Larian Studios announced that bans related to Baldur’s Gate 3 capture clips on the Xbox Series X and S will be lifted. The team made an announcement through the official social media channels confirming the developer is in discussions with Microsoft to address the issue.
The bans are related to capture clips of Baldur’s Gate 3 made directly through the Xbox game sharing feature. Reports began to come in of users recording explicit scenes from the game to share with friends. However, because all clips recorded through the share functions are automatically uploaded to the Xbox servers, they clashed with Microsoft’s policies.
Microsoft’s policies state that players must avoid harm or disruption through their profiles. This includes sharing inappropriate imagery. Because clips are uploaded automatically, any Baldur’s Gate 3 scene featuring nudity or other explicit imagery is immediately shown on that user’s profile. This has led to bans and suspensions from the service. Larian Director of Publishing Michael Douse previously confirmed that he’d heard about these bans. He stated that it was “annoying and uncool” and stated that the studio would be addressing the issue with Microsoft.
Based on the latest announcement, it seems these discussions were successful and players who had received bans were now seeing them lifted. A more permanent solution is on the way, with Larian and Microsoft continuing their work to address this. Until this work is complete, Larian has advised that players turn off mature content if they intend to save any clips.
As this issue is related to Xbox policies, Baldur’s Gate 3 players using PS5 share functions or Steam’s community features appear to be unaffected. It’s the latest issue facing Xbox players of the game alongside a save game bug that Larian has provided a workaround for.
Baldur’s Gate 3 is out now for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.
