Give us guaranteed emploment of the staff that built it, and you get guaranteed pre orders?
$80 for Borderlands 4 too costly? Randy Pitchford says, "If you're a real fan, you'll find a way to make it happen"
Submitted 2 days ago by inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world
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fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 1 day ago
But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Wait, how do you guarantee employment to a team after their work and contract is complete?
fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 1 day ago
Game development should not be a gig economy. It is often treated as such so studio execs can pocket more money by dropping staff at release to pad their own wallets. There are plenty of game companies, and millions of companies in other sectors, that reinvest that capital into the company.
theneverfox@pawb.social 1 day ago
You say what project they’ll be transitioning to as less and less bug fixes are necessary. Could even be dlc
DrCake@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Well guess I ain’t a massive fan then. Shame
Tattorack@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I’m OK with not being a “real fan”.
SereneSadie@lemmy.myserv.one 2 days ago
Stop buying Gearbox slop. Jesus fucking christ people. Why are they still getting a free pass for being objectively shitty developers?
mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Tbh, most AAA games are ass nowadays
C1pher@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Well, new Doom is 90€ I aint buying that garbage.
Tigeroovy@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Weeps in Canadian
I’ve been paying $80 the whole time! Now I have to pay even more!
Either way I won’t be buying Borderlands 4 for like $100 I can tell you that much.
Neuromorph@lemm.ee 2 days ago
Yarrow. Matey. Captains orders are to take to the high seas!!!
the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 1 day ago
It’s like they don’t understand how piracy works.
psx_crab@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
I got Borderlands 3 free on Epic Games, and it still sit there not being played. Guess it’s time to leave this franchise for good.
nthavoc@lemmy.today 2 days ago
I can make it happen during a Steam summer sale 4 years later. Borderlands 3 wasn’t that great when you compare it to 1 and 2. I can wait.
NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.com 2 days ago
Lmao guess I’m not a real fan then!
LordWiggle@lemmy.world 2 days ago
If you’re a real fan, Randy, you find a way not to fuck up the franchise, but so far after Borderlands 2 you managed to deliver us disappointment after disappointment. So fuck off, I’ll pirate 4 to play it for 3 to 4 hours after which I’ll delete is because it sucks as expected. If I manage to reach 40 hours of gameplay, which is 2 euros per hour, I’ll buy your game. But we both know this isn’t going to happen, right Randy?
carlossurf@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
Borderlands 3 was the first game I didnt even bother finishing, just super boring lol
w8ghT@lemy.nl 2 days ago
More like 80 plus gamers not supporting the NintenoDONT greed trend.
jaykrown@lemm.ee 1 day ago
Nope, just would play Tiny Tina’s Wonderland again honestly, which I got for around $10 when it was heavily on sale a year ago.
ISolox@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I’m a huge borderlands fan. I will not be buying this for $80 lol.
HuskerNation@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
I was excited for borderlands. Now I’ll wait for them to make it 70% off
newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Lol Randy actively taking the winds out of his own sails.
I hope he rots in piss.
acosmichippo@lemmy.world 2 days ago
mm yes gatekeeping and money shaming, that’ll convince them.
hark@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I didn’t want borderlands even when it was cheaper.
umbraroze@slrpnk.net 20 hours ago
Yeah, Randy, I find a way to make it happen, it’s called Xbox sale. That’s how I bought Borderlands 3. Which I haven’t played yet. And don’t get me wrong, Randy, Borderlands 2 is one of the most fun games I’ve played, I’m definitely a real fan! I’m definitely a video game enthusiast, I have a ginormous backlog on both Xbox and Steam.
bungle_in_the_jungle@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Shut up. Dingus.
Vlyn@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
I don’t condone this, but we already had $60 games 10 years ago. If you simply add inflation you’d be at $81 today. That doesn’t even take into account that modern games also have larger budgets compared to back then.
Video games really are a cheap hobby comparatively speaking. I still wait for sales of course :)
mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Games have also gotten massively cheaper due to distribute due to digital downloads being the most common, and they’re making way more sales due to gaming having a much larger audience.
The main reason these games have ridiculously inflated budgets are because execs are pushing for more management, which in turn push for oversized teams making design-by-committee out of fear of making something people don’t like. The gamin industry doesn’t get to make excuses anymore. Them being unable to reign in their development budgets aren’t our problem. They need to figure out how to offer games at a lower price, because they’re going to run out of customers willing to pay otherwise
Vlyn@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Actually around half the budget of an AAA game is just marketing cost. Which feels wasteful, but if you need to recoup hundreds of millions it might be necessary.
gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
That doesn’t even take into account that modern games also have larger budgets compared to back then.
It also doesn’t take into account how much more they make even at the lower price points
If game companies want more money for their games they can start by cutting the worthless CEOs, not raising prices
Vlyn@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Actually around half the budget of an AAA game is just marketing cost. Which feels wasteful, but if you need to recoup hundreds of millions it might be necessary.
dermanus@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
Games have been surprisingly inflation resistant. I paid $70 for Playstation games in the 90s.
Elkot@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
I won’t be buying any game that costs $80 not when I have a mountain of games in my Steam Library, many of which are getting played thanks to the Steam Deck and if that’s not enough I have Game Pass too so why the hell would I even consider paying $80
IzzyJ@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I will never buy the game out of spite
Hermit_Lailoken@lemmy.world 2 days ago
That’s what he thinks.
Harvey656@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Suck my cock pitchford. Hope the game bombs as bad as the movie fuckwad.
TwoBeeSan@lemmy.world 2 days ago
SUS USB Randy Pitchford?
Zess@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Likely pedophile Randy Pitchford.
chatroom@lemm.ee 1 day ago
Imagine thinking you’re not going to pre order this
Robust_Mirror@aussie.zone 1 day ago
Imagine preordering a game in 2025.
gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
Didn’t pre-order PS, 3, or any of the others, why would we for this one?
Especially with Bl3 getting their eula updated to be horrible
sturmblast@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Or we’ll boycott you shit ass companies