Re: Oh, Randy (Borderlands 4 edition)

Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 17:53 this Monday (GMT):

On Tue, 20 May 2025 20:15:20 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson
<spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
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So, "Borderlands 4" is now available for pre-order and we know the
game's price: rather than the promised $80 USD (which "real fans"
would be happy to pay), Gearbox has decided to go for $70 USD.
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I've said it before; while I've no /love/ of games going up in price,
I can understand the need. While I think a jump from the current
"normal" price of $60USD to $80 is a bit steep, it's understandable. I
honestly think that Gearbox /could/ have gotten away with it too... if
it wasn't for Randy Pitchford's ill-chosen words (and subsequent
inability to back away from the topic). Players would have grumbled,
sure, but seeing as how Nintendo and others are making similar
price-hikes, gamers as a whole would have swallowed their ire and
bought the game with its inflated price-tag.
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But because Randy Pitchford had to chime in, he cost Gearbox --and
parent company Take Two-- potentially millions of dollars because he
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     a) alienated a lot of fans, and
     b) brought a lot of focus on the price hike and made
        a lot of people wait to see if the game is actually going
        to be worth the increased cost.
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Gearbox and Take-Two are obviously trying to do some damage control
here by 'compromising' and releasing the game at $70. I'm sure it will
work to a degree. I think they'll still have lost a lot of sales
because of the fiasco.
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</rant>

Hey, you're not gonna believe this, but the pricing issue got /WORSE/.
APPARENTLY, NOW THEY'RE SELLING THE "COLLECTORS EDITION" WITHOUT THE
GAME INCLUDED.

Why on EARTH would a fan ever spend 160$ to not even get the game they
wanted, and have to shell out an extra 80 DOLLARS on top of that?! THis
is honestly getting ridiculous, especially with how BL3 was recieved.
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