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$80 for Borderlands 4 too costly? Randy Pitchford says, "If you're a real fan, you'll find a way to make it happen"

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  • T thehobbyist@lemmy.zip
    20 May 2025, 21:24

    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 and 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.

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    robust_mirror@aussie.zone
    wrote on 21 May 2025, 09:02 last edited by
    #90

    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.

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    • I inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world
      20 May 2025, 18:10
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      lootboblin@lemmy.world
      wrote on 21 May 2025, 09:09 last edited by
      #91

      I got bored with Borderlands 3 in one hour. Copy pasta gameplay and I’m tired of the art style and humor. I only paid a fiver but I wish I had bought a burger instead.

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      • I inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world
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        neons@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        wrote on 21 May 2025, 09:25 last edited by
        #92

        I'm absolutely ready to pay 80$ for a game. But then I don't want to see scummy shit like lootboxes or advanced access in it. If I pay 80$ I expect to see a game release that isn't half-baked and has to get fixed with hotfixes and patches over the next two months but that just works out of the box and that doesn't try to get me to spend even more money on it. That also includes no content that they've already produced being held back for DLCs.

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        • I inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world
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          vanilla_puddinfudge@infosec.pub
          wrote on 21 May 2025, 09:34 last edited by
          #93

          put it on my wish list

          buy it for $15 in a year

          yawn

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          • I inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world
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            earworm@lemmy.world
            wrote on 21 May 2025, 09:43 last edited by
            #94

            TIL real Borderlands fans are pirates.

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            • M madame_gaymes@programming.dev
              20 May 2025, 19:31

              I'll add Factorio to the list of games that deserve the $80 tag. $40 for base, $40 for Space Age expansion. Or don't get Space Age and go with the mod that spawned Space Age (although not exactly the same).

              I get it's a bit of a niche genre, though. The factory thing the way Factorio does it isn't for everybody.

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              kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone
              wrote on 21 May 2025, 10:33 last edited by
              #95

              I personally prefer mindustry

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                fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com
                wrote on 21 May 2025, 10:59 last edited by
                #96

                Give us guaranteed emploment of the staff that built it, and you get guaranteed pre orders?

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                • I inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world
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                  drbreen@sh.itjust.works
                  wrote on 21 May 2025, 11:01 last edited by
                  #97

                  Oh I'll find a way alright.

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                  • N neons@lemmy.dbzer0.com
                    21 May 2025, 09:25

                    I'm absolutely ready to pay 80$ for a game. But then I don't want to see scummy shit like lootboxes or advanced access in it. If I pay 80$ I expect to see a game release that isn't half-baked and has to get fixed with hotfixes and patches over the next two months but that just works out of the box and that doesn't try to get me to spend even more money on it. That also includes no content that they've already produced being held back for DLCs.

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                    delphia@lemmy.world
                    wrote on 21 May 2025, 11:17 last edited by
                    #98

                    This has always been my counterpoint for the Nintendo haters when they complain about price. (Although they are a shit company in several other ways) Because when my daughter wants a new switch game if its a top tier Nintendo title its going to be a finished game with zero bugs and zero concern about problematic content for me.

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                      3migo@lemmy.world
                      wrote on 21 May 2025, 11:18 last edited by
                      #99

                      I've been a big Borderlands fan for 10+ years. I played through the first one multiple times and loved it. My wife and I bonded over BL1 when we first started dating.

                      Was super excited for BL2, and have played it many times throughout the years.

                      But the pre-sequel was a let down, and BL3 felt soulless and lacked the same spark as BL2.

                      Tiny Tina Wonderlands was great, and felt like a return to what made BL2 so fun.

                      All that to say, I don't have high hopes for BL4, nor will I be paying $80 for it. It just feels like they're coasting off the brand name at this point and trying to exploit longtime BL players like myself.

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                      • O obelix@lemmy.world
                        21 May 2025, 03:29

                        Aw, he’s telling people to pirate it. What a thoughtful guy.

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                        lettywhiterock@lemmy.world
                        wrote on 21 May 2025, 11:21 last edited by
                        #100

                        That's legitimately how I read what he was saying at first.

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                        • V vanilla_puddinfudge@infosec.pub
                          21 May 2025, 09:34

                          put it on my wish list

                          buy it for $15 in a year

                          yawn

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                          technomad@slrpnk.net
                          wrote on 21 May 2025, 11:28 last edited by
                          #101

                          I feel like if it drops that much in one year, it's probably a pretty shit game anyway right?

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                          • F fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com
                            21 May 2025, 10:59

                            Give us guaranteed emploment of the staff that built it, and you get guaranteed pre orders?

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                            but_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world
                            wrote on 21 May 2025, 11:42 last edited by
                            #102

                            Wait, how do you guarantee employment to a team after their work and contract is complete?

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                              the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world
                              wrote on 21 May 2025, 11:46 last edited by
                              #103

                              It's like they don't understand how piracy works.

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                              • T technomad@slrpnk.net
                                21 May 2025, 11:28

                                I feel like if it drops that much in one year, it's probably a pretty shit game anyway right?

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                                vanilla_puddinfudge@infosec.pub
                                wrote on 21 May 2025, 12:07 last edited by
                                #104

                                If it being Borderlands 4 wasn't enough of a tip considering the stellar writing we had on pre-sequel and 3.

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                                • E earworm@lemmy.world
                                  21 May 2025, 09:43

                                  TIL real Borderlands fans are pirates.

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                                  tomi000@lemmy.world
                                  wrote on 21 May 2025, 12:14 last edited by
                                  #105

                                  They become pirates if necessary.

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                                    21 May 2025, 09:09

                                    I got bored with Borderlands 3 in one hour. Copy pasta gameplay and I’m tired of the art style and humor. I only paid a fiver but I wish I had bought a burger instead.

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                                    anunusualrelic@lemmy.world
                                    wrote on 21 May 2025, 12:22 last edited by
                                    #106

                                    I thought Borderlands was lots of fun, but not four games (for now) and a movie (for now) worth of fun. Even two games was pushing it a bit. You can only stretch things out so much.

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                                      alexaralvarado@infosec.pub
                                      wrote on 21 May 2025, 12:28 last edited by
                                      #107

                                      I've found a way to play every Borderlands game, 2 is my fave, and not pay more than 12 usd, for the 3rd one which I didn't even get halfway through 'cause it's boring AF - I love Steam sales and don't have FOMO

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                                        jigglysackles@lemmy.world
                                        wrote on 21 May 2025, 12:32 last edited by
                                        #108

                                        Guess I'm not a real fan. Fuck you Randy. He's such a cunt.

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                                        • B but_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world
                                          21 May 2025, 11:42

                                          Wait, how do you guarantee employment to a team after their work and contract is complete?

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                                          theneverfox@pawb.social
                                          wrote on 21 May 2025, 14:13 last edited by
                                          #109

                                          You say what project they'll be transitioning to as less and less bug fixes are necessary. Could even be dlc

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