Microsoft kept trying to force it, and Larian kept publicly talking about how the worst Xbox is holding back the best Xbox, but they were being forced to treat them like they were the same.

Which I think is why Microsoft let them drop this.

It's better for them to be different than people know the X is getting shafted

I had the same thought. Sometimes compromises are necessary.

Nope definitely not on game pass

Now you'll have to buy a second TV and console. Full screen couch co-op!

They completely redesigned the UI for when you're using a controller. I've been playing on Steam Deck and I love it. You can walk around with a thumb stick or point and click your way around. Abilities and inventory are auto added to radials that you can customize and reorganize however you like. There's a "search" function that helps you dig through any stuff in your immediate area vs trying to point and click your way over each piece.

There are some minor quirks but overall it's awesome.

Having tried a controller on BG3 after playing DOS 1 and 2 with MnK, it works FANTASTIC on controller and would highly recommend it. Feels just like a third person RPG.

Like Divinity Original Sin I'd imagine - running around talking to people is fine, fights are a bit clunky, and inventory management will drive you mad.

I’m using a controller and it’s working really well, honestly. Instead of a bar, you hold down a trigger to bring up a menu wheel.

Not sure how diablo works but the big difference is you move with the stick rather than clicking where you want to go, and you get a set of action rings instead of bars.

Imo it's not bad, lets me play away from my desk after sitting at a computer all day for work.

The only thing that really annoys me is picking up small things directly from the overworld... You can scroll selectable items with the d-pad but you have to be within a certain distance and the order of things changes when your character moves to pick something up.