The video game industry has made the jump to $80, first with Nintendo and Mario Kart World, then with Microsoft and its price hike announcement that will kick in this holiday season. Could Borderlands 4 follow suit?
Publisher 2K Games and parent company Take-Two have so-far remained vague on whether they will go to $80, and Randy Pitchford has insisted the decision is out of his control. But, responding to one concerned fan on social media, Pitchford set the cat among the pigeons by saying that if youâre a âreal fan, youâll find a way to make it happen.â
Hereâs the exchange:
âRandy, this game better not be 80 dollars. Donât take that risk, a lot of gamers arenât gonna pay 80 dollars and feed this notion of constant increase of the price tag. You are the CEO, you have some say with the price when it comes to your publisher.â
And hereâs Randy Pitchfordâs response:
âA) Not my call. B) If youâre a real fan, youâll find a way to make it happen. My local game store had Starflight for Sega Genesis for $80 in 1991 when I was just out of high school working minimum wage at an ice cream parlor in Pismo Beach and I found a way to make it happen.â
As youâd expect, Pitchfordâs comment has sparked a vociferous response.
Careful what you wish for, Randy. đŽââ ïž
Just putting this out there: wouldnât a multiplayer-focused game like Borderlands be relatively shielded from the lads out on the high seas? Sure fitgirl could hook you up for a single-player campaign, but who tf wants to play Borderlands solo?
Iâve only ever played borderlands soloâŠ
you have a mental fortitude i cannot imagine. getting all those sewer-tier jokes pure, uncut, while holding down L2+R2 for 30 hoursâŠI thought they banned that sort of thing in the Geneva Conventions
Ah, youâve played endgame Salvador I see
Imagine playing Borderlands with a controllerâŠ
Uh why the fuck would I want to play with other people?
Have to wait a year or so for Denuvo to be removed.