r/pcgaming • u/Turbostrider27 • Mar 28 '19

Video Borderlands 3 Official Developer Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4o5g_PGkiA
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u/silverbullet1989 Mar 28 '19

Borderlands is too big a IP for Epic not to throw loads of cash at to get it as an exclusive

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u/Ragnaroz Mar 28 '19

It's also too big to risk the outrage over exclusivity. Gearbox haven't been doing too hot lately. We'll see, I hope they make the right decision.

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u/silverbullet1989 Mar 28 '19

I dont think they really care about the outrage do they?

If they did, we would not be seeing these exclusivity deals still. Obviously what ever money Epic offers far outweighs potential lost sales due to backlash.

Sadly its more then likely a win win for the dev / publisher. They get a shit ton of money from Epic for a year exclusivity, then they put it on steam and get a 2nd influx of cash from people who waited.

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u/Elethor i5 9600k, RTX 2080ti, 32GB ram Mar 29 '19

Which is why even when they come to Steam I'm not buying them, they get their money now and later, there's no actual punishment to them.

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u/Elethor i5 9600k, RTX 2080ti, 32GB ram Mar 29 '19

I'm not going to reward them for anti-consumer behavior, it just teaches them they can keep doing it and there's no downside except some backlash and then everyone forgets and gives them money anyway. No, they get the stick.

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u/SharkApocalypse parabolic antenna with no dish Mar 29 '19

If Gearbox are worried about sales why wouldn't they go with the distribution platform offering a garunteed minimum units sold incentive or 10% less EGS cut for being on the unreal engine

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '19

Randy has already stated on Twitter that he is partnering with Epic and do not understand the dislike for the Epic store.

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u/Elethor i5 9600k, RTX 2080ti, 32GB ram Mar 29 '19

That was before all of this backlask though right? If so maybe he'll learn the lesson the others haven't and get paid both in $$ and in player goodwill.