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Larian Studios' 'Baldur's Gate 3' had a successful launch on Amazon's Twitch and Valve's Steam, reaching 340,000 concurrent players on Steam and around 480,000 viewers on Twitch. The game is based on Hasbro's 'Dungeons & Dragons' system and offers both a single-player and cooperative multiplayer element. It is currently available only on Windows, but will be released on Apple's macOS and Sony's PlayStation on Sept. 6. It will also be launched for Microsoft's Xbox Series X/S, although the exact date has yet to be announced.

August 04, 2023 | 9:04 pm
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'Baldur's Gate 3' will be released on Apple's macOS on Sept. 6.
The release of 'Baldur's Gate 3' on Apple's macOS could potentially increase the number of games available on the platform and attract more users.
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Amazon's Twitch platform was one of the launch platforms for 'Baldur's Gate 3', which saw strong concurrent player numbers.
The successful launch of 'Baldur's Gate 3' on Amazon's Twitch platform could potentially increase user engagement and ad revenue for the platform.
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'Baldur's Gate 3' is based on Hasbro's 'Dungeons & Dragons' tabletop role-playing system.
The success of 'Baldur's Gate 3', which is based on Hasbro's 'Dungeons & Dragons' system, could potentially increase the popularity and sales of the tabletop game.
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'Baldur's Gate 3' will be launched for Microsoft's Xbox Series X/S, although the exact date has yet to be announced.
The upcoming release of 'Baldur's Gate 3' on Microsoft's Xbox Series X/S could potentially increase the number of games available on the platform and attract more users.
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'Baldur's Gate 3' will be released on Sony's PlayStation on Sept. 6.
The release of 'Baldur's Gate 3' on Sony's PlayStation could potentially increase the number of games available on the platform and attract more users.
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