I predict BG3 Bards might not be quite as much the light of the party as in real D&D even assuming Wizards lose (as they must) their broken ability to learn every spell that makes a joke out of one of the strongest Bard abilities; Magical Secrets. This as a consequence of Larian's "anti-RNG"-mechanics like easier advantage, lower enemy AC, inspiration rolls, buffed Friends-cantrip, ever-present Guidance, Illithid Wisdom, ability to save-scum crucial rolls, etc. All infringing on the skill monkey/inspiration Bard.
These are all fair points. However, you do still get a full caster that is charisma based and has a wide assortment of skill choices that can be supplemented with expertise, plus jack of all trades for the skills that you don't pick.
As you say, because of save scumming and lower DC rolls the bard may not be the power choice, but they won't be bad (mostly because of the full caster part).
