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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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  • S smeg@feddit.uk
    20 May 2025, 23:13

    You can still (for the moment) be patient with Nintendo games if you're OK buying second hand

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    crowairbrush@lemmy.world
    wrote on 21 May 2025, 01:00 last edited by
    #63

    I solved that by moving to pc and forgetting about Nintendo's existence.

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      harvey656@lemmy.world
      wrote on 21 May 2025, 01:03 last edited by
      #64

      Suck my cock pitchford. Hope the game bombs as bad as the movie fuckwad.

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      • I inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world
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        serenesadie@lemmy.myserv.one
        wrote on 21 May 2025, 01:07 last edited by
        #65

        Stop buying Gearbox slop. Jesus fucking christ people. Why are they still getting a free pass for being objectively shitty developers?

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        • V vlyn@lemmy.zip
          21 May 2025, 00:18

          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 🙂

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          dermanus@lemmy.ca
          wrote on 21 May 2025, 01:56 last edited by
          #66

          Games have been surprisingly inflation resistant. I paid $70 for Playstation games in the 90s.

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            eronth@lemmy.world
            wrote on 21 May 2025, 02:10 last edited by
            #67

            I guess me and my several thousand borderlands hours are not a real fan then? The games weren't worth $80 even when they came with goodies. They're not worth $80 without the goodies. I'll just wait for a sale.

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            • I inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world
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              xtallll@lemmy.blahaj.zone
              wrote on 21 May 2025, 02:13 last edited by
              #68

              Real fans "Find a Way" Yarr.

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              • I inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world
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                neryk@sh.itjust.works
                wrote on 21 May 2025, 02:14 last edited by
                #69

                You'd think he'd be better media trained by now. But no, here goes the foot in the mouth.

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                  carlossurf@lemmy.ca
                  wrote on 21 May 2025, 02:38 last edited by
                  #70

                  Borderlands 3 was the first game I didnt even bother finishing, just super boring lol

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                    almacca@aussie.zone
                    wrote on 21 May 2025, 02:41 last edited by almacca@aussie.zone
                    #71

                    Borderlands isn't that good, Randy. Is anyone that much of a fan of a genetic shooter who's only distinguishing feature was the art style and the number of guns? (which I found got tiresome pretty quickly.) I played and enjoyed the first one, but from what I've played of 2 and the Pre-sequel, it was just more of the same so I haven't bothered since.

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                    • S serenesadie@lemmy.myserv.one
                      21 May 2025, 01:07

                      Stop buying Gearbox slop. Jesus fucking christ people. Why are they still getting a free pass for being objectively shitty developers?

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                      mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works
                      wrote on 21 May 2025, 03:05 last edited by
                      #72

                      Tbh, most AAA games are ass nowadays

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                      • V vlyn@lemmy.zip
                        21 May 2025, 00:18

                        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 🙂

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                        mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works
                        wrote on 21 May 2025, 03:12 last edited by
                        #73

                        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

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                        • S smeg@feddit.uk
                          20 May 2025, 23:13

                          You can still (for the moment) be patient with Nintendo games if you're OK buying second hand

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                          mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works
                          wrote on 21 May 2025, 03:13 last edited by
                          #74

                          Or just pirate and emulate Nintendo games. They're such scumbags that they make piracy morally correct

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                            obelix@lemmy.world
                            wrote on 21 May 2025, 03:29 last edited by
                            #75

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

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                              animalsdream@slrpnk.net
                              wrote on 21 May 2025, 03:42 last edited by
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                              Yeah, the way to make it happen is adding it to my wishlist and waiting for the price to drop to at least $40.

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                              • E eronth@lemmy.world
                                21 May 2025, 02:10

                                I guess me and my several thousand borderlands hours are not a real fan then? The games weren't worth $80 even when they came with goodies. They're not worth $80 without the goodies. I'll just wait for a sale.

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                                lost_my_mind@lemmy.world
                                wrote on 21 May 2025, 04:31 last edited by
                                #77

                                I'll just leave this skull and bones flag right here FOR NO REAL REASON!!!

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                                • V vlyn@lemmy.zip
                                  21 May 2025, 00:18

                                  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 🙂

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                                  gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com
                                  wrote on 21 May 2025, 04:36 last edited by
                                  #78

                                  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

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                                  • L leavemealone@sh.itjust.works
                                    20 May 2025, 22:26

                                    Too much games to play on the market to justify the urgency to buy it at release for 80 bucks. they now compete with free to play, gamepass, Indy games, piracy, and tons of past games with lower cost.

                                    The fomo of newly released games is low when most games are released in shitty state and need 1/2 months of patches/fixes and that's not even taking in consideration that the best experience is when all the dlcs are released and make the game finally complete.

                                    The AAA industry is fucked. In a world where quality games are released each weeks they are often but even the best way to have fun with our limited time, like tepid Ubisoft games...

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                                    cethin@lemmy.zip
                                    wrote on 21 May 2025, 05:58 last edited by
                                    #79

                                    Honestly, in my opinion, there's too many games to justify buying it at all. I enjoyed one and two when I was a kid, and there wasn't competition for the genre. Three I think was free on Epic or something, so I played and it was fine, but not great. I don't expect much from four, and there's companies I'd actually like to support instead.

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                                      scbasteve7@lemm.ee
                                      wrote on 21 May 2025, 06:13 last edited by
                                      #80

                                      Yeah, I'll fucking pirate it LMAO

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                                        damdy@lemm.ee
                                        wrote on 21 May 2025, 06:17 last edited by
                                        #81

                                        Can't wait to play it...in 2035 summer sale. Maybe I'll even get bored in under 2 hours and get the instant refund.

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                                        • S solorion@sh.itjust.works
                                          20 May 2025, 21:43

                                          If it ain't a purple I can basically guarantee it's shit. Just keep the rarity order in mind, and you can generally assume anything that's less rare than what you have is also worse. One of the load screens in BL1 or BL2 said When Grandma Burps Patrick Obeys- White, Green, Blue, Purple, Orange. Got absolutely burnt into my brain.

                                          But hey, if it's stressful fair enough. I think they're fun games, but nothing is for everyone.

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                                          alfredolin@sopuli.xyz
                                          wrote on 21 May 2025, 06:26 last edited by
                                          #82

                                          BL2 had unique blues which were OP.

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