Summary
There’s no denying thatBaldur’s Gate 3is one popular game. The CRPG fromLarian Studiosquickly rose above all other gamesto win several Game of the Year awards, togo along with critical acclaim and fanfare.
And while it is always impressive to learn just how many people bought a gameorhow much money a particular title generated, the more interesting statsusually relate to the choices players make. Such is the case with Baldur’s Gate 3, when a developer revealed the sheer number of hours put into the game on theSteam Deckalone.
Your Battery Is Mine
In a tweet shared on Monday, Larian’s Michael Douse, who served as the publishing director for Baldur’s Gate 3, revealed that over 17 million hours of the game were played on Steam Deck. More specifically, 17,223,529 hours on Valve’s breakout handheld alone.
For those keeping track at home,that many hours is equal to 717,647 days. That many days is the equivalent of 1,965 years,or just about how long it feels waiting for Grand Theft Auto 6. (We’re kidding.)
Douse jokingly added that Larian should collaborate with someone to release a 100w battery. “A little bag of holding, you know, for ur juice,” he remarked. Depending on which Steam Deck model you own, either OLED or LCD, that battery could last anywhere between 2–8 hours or 3–12 hours. In other words, that 100w battery would certainly have come in handy around launch.
Thankfully,Valve is already beginning to brainstorm what a Steam Deck 2 will look like. It still seems far off, but hopefullyit’ll be around for whatever Larian is cooking next. It certainly sounds like we’ll need it.
