Baldurs Gate Patch Is Now Live Will Test CrossPlay And SplitScreen CoOp

Earlier this week, some Baldur's Gate 3 players mistakenly received early access to Patch 8--the final major update for the game--before its scheduled stress test. Now, Larian Studios has announced that the Patch 8 stress test is live, and it's introducing several new features including cross-play.

To familiarize players with the way cross-play will function, Larian has also released the following video that walks through the necessary steps to join up with friends who are playing on separate consoles or PC.

Prior to launching Baldur's Gate 3 on Xbox Series X, Larian was forced to drop the split-screen feature from Xbox Series S. After Patch 8, Series S users will finally get the split-screen option that Series X players have enjoyed since 2023.