With writer 2K Video games and developer Gearbox having just lately revealed the $70 price ticket for Borderlands 4 by opening up pre-orders throughout PC (through Steam and Epic Video games Retailer), PS5 and Xbox Sequence X/S, studio CEO Randy Pitchford is celebrating by saying that the title will characteristic “a TON of superior DLC.”
In a social media publish, Pitchford wrote about being enthusiastic about not having any paid early entry for the upcoming co-op looter shooter, in addition to the truth that the sport can be sticking to its September 12 launch date. He additionally celebrated the truth that the title won’t value $80.
“I’m so stoked that Borderlands 4 is $69.99 and never $80,” wrote Pitchford. “I’m so stoked we’re not doing any paid early entry stuff and moved the date earlier to Sept 12. I’m stoked that we’re planning a TON of superior DLC.”
In a publish providing some follow-up, Pitchford additionally wrote about figuring out Gearbox’s plans for the post-launch DLC that can be coming to Borderlands 4. He has famous, nevertheless, that the studio has “plenty of superb plans” in relation to additional content material coming to the sport each without spending a dime in addition to paid releases.
“We’re going to be figuring out our DLC plans as we land the sport and might shift focus,” he wrote. “We already plenty of superb plans in thoughts for a variety of free and paid content material publish launch.”
Earlier this week, the studio had revealed that the post-launch content material plans for Borderlands 4 embody the addition of latest areas, playable Vault Hunters, in addition to new story missions. This content material is accessible for pre-order as a part of the sport’s $100 Deluxe Version, which incorporates the Bounty Pack Bundle.
This bundle will convey with it new areas, together with missions and executives, in addition to new automobiles t hat gamers can use to get around the globe. Nevertheless, extra particulars about this content material haven’t but been revealed. The $130 Tremendous Deluxe Version, then again, can even embody additional content material as a part of its Vault Hunter Pack, which incorporates extra Story Packs, full with new areas and missions.
Whereas all of those particulars relating to the title’s pricing, pre-orders and additional content material have been revealed, Gearbox remains to be but to substantiate whether or not the Nintendo Change 2 model of the sport – out on the identical day as on each different platform – can even value $70. Contemplating the brand new development of Change 2 titles being priced at $80, nevertheless, there’s a probability that gamers on Nintendo’s console might need to pay additional to get their arms on the sport.
Controversy across the worth for Borderlands 4 was kicked off earlier than the pricing particulars had been revealed when Pitchford took to social media to speak about how “actual followers” would discover a approach to purchase the title no matter its worth. After going through some blowback on this, nevertheless, Pitchford finally supplied one thing resembling an apology in one other publish on social media.
