The video game industry has made the jump to $80, first with Nintendo and Mario Kart World, then with Microsoft and its price hike announcement that will kick in this holiday season. Could Borderlands 4 follow suit?
Publisher 2K Games and parent company Take-Two have so-far remained vague on whether they will go to $80, and Randy Pitchford has insisted the decision is out of his control. But, responding to one concerned fan on social media, Pitchford set the cat among the pigeons by saying that if you’re a “real fan, you’ll find a way to make it happen.”
Here’s the exchange:
“Randy, this game better not be 80 dollars. Don’t take that risk, a lot of gamers aren’t gonna pay 80 dollars and feed this notion of constant increase of the price tag. You are the CEO, you have some say with the price when it comes to your publisher.”
And here’s Randy Pitchford’s response:
“A) Not my call. B) If you’re a real fan, you’ll find a way to make it happen. My local game store had Starflight for Sega Genesis for $80 in 1991 when I was just out of high school working minimum wage at an ice cream parlor in Pismo Beach and I found a way to make it happen.”
As you’d expect, Pitchford’s comment has sparked a vociferous response.
Careful what you wish for, Randy. 🏴☠️
Just putting this out there: wouldn’t a multiplayer-focused game like Borderlands be relatively shielded from the lads out on the high seas? Sure fitgirl could hook you up for a single-player campaign, but who tf wants to play Borderlands solo?
I’ve only ever played borderlands solo…
you have a mental fortitude i cannot imagine. getting all those sewer-tier jokes pure, uncut, while holding down L2+R2 for 30 hours…I thought they banned that sort of thing in the Geneva Conventions
Ah, you’ve played endgame Salvador I see
Imagine playing Borderlands with a controller…
Uh why the fuck would I want to play with other people?
Have to wait a year or so for Denuvo to be removed.
Borderlands 3 felt like getting mugged by Randy Pitchford for 20 hours. I’m not a real fan.
I’ve only ever bought the first one, got the rest for free. I generally like the gun play idea but my interest always fizzles out due to the ‘humor’ and getting caught in a too high level well… Level and deciding to give up.
My local game store had Starflight for Sega Genesis for $80 in 1991 when I was just out of high school working minimum wage at an ice cream parlor in Pismo Beach and I found a way to make it happen.
The classic CEO fanfic… They also learn everything they need to be a successful businessman by selling lemonade in a stall
You just ask for 🏴☠️ at this point.
I mean, he seems out of touch, sure, but what’s the fanfic?
Cause shit was a lot easier with disposable income in 1991. Source: Had more disposable income with a “regular job” in 1991.
Is there anything to back that up?
With inflation, that would be pushing $160…
From what I found, the minimum wage in California (where Pismo Beach is) in 1991 was $4.25/hour. If he worked 20 hours a week, that’s $340/month before taxes. He almost certainly would’ve been a student at the time since he would’ve been 20 that year. I don’t know what funding he would’ve had, but it honestly sounds doable for 1991
And today they’d be making $1320/month before taxes. Shouldn’t it be easier to afford that $80 purchase now than it was then?
Not to mention Randy didn’t have the same alternative high quality games to buy for way less than $80 back then. The price of top games was the price, now there is so much good stuff for less. Why should we pay $80 for yet another borderlands?
His father worked for the U.S. Intelligence as an engineer, I really doubt he had any financial problem that the “I found a way to make it happen.” is anything different them “I asked for daddy’s money”
TBH this sounds like more of a fanfic to me. Or haterfic I guess.
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Same here. I refuse to do it. Even for a game I’ve been really eagerly anticipating. I’ll wait a few months for even a small sale now. Usually a good amount of bugs have been patched out by then anyway.
Hope y’all enjoy the video game crash of 2026
I’m not a real fan.
People like this guy are completely fucking deluded.
No way this kind of disconnected-from-the-users attitude will backfire. This game is sure to be a great experience! /s
Yarrrr this be very true, if ye be a real fan and really want te play somethin then you’ll make it happen
🦜 🦜 🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️🦜🦜
🏴☠️ it is then.
Exactly, you will find a way to make it happen
I will show you da wey
Yanno, I have always loved borderlands, but randy pitchford is an absolute fucking tool.
I even bought one of the diamond editions that came with a physical damn loot crate and tons of goodies with BL3, so it’s not like I’m not a fan. But still, how fucking stupid do you have to be to say it like this? What a stupid jackass.
guess i’m not a real fan then. will wait for it to be 70% off and be a real fan for less. thanks!
100% off :)
Whatever. I’ll do what any good PC gamer does and buy if it goes on sale for a 90% discount in a decade. Or I just won’t buy it because I’ll be too busy repairing my shanty/house boat. We’ll see how things shake out
Guess I’m not a real fan then.
The Borderlands franchise is really past its prime at this point, anyway. I’ve got absolutely no issue skipping this one. Might pick it up when it’s on sale for $10 in a few years. The franchise really peaked with BL2; it’s been down hill since.
