Xbox offers workarounds for Baldur’s Gate 3 lost saves issue ahead of a new fix

Microsoft has offered some tips designed to tackle an issue that can result in Baldur’s Gate 3 saves being lost on Xbox Series X/S.

Having recently advised players to manually update their consoles to combat the problem, the company has offered further workarounds ahead of the release of a new update designed to properly address the issue.

“In order to avoid this issue players should save their game and then return to the Xbox dashboard and select ‘Quit Game’ or ‘Save to Quick Resume’ from the game menu (Home, Game, Select, and then choose ‘Save to Quick Resume’ or ‘Quit’) when they finish playing,” Microsoft said.

“Users should not disconnect their console from the power. Users should select ‘shut down’ from the console menu and leave their Xbox connected to power. We are working to fix this ASAP.”

Larian Studios’ director of publishing, Michael Douse, said resolving the issue isn’t as simple as patching the game, but that he’s “optimistic” the upcoming update will deliver a fix.

He also said the problem “shouldn’t be present” on the Xbox retail version, which is scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2024 in the form of a physical Deluxe Edition that’s also coming to PS5 and PC.

Microsoft are working on a second update to solve the save issue, but they’ve provided handy steps to avoid the issue here: https://t.co/5ClIiK8EpY

Good news is it shouldn’t be present on the Xbox retail version, so long as your Xbox firmware is up to date.

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After its release was held up by several months due to technical issues, Larian’s celebrated RPG launched for Xbox Series X/S to coincide with last week’s The Game Awards, where the title won six prizes.

Alongside the coveted Game of the Year award, it took home prizes for Best Performance, Best Community Support, Best RPG, Best Multiplayer and Player’s Voice.