Randy Pitchford is the head of Gearbox Software. The development studio is currently working on Borderlands 4. However, the studio boss is struggling with another problem. A statement from 5 years ago about Steam is now attracting many users who are mocking him.
What has Randy Pitchford done? The CEO of Gearbox is currently under criticism for trying to downplay the failed Borderlands movie. Additionally, there is now a tweet from him that he posted 5 years ago.
Pitchford believed back then that the Epic Games Store would drive the competitor Steam out of the market. He predicted in 2019 that Steam would be an extinct store in 5 or 10 years.
The reason for that: Epic Games would invest more in technology. Moreover, the quality of service would be better.
Currently, however, it does not seem that Steam will disappear anytime soon. Last year, a record-breaking 13,971 games were published on the platform. The total revenue from game sales on Steam has even doubled from 2019 to 2023. Thus, the mocking responses from fans did not take long to appear.
Currently, Gearbox is working on Borderlands 4. The game was announced at ONL 2024:
Borderlands 4 coming to Epic Games Store and Steam
How is the reaction from fans? Gearbox previously released their hit Borderlands 3 exclusively on the Epic Games Store. However, Borderlands 4, which was newly announced at Opening Night Live 2024, will now be available for both Epic Games and Steam.
Accordingly, many users are currently gathering under Pitchford’s 5-year-old tweet, mocking his statement. Many have dug up Randy Pitchford’s comments and are confronting him with the fact that the Epic Games Store is a minority compared to Steam (via X).
Many amused fans are also active in the Reddit forum. Here are some funny comments we’ve compiled:
- Doge-Ghost: “Randy ‘Nostradamus’ Pitchford.”
- Asamitsu: “The only reason to log into the Epic Games Store is for the free games, which I usually won’t play anyway.”
- JonathanStryker: “I think he prefers the term ‘magician’. He will make all your hopes and dreams disappear, lol.”
One of the commenters mentioned the free games that Epic Games regularly distributes to its users. For the CEO of Epic Games, this is a good strategy in the battle against Steam.
MeinMMO has also analyzed which gaming platform is the best in 2024. The Epic Games Store and Steam scored better than all other platforms. In our ultimate comparison, we show you why this is the case: Steam, Epic, and Co in the ranking: Which gaming platform is the best in 2024?
