Larian’s director of publishing calls out Baldur’s Gate 3 CE scalpers for “making people sad”

Larian’s director of publishing calls out Baldur’s Gate 3 CE scalpers for “making people sad”

A close-up of a huge brain-like, tentacled mind flayer face in Baldur's Gate 3.

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Baldur’s Gate 3‘s director of publishing, Michael Douse, has called out scalpers for “making [people] sad”.

Although the official website still shows the physical PC and PS5 collector’s editions for Baldur’s Gate 3 were priced at £217 (€260) before they were promptly snapped up, scalpers are trying their luck and listing the collector’s editions on auction sites for thousands of pounds.

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Appending an image that showed someone trying to flog their collector’s edition for £2.9K (€3.4K), Douse said he “understand[s] how commodity works”, but stressed that the point of releasing collector’s editions like this is “to make someone happy”.

“Hate scalpers, man,” Douse said on X/Twitter (thanks, TheGamer). “I understand how commodity works, but this CE isn’t a commodity, it’s designed to make someone happy, not rich.

“If you’re buying it to trade, all you’re doing is making someone sad.”

Hate scalpers, man. I understand how commodity works, but this CE isn’t a commodity it’s designed to make someone happy, not rich. If you’re buying it to trade, all you’re doing is making someone sad. pic.twitter.com/vtH2CX3OhQ

— Very AFK (@Cromwelp) October 12, 2024

The post prompted over a hundred replies, many from fans who were equally frustrated.

“That someone is me,” lamented one commenter.

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