Baldur's Gate 3's eagerly awaited Patch 8 out now on PS5 - but Larian says it shouldn't beCurrently trying to "understand what's going on"Image credit: Eurogamer News by Matt Wales News Reporter Published on Jan. 27, 2025 Baldur's Gate 3's eagerly awaited Patch 8 is now live on PS5 - which has seemingly left developer Larian Studios a little perplexed, seeing as it definitely shouldn't be.Patch 8, officially Baldur's Gate 3's final content update, isn't set to arrive until Larian has held its upcoming closed stress test. As such, Baldur's Gate 3 players on PlayStation 5 were more than a little surprised to see the game update to version 1.800.00 earlier today - and it turns out the studio was equally caught offguard."No, the Patch 8 stress test hasn't yet begun," it confirmed in a quietly exasperated post on Bluesky. "Yes, PS5 players do currently have access to Patch 8. While we work with our partners to understand whats going on, please note that any new saves made while on Patch 8 will not be compatible with Patch 7... How's your Monday going?".Patch 8 might be Baldur's Gate 3's final major content update, but it's still a big one, introducing 12 new sub-classes, cross-play, new camera features, and more. Given its scope, Larian previously revealed its plans for a pre-launch closed stress test in order to "help us catch things before they can become an issue once a patch has been released."As such, it's premature launch on PS5 clearly isn't an ideal situation, saddling players with a version of the game that isn't yet ready for release, and putting the studio in a tricky situation too, seeing as reverting Baldur's Gate 3 to an earlier version could leave PS5 players with non-functional saves.Despite today's Patch 8 snafu, registration for Baldur's Gate 3's stress test - which doesn't yet have an official start date - are still open. And for those players on other platforms who don't yet have access, there's always Withers "big naturals" to keep them amused.