In the new shooter Borderlands 3, there are increasing hints that the game will not appear on PC via Steam, but rather find its place in the Epic Games Store.
These are the new hints: Yesterday, two tweets went live on the official Borderlands 3 channel, but they were quickly deleted:
- The first tweet revealed the release date of Borderlands 3, September 13, and promised a golden weapon skin pack for pre-order customers.
- The second tweet was a 6-second video. The clip showed the logo of Epic Games Store and not of Steam.
This is what Gearbox’s CEO says: Following this, slightly excited fans wanted to know what this means.
Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford tweeted:
- The publisher Take 2 decides such things. They hold the exclusive publishing rights to Borderlands 3, and it is the publisher who makes this decision.
- He himself, Pitchford, prefers to choose where he buys a game. For him, exclusivity is acceptable only when it is short (about 6 months) and brings benefits.
- The team of Borderlands 3 and he himself wish that Borderlands support cross-play across multiple platforms. Epic’s leadership supports this as well.
What lies behind this: It strongly looks like Borderlands 3 is landing in the Epic Games Store. Pitchford seems to want to calm the waters and clarify that Epic has some positive aspects.
They are indeed strongly advocating for crossplay and apparently have even convinced Sony to give in.
Should Borderlands 3 really land in the Epic Store, Pitchford makes it clear: “This is not my fault; please direct your anger at Take-Two.”
Fans had already feared in advance that Take-Two might keep Borderlands 3 away from Steam. After all, with the game “The Outer Worlds”, the publisher apparently bypassed the developer team in the decision-making and brought the game to Epic.
Epic attracts developers with larger percentages than Steam – yet some players criticize the Epic Games Store. It does not offer the same features as Steam.
