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Baldur’s Gate 3 Update 8 Patch Notes Are Nearly 50 Pages Long

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On April 13, 2025

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Baldur’s Gate 3’s Update 8 patch notes are an enormous 48 pages long, showcasing a vast amount of content.
Larian Studios’ final major update for Baldur’s Gate 3 will introduce Photo Mode, 12 subclasses, and crossplay.
After April 15, the game will likely be handed off to the community, with new projects from Larian Studios still years away.

Larian’s Swen Vincke has confirmed that the patch notes for Baldur’s Gate 3‘s upcoming Update 8 come in at nearly 50 pages long. This is great news for players who wanted Larian’s final major patch for Baldur’s Gate 3 to be an enormous send-off for the title.

Baldur’s Gate 3 was one of the biggest video game success stories of 2023. Having spent several years in Early Access, Baldur’s Gate 3 received critical acclaim upon its August 2023 launch, and went on to win numerous Game of the Year awards. Larian didn’t rest upon the game’s success, though, having released seven massive content updates to further improve the game from its release state. Now, with the developer set to move on, it’s set to publish its eighth major content drop.

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Baldur’s Gate 3 has hit an incredible milestone that defies common developer expectations and calls into question Baldur’s Gate 3’s future.

It was recently revealed that Update 8 for Baldur’s Gate 3 will release on April 15, after months of testing by players across all platforms. Now, Larian’s Swen Vincke has revealed in a post on X that he had “just read the 48 pages of patch notes on this,” giving players an idea of how large the update is going to be. With Photo Mode, 12 new subclasses, and crossplay all being introduced in the upcoming update, it’s no massive surprise that it’s set to be a big one.

Baldur’s Gate 3 Update 8 Patch Notes are 48 Pages Long

With this set to be Larian’s final major update for Baldur’s Gate 3, it should be a true swan song for the game before the developer entirely moves on to new projects. It’s likely that it will still remain active to patch any egregious bugs that arise from this final update, but beyond that, the game will likely be fully handed off to the community from April 15 onwards. Larian has yet to reveal what is to come from the studio, with any future title likely still years away.

It’s going to be a very tough act to follow for the studio chosen by Wizards of the Coast to develop Baldur’s Gate 4. While any potential sequel deserves to be judged on its own merits, comparisons to Larian’s previous effort are both inevitable and natural. While several Baldur’s Gate 3 actors remain open to returning without Larian, it will still be a big ask for any studio to provide the level of depth found in the game. This could still be many years away, so it is not something to be too concerned about at the moment.