game’s PS5 Pro enhanced edition. Changes to the game’s Quality and Performance modes now allowBaldur’s Gate 3to run more smoothly at higher resolutions. Quality mode now runs at native 4K at 30fps, while Performance mode utilizesthe new PlayStation Spectral Super Resolutionupscaling technology to improve the resolution from 1440p to 2160p at 60fps. On paper, these settings put the PS5 Pro ahead of the Xbox Series X, which aims for 1440p / 30fps in Quality mode and 1080p / 60fps in Performance mode. Larian has promised crisper visuals and invited players to “tinker away in the settings to find the perfect array of pixels for you.”
IMPROVEMENTS
CRASHES AND BLOCKERS
The upgrade has also tweakedBaldur’s Gate 3’s multiplayer experience. Split screen games will now run at 30fps in Quality mode or 60fps in Performance mode. This is a vast improvement over the standard PS5 version of the game, which was plagued with many framerate and performance issues at launch and often struggled to maintain anything close to 30fps, especially in the game’s densely populated third act. As well as these graphical and performance enhancements, Larian has implemented a minor bug fix to address an issue that prevented players from subscribing to mods when loading into another player’s modded multiplayer game. This change will help fans to fully enjoythe best mods thatBaldur’s Gate 3has to offer.
In addition to these improvements to the PS5’s already impressive catalog of games, the impressive PS5 Pro can also upscale the graphics of many PS4 titles, giving older offerings likeBloodbornea fresh lick of paint. Although some gamers have lamentedthe PS5 Pro’s lack of a built-in disk drive, this upscaling will allow owners to get the most from PlayStation’s vast offering of elligible games.
Baldur’s Gate 3
WHERE TO PLAY
Abducted, infected, lost. You are turning into a monster, but as the corruption inside you grows, so does your power. Forge a tale of fellowship and betrayal, sacrifice and survival, and the lure of absolute power. Caught in a conflict between devils, deities, and sinister otherworldly forces, you and your party will determine the fate of the Forgotten Realms.THE ULTIMATE D&D EXPERIENCEChoose from a wide selection of D&D races and classes, or play as an origin character with a hand-crafted background. Adventure, loot, battle, and romance as you journey through the Forgotten Realms and beyond. Play alone or as a party of up to four in multiplayer – and select your companions carefully.A CINEMATIC STORYTELLING EPICForged with the new Divinity 4.0 engine, Baldur’s Gate 3 gives you unprecedented freedom to explore, experiment, and interact with a world that reacts to your choices. A grand, cinematic narrative brings you closer to your characters than ever before, as you venture through our biggest world yet. Romance, deceive, aid, obstruct, and grow alongside your friends thanks to Larian’s next-generation RPG engine.
