Monday, March 18th 2019

Borderlands 3 Possibly Exclusive to Epic Games Store on PC, Fans Worry Based on Old Tweet

Randy Pitchford is an interesting character even as game company CEOs go, with a.. checkered history in the last few months that go from funny all the way to controversial at minimum. As the head of Gearbox, he holds a lot of power when it comes to the Borderlands franchise, which itself teased a third numbered entry to be revealed at PAX East later this month. His social media activity has been a prime example of what not to do as a CEO owing to some personal and professional issues alike, which meant that this latest tease not only got people looking at more about the Borderlands franchise, but also his twitter account.

Users dug up an old tweet from December 2018 wherein he claimed he was "excited to support the Epic Games Store", and this was enough to initiate concerns that Borderlands 3 might be an exclusive to the Epic Games Store on the PC platform. Subsequent replies did nothing to quell these concerns, although there was nothing to confirm anything either. This may all be making a mountain out of an imaginary molehill, but it makes sense for Epic Games to go after Borderlands 3 to get more customers on their side- especially knowing that such exclusivity deals could be in the millions of US dollars. We will know more when the game is officially announced, so keep an eye out for that.
Source: Randy Pitchford on Twitter
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109 Comments on Borderlands 3 Possibly Exclusive to Epic Games Store on PC, Fans Worry Based on Old Tweet

#101
hat
Enthusiast
I find this competition among launchers kinda... fake. It's not like PS4 exclusives, where a game is developed by a Sony owned studio exclusively for the PS4. Nobody designs games for Steam or Epic, they design games for PC. As such the only thing preventing anyone from playing any game from any launcher/platform are these artificial walls.
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#102
Slizzo
I'm OK with the game being on the Epic store. I do not see why everyone is all "it's exclusive!!" It's still on PC guys, take that as a win.

I'll probably get Outer Worlds, and I am for sure going to get Detroit: Become Human, ever since I saw that game I've wanted it, but I have no PS4 so...
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#104
Skylord123
I laugh at the people saying they don't care that it is on Epic stores because Steam has a monopoly. That isn't what people are upset at. People are upset that it is exclusive to Epic. Being exclusive makes it a monopoly for Borderlands 3. If it launched on both platforms at the same time no one would care.

Exclusive deals are the cancer of the gaming industry. Even when it's only on Steam.

EDIT: I'm not going to use another DRM. Last thing I personally want is a whole new friends list and system. I'm sure people on Epic feel the same way about Steam exclusives.
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