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So, can we say that Baldur's Gate 3 rolled a "natural 20"? Let's take a look at the numbers as of August 16th when this article was written:
- The game has sold 5.2 million copies on the PC gaming platform Steam, with more than 870,000 concurrent online users and a 94.3% positive rating.
- On Metacritic, a site that collects reviews, Baldur's Gate 3 is already the eighth highest-rated game of all time, with an average rating of 97%, and the highest-rated game since 2010.

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Kinda weird way to find out about BG3 PC sales, but I'll take it.

 

[MasterCornholio]

Hopefully it does well on consoles. Still on the fence on which platform I should play it on.

 

[Punished Miku]

The Peter Jackson of Belgium.
The Muscles Nerd from Brussels

That's all I got.

 

[SmokedMeat]

Deserved.

 

[Senua]

Hopefully it does well on consoles. Still on the fence on which platform I should play it on.

I've been switching between controller and M&Kb as I like to play in bed with my TV sometimes and while the controller layout is better than I expected, it's still way more clunky and nonintuitive in comparison. Selecting spells on a wheel is especially gonad-aching after a while

 

[ssringo]

For anyone wondering, Larian is a Belgium studio so the country should be proud of this success.

Edit: it  is a weird place to get the info though

 

[POKEYCLYDE]

Waiting for it to release on console, wonder how many units it will get to when that happens.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Very cool. Looking forward to when I get around to playing it.

 

[Evil Calvin]

Sorry....most were purchased during the last 3 years of early access. Still impressive

 

[Punished Miku]

For anyone wondering, Larian is a Belgium studio so the country should be proud of this success.

I'm sure. Similar to seeing Barak Obama getting handed copies of the Witcher. It'll be a huge deal for Belgium.

 

[ssringo]

Sorry....most were purchased during the last 3 years of early access. Still impressive

About 2.5m came from EA period so they've more than doubled their sales since launch.

 

[ahtlas7]

Had no idea Larian is in Ghent. I need a studio tour now.

 

[Pelta88]

All without invasive Micro transactions.

 

[poodaddy]

Damn dude, holy shit. I love seeing this kind of success for Baldur's Gate, but I gotta admit I didn't expect this. Being a PC gamer for decades now, I understand and get the pedigree of Baldur's Gate and I figured it'd be successful, but I didn't expect this level, not gonna lie. Good for them, I love seeing a great game get the success they deserve rather than another Ubisoft collectathon or another over the shoulder movie wanna be that removes all player agency. I hope this means the industry's gonna be changing for the better.

 

[Solidus_T]

Well deserved. This game also deserves Game of the Year awards for best overall and best RPG among others in my opinion. I am going to be playing this for years.

Hopefully it does well on consoles. Still on the fence on which platform I should play it on.

I have the deluxe on PC and I'll be getting a PS5 copy as well. Larian supports cross platform saves! Why not?

 

[Zathalus]

Can't be, I've been assured that PC gaming is very niche.

But seriously, well deserved.

 

[SlimySnake]

so basically on par with GOW Ragnorak on PS which sold 5 million in a week to become the fastest selling PS game ever.

 

[Zheph]

what a source

 

[Senua]

Can't be, I've been assured that PC gaming is very niche.

But seriously, well deserved.

I swear, only on Gaf so you still hear outdated shite like that lol

 

[Hugare]

Goddamn

Easily 12M lifetime

They deserve it

 

[Metnut]

What a year for single player gaming. Farrrrrr from dead

 

[8BiTw0LF]

"Belgian embassy in China"

 

[Gaiff]

so basically on par with GOW Ragnorak on PS which sold 5 million in a week to become the fastest selling PS game ever.

Depends. I think this factors early access in which case it wouldn't be all that close. Still, impressive numbers nonetheless, especially given the type of game.

 

[Zathalus]

"Belgian embassy in China"

Got to flex on China somehow.

 

[AJUMP23]

That is a lot for this style of game. I am enjoying it. I just made it to act 2

 

[Solidus_T]

Got to flex on China somehow.

I'm sure a lot of Chinese PC players are enjoying this game just like us.

 

[Denton]

PC gaming is niche you guys, I read it on NeoGAF.com

Goddamn

Easily 12M lifetime

They deserve it

It will do way more than that. 10 million in first six months, eventually it will go to 20 and beyond, just like Skyrim or Witcher 3. It entered zeitgeist.

 

[Cert.in.Death]

The devil is that?

Soon to be portrayed in a dramatized biography by John Lithgow.

 

[Heisenberg007]

 

[Bo_Hazem]

Belgian Embassy? And in China? Is this a political matter or something?

 

[Wildebeest]

It is a national humiliation to Belgium for China to continue ignoring this game.

 

[The artful mincer]

Isn’t this likely Conservative? Steam concurrent users usually about 1/10th of the total sales?

 

[The Skull]

Absolutely deserved. Game is exceptional and you can tell it was made with passion.

 

[Hudo]

All without invasive Micro transactions.

I bet Paradox Interactive's CEO is scratching his head right now.

 

[MrA]

For anyone wondering, Larian is a Belgium studio so the country should be proud of this success.

Edit: it  is a weird place to get the info though

My thoughts exactly guess bg3 is going to do even better than I expected (9 million by years end)

 

[MrA]

I bet Paradox Interactive's CEO is scratching his head right now.

Don't worry other companies won't contribute the success to the deep fully featured world characters and gameplay, they'll just take away bear sex as the cause of success

 

[Hudo]

Don't worry other companies won't contribute the success to the deep fully featured world characters and gameplay, they'll just take away bear sex as the cause of success

I mean, no one bats an eye that you can essentially make a circular family tree in Crusader Kings 3 and make inbreeding an official state policy.

 

[MrA]

I mean, no one bats an eye that you can essentially make a circular family tree in Crusader Kings 3 and make inbreeding an official state policy.

Historical accuracy for the win

 

[JimboJones]

Can't be, I've been assured that PC gaming is very niche.

But seriously, well deserved.

All pirated of course.

 

[Bo_Hazem]

All pirated of course.

We should give that the accurate name, THEFT. Piracy makes them look "cool", while it's simply theft.

 

[DownLikeBCPowder]

So much for turn based being a "dead genre" and "due to outdated technology of the 90s that it was necessary". Turn based games are great.

 

[Bo_Hazem]

So much for turn based being a "dead genre" and "due to outdated technology of the 90s that it was necessary". Turn based games are great.

Filth > Turn-based games.

 

[Pelta88]

I bet Paradox Interactive's CEO is scratching his head right now.

Facts!

 

[mckmas8808]

Good. Especially since they have the PS5 launch in a couple of weeks also!

 

[Red5]

Fallout cRPG sequel by Obsidian when?

They can use BG3's success and convince Zenimax/MS to greenlight it.

 

[clarky]

Surely its sold more than that?( not wanting taking away from the impressive metrics)

Almost a high of 900k CCU and 5 mil in sales would mean what almost 20% of everyone in the world who purchased it where playing at the same time.

Do we have anything to gauge this against?

 

[Robb]

according to the Belgian Embassy in China​

Anyway, that sounds like amazing numbers. Good for Larian, seems very very well deserved.

 

[calistan]

I have the deluxe on PC and I'll be getting a PS5 copy as well. Larian supports cross platform saves! Why not?

Well, because it’s a complete waste of money to buy the exact same thing twice? I mean, they’ve sold millions of copies and will sell millions more, this isn’t a struggling indie dev that needs your support.

 

[Jinzo Prime]

I wonder if the Belgian embassy is trying to get more Chinese companies to invest in Belgium, and are using the success of BG3 to entice investors. Or maybe China requested the information themselves to investigate the video game development scene in Belgium.

 

[Solidus_T]

Well, because it’s a complete waste of money to buy the exact same thing twice? I mean, they’ve sold millions of copies and will sell millions more, this isn’t a struggling indie dev that needs your support.

There are plenty of games people have double, and perhaps triple dipped on or more that are less deserving over the years. Besides, I have a nice setup for couch coop on my PS5. All of my coop on PC has so far been online.