Microsoft has reportedly uncovered the cause of an issue that can result in Baldur’s Gate 3 saves being lost on Xbox Series X/S.

After itsXboxrelease was held up by several months due to technical issues, Larian’s celebrated RPGlaunched for Microsoft’s consoleto coincide with last month’sThe Game Awards,where the title won six prizes.

Larian says a fix for the Baldur’s Gate 3 save bug on Xbox is coming next week

But following its release, some players began encountering a major bug that caused them to love their saved progress.

Having previouslyoffered a number of workaroundsdesigned to combat the issue,Microsofthas reportedly now identified its cause and is working on a permanent fix.

Larian says a fix for the Baldur’s Gate 3 save bug on Xbox is coming next week

“Microsoft have identified the cause of the save bug on Xbox, and will be issuing a firmware update to fix it!”Larian Studiossaidon Tuesday.

“You’ll be able to update your console manually on the 16th of January, or wait a week longer for the update to roll out globally.”

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The studio added: “Although we haven’t been able to independently verify this fix, we’re optimistic that Microsoft have gotten to the bottom of it!”

Further reading

Larian CEO Swen Vincke said on Monday that he’s made significant progressdrafting the first act of an upcoming project.

However, theBaldur’s Gate 3director told fans not to expect an official announcement about the title in the near future.

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