Wednesday, April 3rd 2019
Borderlands 3 Confirmed to be EPIC Games Store Timed Exclusive on PC, Developed in Partnership with AMD
Well, that tweet that fans of the Borderlands seriesfeared meant platform exclusivity on PC actually manifested itself. Gearbox today announced that Borderlands 3, the hit sequel to one of the first loot-shooters, will indeed be releasing on September 13th for all platforms - but will be distributed exclusively on the PC digital platform via the EPIC Games Store. Other storefronts will have to wait until April 2020 to sell copies of the game.
The game will also feature optimized performance for AMD's CPU and GPU portfolio, with AMD aiding in performance optimizations for its Ryzen CPUs, current GPUs and, expectedly, next-generation Navi. The announcement trailer and 2K's press release points to a story-driven shooter, that Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford pitched (ahem) as "a love letter to fans of the series, but also as an ideal entry point for new players to jump-in alone or cooperatively, on or off-line, in the latest and greatest installment of the definitive best-in-class benchmark shooter-looter." The announcement trailer follows.
Source:
via DSO Gaming
The game will also feature optimized performance for AMD's CPU and GPU portfolio, with AMD aiding in performance optimizations for its Ryzen CPUs, current GPUs and, expectedly, next-generation Navi. The announcement trailer and 2K's press release points to a story-driven shooter, that Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford pitched (ahem) as "a love letter to fans of the series, but also as an ideal entry point for new players to jump-in alone or cooperatively, on or off-line, in the latest and greatest installment of the definitive best-in-class benchmark shooter-looter." The announcement trailer follows.
54 Comments on Borderlands 3 Confirmed to be EPIC Games Store Timed Exclusive on PC, Developed in Partnership with AMD
But if people want something they will aquire it... else where.
Good for them, I hope more follow suit and finally start getting better deals from all marketplaces.
And if it wasn't developed in collaboration with NVidia, then we wouldn't have Claptrap knocking on NVidia logo at every game start.
Works for me!
... which in turn means developers will be able to sell their games for less and get the same amount of money still if they decide to, in other words everyone wins
it's obviously not proof that everyone will do this, but saying that there will be "none" of it screams fanboyism to me - there will be none of it in your head because you hate EGS, and automatically discard any potential positive thing(s) this competition may bring
but that's ok, as a person that has made and released a game on Steam I welcome the competition EGS brings, and am happy to see Steam get some much-needed competition at last
Have you thought this through?
Tencent are basically buying up AAA games from developers to create a market that will only hurt consumers. Steam is expensive for developers but it also gives them way more customer exposure and handles lots of things that Tencent don't do, namely anti-cheat, DRM, voice, social, matchmaking, streaming (in-home and broadcasting to the web), reviews, support, customer service, community forums, cloud saves, overlays, and of course account SECURITY.
Epic/Tencent are basically charging 12% for offering a distribution method, when Valve charge 30% for absolutely everything. As a consumer, Tencent's solution is terrible. As a developer, Gearbox are going to have to do a lot of their own work to make up for what Steam provides already - resulting in an immature or wobbly implementation of those features and then risk customer backlash that comes with all the downsides of being on the Epic Game Store.
I play just fine without nearly everything you listed because I just play the games, to play the games. It’s a novel concept to immerse oneself into an entertainment medium and enjoy it, right?
HEAR ME OUT!
3/4 people will pirate it and wait for it to come out on Steam. Meanwhile this 3/4 that pirated it will recommend to 1/2 of people they know and ALL of them will buy it on steam!!! Same way Windows 7 became so popular (becasue milions pirated it and MS didn't give a shite about it, it was free advertisment for them), and people cannot let go of it!!!!!!! :O