Hasbro SVP Teases Quick Updates on Baldur's Gate's Future

Baldur's Gate 3 continues to captivate players even a year and a half after its release, with fans enjoying multiple playthroughs. However, with developer Larian stepping away from the series, the future of Baldur's Gate now rests in the hands of Hasbro. Fortunately, it seems we won't have to wait long to hear about what's next for the franchise.

During the Game Developers Conference, Dan Ayoub, Hasbro's SVP of digital games, spoke to IGN about the future of Baldur's Gate. Ayoub revealed that there is significant interest in the series from various parties now that Larian has moved on. "We're kind of working out our plans for the future and what we're going to be doing with that," he said. "And actually, in pretty short order, we're going to have some stuff to talk about around that."

Ayoub didn't specify whether this "stuff" would be a new Baldur's Gate game or something else, such as a crossover similar to the series' previous collaboration with Magic: The Gathering. He did express his desire for a Baldur's Gate 4 but acknowledged that such a project would take time. "It's somewhat of an unenviable position," Ayoub noted. "I mean, we're not in a hurry. Right? That's the thing, we're going to take a very measured approach... We've got a lot of plans, a lot of different ways to go about it. We're starting to think about, okay, yeah, we're ready to start dipping toes a little bit and talking about a few things. And I think, in really short order, like I said, again, not to over-tease that point, we're going to have some other things to talk about around that."

Ayoub also highlighted the immense pressure to deliver a worthy successor to Baldur's Gate 3, a pressure that extends to other Dungeons & Dragons-related projects. "I'm never one to shy down from a challenge," he said. "And I think anything that forces us to raise our creative bar, and developers love to have a high bar to go after, and I think we've actually seen the team push some really interesting ideas that they're like, 'Okay, we need to raise our bar. We need to go bigger on this.' And things like that. So, I think that's our hope, right? We would keep raising the bar and everyone just tries to go a little higher."

In addition to discussing Baldur's Gate, Ayoub touched on other topics during the interview, including Magic: The Gathering, Hasbro's partnership with Saber Interactive, and the company's overall game strategy. Look out for the full interview next week for more insights.

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