Baldur's Gate 3 PS5 Physical Deluxe Editions Delayed Due to Production Issues
PlayStation 5 North American copies of Baldur's Gate 3's physical Deluxe Edition have been delayed again due to production issues, Larian announced today.
Some of the people who ordered the physical Deluxe Edition of Baldur's Gate 3 — specifically, those in North America who ordered PlayStation 5 copies — will have to wait just a little bit longer.
In a statement today, developer Larian Studios announced that fans who pre-ordered PS5 North American Deluxe Editions won't get their hands on them until July due to "more production issues."
"Due to production changes outside of our control, we have had to follow certain processes specifically set by production companies when manufacturing the PS5 discs, and unfortunately, the approval for particular regions has taken much longer than expected," Larian explained in the statement on X/Twitter, which you can read in full below.
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While we were so hoping to not have to update owners of the console physical Deluxe Edition with any further news of delay, we’ve now run into more production issues which means that players who pre-ordered their PS5 North America…— Larian Studios (@larianstudios) May 24, 2024
Larian went on to say the PS5 North American copies should be ready in around 14 days, followed by another 10 days to begin the delivery process. The company added that they're in talks with the manufacturer "to understand whether it is possible to hire extra temporary staff to reduce assembly times."
The good news is, this delay only seems to affect those PS5 North American copies. In a follow-up post, Larian said Xbox copies are now shipping, while PS5 EU and Oceania have left their warehouse and should, at the very least, be with the relevant courier.
Still, Larian was wildly apologetic in its statement today, bemoaning that they had no desire to share "any further news of delay," and adding that they wanted to capture that "nostalgic" feeling of unboxing your newest game in the latest physical release of their Game of the Year winner.
"Knowing that there are some of you still waiting to play Baldur’s Gate 3, despite the fact we are unable to substitute physical goods with digital versions, we can only deeply apologise that your preorders have again been delayed," the studio said.
As Larian alludes to, this is only the latest delay news in regards to the Deluxe Edition on console in particular. At the beginning of May, Larian announced it had to delay the shipping date of North American PS5 orders and all Xbox orders due to production issues, although PC editions had shipped by then. At the time, the studio said they hoped to ship all Deluxe Edition orders by the end of May.
This is the second physical release of Baldur's Gate 3, with the Collector's Edition launching alongside the game's initial release last August. That edition, however, has long been sold out. Larian has assured fans that there will be plenty of stock to go around when it comes to the Deluxe Edition, advising against turning to scalpers.
Those who've been waiting for the Deluxe Edition to play Baldur's Gate 3 have plenty to look forward to, at least, as it was easily one of the most-lauded games of 2023. In addition to a bevy of Game of the Year awards, Baldur's Gate 3 also got a 10/10 from IGN, with Leana Hafer calling it "the new high-water mark for CRPGs."
Alex Stedman is a Senior News Editor with IGN, overseeing entertainment reporting. When she's not writing or editing, you can find her reading fantasy novels or playing Dungeons & Dragons.
