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

The trailer for the new borderlands looked like the most soulless, boring cash grab. Anyone put much time into it yet?

Harvey656, do games w $80 for Borderlands 4 too costly? Randy Pitchford says, "If you're a real fan, you'll find a way to make it happen"

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

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

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 :)

dermanus,

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

mnemonicmonkeys,

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

Vlyn,

Actually around half the budget of an AAA game is just marketing cost. Which feels wasteful, but if you need to recoup hundreds of millions it might be necessary.

gamermanh,

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

Vlyn,

Actually around half the budget of an AAA game is just marketing cost. Which feels wasteful, but if you need to recoup hundreds of millions it might be necessary.

IzzyJ, do games w $80 for Borderlands 4 too costly? Randy Pitchford says, "If you're a real fan, you'll find a way to make it happen"
@IzzyJ@lemmy.world avatar

I will never buy the game out of spite

Hermit_Lailoken, do games w $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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That’s what he thinks.

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

I’m really bad about buying new games at launch where I like the franchise and getting burned (looking at you bf2042).

However with all of the stupid politics, tariffs, and recession coming in the US, I’m sure the hell not buying this at $80, even if I’m a long term borderlands fan. I have way too many games in my library I should be playing/finishing anyway.

I hope others speak with their wallets as well.

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

I am not a reaI fan ?.I am ok with being a “hypothetical” fan and buying it later at a reasonable price

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

Guess we all know what we have to do

madame_gaymes,
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Arr, matey

Emil_Zatopek1982, do games w Grand Theft Auto 4 for PS5, Xbox Series X/S reportedly in development, could release this year

The best one.

Faydaikin, do gaming w 200 Overwatch devs at Activision Blizzard vote to unionize [Eurogamer]
@Faydaikin@beehaw.org avatar

A bit late, but good for them.

Dark_Arc,
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How is it late?

Faydaikin,
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Might have helped a bit both before and during Koticks rampage.

Vodulas, do gaming w 200 Overwatch devs at Activision Blizzard vote to unionize [Eurogamer]

Fuck yes!

mrodri89, do games w Nintendo reserves the right to brick your console following "unauthorised use", in bid to prevent piracy

Damn, first they get shady patents and now this. They’re really on a roll for being a pretty unethical company.

Quexotic,

They’re the Disney of gaming, really.

Dariusmiles2123,

So true. And what’s sad is that so many people love these two companies😨

Darkcoffee, do games w Death Stranding 2 preview: how a big dollop of Metal Gear is expanding Kojima's bizarre epic

I saw that Kojima talked to Conan recently… Maybe Conan will be in this one too?

ms_lane, do games w Valve's invite-only Deadlock has an even more exclusive top-secret hush-hush version

I lost all interest in this when you had to go out of your way to try and get invited.

Gross marketing.

Abnorc,

I’m still interested, but I’ll wait until it’s available. I’m not sure what purpose it serves, but if feels off or weird to me.

zorblitz,

What are you talking about? It’s not even released yet. It’ll be free for all when it releases.

Random123,

Thats not what marketing is..

arakhis_, do games w Valve's invite-only Deadlock has an even more exclusive top-secret hush-hush version
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top secret hust-hot-DOA-garbage-hush

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