- Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch 8 unintentionally went stay on PS5 inflicting some points
- Patch 8 has since been rolled again and will trigger points for PS5 gamers
- Larian Studios states gamers ought to carry out a full reinstallation of their sport to resolve the issue
Larian Studios has provided a fast repair for Baldur’s Gate 3 gamers on PlayStation 5 who had been affected by the unintentional launch of Patch 8.
Yesterday, the highly-anticipated replace, which does not have a launch date simply but, was unintentionally pushed stay on PS5 forward of the launch of the Patch 8 stress check, which appeared to confuse a variety of gamers.
“No, the Patch 8 stress check hasn’t but begun,” Larian clarified on social media on the time. “Sure, PS5 gamers do at the moment have entry to Patch 8. Whereas we work with our companions to grasp what’s occurring, please be aware that any new saves made whereas on Patch 8 won’t be suitable with Patch 7. How’s your Monday going?”
The replace was swiftly rolled again, nevertheless, this will have prompted some compatibility points for these on PS5 who had been affected, particularly if they’re utilizing mods. It might render their save sport unplayable or corrupted.
Fortunately, Larian has shared a straightforward resolution to hopefully get gamers again on observe
“Our companions have confirmed that some areas mistakenly obtained the Patch 8 construct as an replace to their stay sport model, in preparation for the Patch 8 stress check,” the studio mentioned in a brand new weblog submit. “This model of Patch 8 isn’t supported, and you might expertise compatibility points with save video games and mods.
“You may return to the Patch 7 sport model by uninstalling and reinstalling your Baldur’s Gate 3 sport.”
Based on Larian, if customers have model 01.800.000 or 4.1.1.6583053 within the nook of their major menu, then that is the Patch 8 model and is unsupported. Something beneath that quantity needs to be the right Patch 7.
The weblog submit additionally notes that if you happen to nonetheless have Patch 8 put in, then multiplayer will probably be inaccessible, there will probably be hassle with mods, and any new saves made on Patch 8 will probably be incompatible with the Patch 7 model of the sport.
For the latter, this implies gamers might want to “create a brand new save or override an present save whereas on Patch 8” as they “gained’t be capable to proceed utilizing this save if you happen to revert to Patch 7”.
Patch 8 was revealed in November 2024 and can introduce all-new options to Baldur’s Gate 3, together with photograph mode, cross-play, and 12 new subclasses.