The iconic role-playing video game and last year's Game of the Year winner, Baldur's Gate 3, will no longer see a sequel to the series, with Larian Studios confirming its cancelation of Baldur's Gate 4. However, it was recently confirmed that the studio opted to cancel the game despite its substantial development to the supposed sequel after already working on it.
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A massive reason behind this cancelation is the timeline to complete the game and have it available for gamers to play, especially with what happened to the last release.
Baldur's Gate 4 is Canceled by Larian Studios, But Why?
Earlier this year, Larian Studios confirmed to the world that its Game of the Year winner title will no longer see a sequel, closing the book on the potential Baldur's Gate 4 release. In an interview byPC Gamer with Larian Studios CEO, Swen Vincke, the company made the ultimate decision to cancel the game and no longer spend massive time and effort towards its development.
It was revealed by the CEO that the studio decided that they do not want to pour in any more time towards a game development that could take years.
Moreover, Vincke also confirmed during the interview that Larian Studios had already begun work on Baldur's Gate 4 before the team ultimately canceled it, seeing a substantial development to the sequel title. In Vincke's words, the gamewas already "partially playable," but the studio was reluctant to pour time into its development, fresh from Baldur's Gate 3 development, with the game only releasing last year.
It was also revealed that because of public demand, the team immediately began work on the potential Baldur's Gate 4 but Larian collectively decided that it would pursue two other IPs that would not be similar to the series.
Baldur's Gate Series and D&D-Style Games
Larian Studios already demonstrated that its game development is top-notch, and this comes after their fresh The Game Awards won the 'Game of the Year' award. It is widely known that Baldur's Gate 3 was years in the making for the company, with many developers and game production members dedicating a chunk of their time to deliver the renowned title.
That being said, there have already been an abundance of games that have followed Dungeons & Dragons' footsteps, centering on massive role-playing game offers. There is the renowned franchise from Activision Blizzard which is knownfor its RPG experiences, with its most recent release, Diablo IV.
Moreover, there is another RPG franchise from Larian Studios, Divinity: Original Sin, which already has two titles in the series.
Despite the most recent win last December for Larian, the company will no longer continue its development of a supposed successor to the franchise, ending the series to Baldur's Gate 3 for now. Sadly, the world will no longer see Baldur's Gate 4, and this is despite the substantial development of the company towards the sequel game inspired by D&D's style.
