Xbox bans Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 player for a year over naked gameplay clips Larian StudiosXbox have slugged a Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 player with a year-long ban after captured gameplay clips were flagged as explicit by Microsoft\u2019s system, prompting a response from Larian Studios. One of the defining features of gameplay in Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 is the deep and interactive relationships between characters, which span not only romanceable options for players, but also the game\u2019s NPCs. The way relationships develop in the game influences the player\u2019s path, unlocking new quests and stories. It also opens the way for some amusing encounters and witty banter between NPC party members. Since the game\u2019s launch, plenty of fans have shared such moments via clips and videos on social media. However, one Xbox user playing through Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 was slugged with a one-year ban after capture clips of campfire scenes and intimate encounters were flagged by the system as infractions. Xbox\u2019s capture features allow players to clip and save moments of gameplay to keep or share with friends. The feature also automatically uploads clips to a Microsoft server by default. Which means all clips are then reviewed for content. \u201cI recorded 3 clips last night of some naked camp time fun.\u201d The Reddit user Daddy-Vegas explains, sharing screenshots of the active suspension notifications from Xbox. \u201cEach clip counted as a different infraction and got my account banned for a year.\u201d The user is appealing the ban, which prevents them from playing any online game on their Xbox. For its part, developer Larian Studios says it\u2019s \u201clooking into\u201d the situation, with Director of Publishing Michael Douse calling the ban \u201cAnnoying and uncool.\u201d Many in the thread expressed disbelief a player could be banned simply for clipping content which Microsoft already approved for release. \u201cThere shouldn\u2019t be any forbidden recording in a game they deem otherwise ok to play.\u201d One user said, also adding how it was \u201cunfair\u201d to suspend people who weren\u2019t aware their clips were being automatically uploaded. \u201cSurely any content recorded from an 18+ title would simply be marked as NSFW. How can they ban you for using a feature they provided, on a game they\u2019ve sold you.\u201d Another user agreed. While others said they\u2019d been slugged with bans for similar reasons. \u201cThat happened to me cause I took a cheeky screenshot of some dubious t*t in Dante\u2019s Inferno and got a 24 hour ban or something.\u201d Other thread users encouraged Xbox players to turn off the default settings for clips to prevent them uploading to the server automatically. And hopefully avoid a ban themselves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Xbox bans Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 player for a year over naked gameplay clips Larian StudiosXbox have slugged a Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 player with a year-long ban after captured gameplay clips were flagged as explicit by Microsoft\u2019s system, prompting a response from Larian Studios. One of the defining features of gameplay in Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21197"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21197\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}