TIL a lot of people aren’t true fans.
$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 1 day ago by inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world
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CatsGoMOW@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Gerudo@lemm.ee 23 hours ago
Looks like fitgirl will be getting my business instead
modifier@lemmy.ca 22 hours ago
Found a way!
Jaeger86@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Randy’s a twat. I’ll pick that shit up for $20 next Christmas
madame_gaymes@programming.dev 1 day ago
🏴
SereneSadie@lemmy.myserv.one 20 hours 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 18 hours ago
Tbh, most AAA games are ass nowadays
sturmblast@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
Or we’ll boycott you shit ass companies
detun3d@lemm.ee 1 day ago
Not a fan. Borderlands 3 made it happen.
psx_crab@lemmy.zip 20 hours 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.
TheHobbyist@lemmy.zip 23 hours ago
The video game landscape is already filled to the brims with more games than I need to play for the rest of my life and you want me to hurry up to pay for a game as it comes out, to ditch out the full price when my computer would suffer for the lack of latest gen hardware when I could easily find a large amount of fantastic games for less than 10 bucks and comfortably max out their settings?
Like, the witcher 3 with all its DLC, a fantastic game which is 10 years old but got a free graphics upgrade and with all its DLC, worth hundreds of hours of gameplay and a memorable experience is less than 10 bucks, as we speak, both on steam and gog.
Most people already have more games than they have time to play. Patient gamer has never been more rewarding. We fall too often for the fear of missing out the experience of missing out on the hype of a new launch…
I finished GTA 4 and 5 like a year ago, on my steam deck. I couldn’t care less if these games came out like 10 years ago. It gives me the flexibility to play them how I want to.
Robust_Mirror@aussie.zone 12 hours ago
100% agree. I no joke own about 900 games I haven’t played between steam (most bought when I was young and naive, probably bought like 10 games in the last 10 years now I know better), epic free games, and playstation plus monthly “free” games (not even counting the catalogue you now get access to), yes they’re technically not entirely free but I’d be paying for plus regardless so they kinda are.
Now as a lot of these games weren’t chosen by me, by no means do I want to play them all, and some are duplicates across platforms. But if even 10% interest me, that’s still 90 games. I probably play games at a rate slower than 1 per month. That’s years of games to me. And more will be stacking up in that time. I haven’t bought a game in like 3 years and it’s entirely possible I’ll never buy a game again at this rate.
nthavoc@lemmy.today 20 hours 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.
DrCake@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Well guess I ain’t a massive fan then. Shame
carlossurf@lemmy.ca 18 hours ago
Borderlands 3 was the first game I didnt even bother finishing, just super boring lol
Tattorack@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I’m OK with not being a “real fan”.
the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
It’s like they don’t understand how piracy works.
Neuromorph@lemm.ee 1 day ago
Yarrow. Matey. Captains orders are to take to the high seas!!!
hark@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
I didn’t want borderlands even when it was cheaper.
w8ghT@lemy.nl 17 hours ago
More like 80 plus gamers not supporting the NintenoDONT greed trend.
NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.com 1 day ago
Lmao guess I’m not a real fan then!
LordWiggle@lemmy.world 1 day 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?
ISolox@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
I’m a huge borderlands fan. I will not be buying this for $80 lol.
Vlyn@lemmy.zip 20 hours 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 17 hours 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 10 hours 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 16 hours 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 10 hours 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 19 hours ago
Games have been surprisingly inflation resistant. I paid $70 for Playstation games in the 90s.
HuskerNation@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
I was excited for borderlands. Now I’ll wait for them to make it 70% off
newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
Lol Randy actively taking the winds out of his own sails.
I hope he rots in piss.
acosmichippo@lemmy.world 1 day ago
mm yes gatekeeping and money shaming, that’ll convince them.
chatroom@lemm.ee 17 hours ago
Imagine thinking you’re not going to pre order this
Robust_Mirror@aussie.zone 12 hours ago
Imagine preordering a game in 2025.
gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 hours 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
Harvey656@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
Suck my cock pitchford. Hope the game bombs as bad as the movie fuckwad.
bungle_in_the_jungle@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Shut up. Dingus.
IzzyJ@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
I will never buy the game out of spite
Hermit_Lailoken@lemmy.world 1 day ago
That’s what he thinks.
TwoBeeSan@lemmy.world 1 day ago
SUS USB Randy Pitchford?
Zess@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Likely pedophile Randy Pitchford.
C1pher@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
Well, new Doom is 90€ I aint buying that garbage.