Borderlands sold 6 million units, Borderlands 2 PC will be the best version

DSOGaming writes: "Gearbox’s CEO, Randy Pitchford, said during a developer’s session at Rezzed that the first Borderlands game has sold 6 million units – something remarkable for a new IP – and that the company will do their best to offer the best possible PC version."

[Snookies12]

Definitely getting this for PC.

[shutUpAndTakeMyMoney]

PC version even gets it's own UI? Nice..

Steam games seem to have Cloud saves more and more! lol some have to pay for that!

" According to Pitchford, PC gamers expect better treatment within the game itself."

lol that makes console gamers look bad.

[TitanUp]

wonder who gave you a disagree,its true

[Spydiggity]

how does it make console gamers look bad? that doesn't make any sense. it makes the pc game look good...it has NOTHING to do with the gamers.

also, saying the pc version is the best one these days really is unnecessary.

[Motorola]

Not really, sometimes the PC version sucks because it's a shoddy port. Glad to know this will be superior on the PC.

[mynameisEvil]

@Spydiggity
Actually, it's not at all. If you pay attention to the PC gaming community, you'll see that a lot of us are pissed at the quality of ports (*cough* Dark Souls *cough*) on the PC and, considering the first Borderlands on PC had had FOV problems, aspect ration problems, FPS problems, mouse acceleration problem, mouse smoothing problems, a lack of anti-aliasing, among others... it's pretty necessary to keep the PC market intrigued in your sequel after being disregarded the first time.

[kevnb]

many people on forums just like to complain, dark souls for pc hasn't even released yet...
In general though, people complaining on forums dont represent the whole, so many people bought games that are apparently shit...

[saladthieves]

PC version it is then. I'd later pick up a PS3 version to enjoy with some friends online.

[Tonester925]

Gives PC players an excuse for buying all these ridiculously priced upgrades.

[decrypt]

@tonester925

Atleast PC gamers have that option. Console gamers are locked down to the same 6 years old hardware.

And no PC gamers dont need to upgrade all the time, its a luxury they do have however it is not a requirement. Even today 4-5 year old GPUs like 8800gtx which released at the time of these consoles, far outperform these consoles. So no only one missing out are consoles gamers who dont have the option to upgrade and are stuck with old hardware.

[MrBeatdown]

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" According to Pitchford, PC gamers expect better treatment within the game itself."

lol that makes console gamers look bad.

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How so? If anything, it makes PC gamers look bad. If PC gamers really think they deserve "better treatment" just because they are on PC, that just paints them as entitled.

Now, if we are talking about catering to each platform's strengths, whether it's a specific interface or graphics, I'd say we all deserve the same treatment... a game that caters to the strength of the platform we've chosen.

But "better treatment" was what the article wrote, not a specific quote from Pitchford, so I doubt that's what he was saying. I think, if anything, he was just saying PC gamers expect a game that's more than a console game shoehorned onto PC.

Or he's saying "better treatment" in comparison to poor treatment he thinks they showed to PC gamers, in which case it makes sense. But even then, it doesn't make console gamers who were content with the effort put into the console versions look bad.

[MrBeatdown]

I'm curious what the disagrees are for.

Is it because I wasn't dumping on lowly console gamers?

Or is it because I said anyone expecting preferential treatment beyond getting the best version possible on their platform of choice has a false sense of entitlement?

[showtimefolks]

pre ordered a loot edition for $149
and the special edition for $99

loot edition i will keep new because i want to own something rare lol and that loot edition went within few week after being announced

can't wait to finally play it, i spent so much time in borderlands and let's be honest the game was a good but this one seems to have a diverse world,even better and more verity in weapons along with what seems like a properly funny story

[ATi_Elite]

Nice List of PC features!

Features that every PC title, Exclusive or Port should have!

Gonna pick up Borderlands 2 PC just cause Gearbox has made an effort for my platform instead of making a crappy port!

Going by VG Chartz (I know I know not super accurate) Add 360 + PS3 then minus 6 million and the PC is looking at 1.6m units sold which is easy to believe seeing how Borderlands was on Steam!

[vortis]

I, too, will be getting the PC version.

Hands down.

[Hellsvacancy]

I shall buy it for the PC aswel.....and then wonder why it doesnt run on my laptop - doh

I shall probably rent it on for the PS3 tbh, Borderlands was too easy imo, and abit boring, i really hope B2 is bigger with more to do, but im expecting more of the same *shoot shoot shoot*

Id be happy if the enemies where bigger and harder to kill, thatll satisfy me enough to buy it, i flew through Borderlands, one of the easiest platinums i earned

For once i might take note of a review or 5

[synchroscheme]

@Spydiggity

While the PC is usually the best performance-wise, more often than not it gets games that were clearly made with consoles in mind.

This results in controls that are inadequate for the mouse and keyboard and UI's that function as though the game thinks you're holding a gamepad. Vanilla Skyrim was a good example of this though mods have now fixed those issues. Perhaps a more recent example would be Ghost Recon: Future Soldier in which the PC clearly got the shaft and console gamers got the better deal.

[ATi_Elite]

Sure PC's get crappy ports that have HORRIBLE kb/m interface!

So what are we to do?

Oh I know use a controller until a KB/m patch comes out or just skip it and buy a Proper PC game!

[xAlmostPro]

This is good news, i got borderlands goty edition cheap on steam and have started playing through so i'm ready for this one.

Its a great game bu the PC version(since it was ported from consoles maybe?) is rather messy.

Almost every issue requires you altering core game files to fix and there's a lot of issues. Screen tearing, FOV, jumping feels floaty, aim assist(the only one that can be fixed in game) etc.

[Bakagami]

jumping is supposed to feel floaty, you're on a lower gravity planet. The rest I agree with tho, the original Borderlands could have used more love. But its still one of my favorite games, one that I still play often

[xAlmostPro]

Oh i understand that, but if you see the enemies they do not jump the same, the console version also don't float as much. On PC it's become almost a tactic i can take advantage of against enemies, jumpshootjumpshootjumpshoot

[LackTrue4K]

i want to get both!!! getting it first for my ps3, and when i see it on sale on Steam ill get it for pc.

[Cyb3r]

Impressive I guess Pachter was wrong this time

[Megaton]

...every time*.

[RXL]

...all the time.

[shodan74]

6 million copies?! That's fantastic.

Well deserved too: Borderlands was tremendous and I can't wait for Borderlands 2.

[leahcim]

Its a lie!

http://www.vgchartz.com/gam...

[JonahNL]

That whole site is a lie.

[shackdaddy]

I dont think vgchartz counts digital sales...

[Megaton]

Hopefully they learned from last time and go full Steam support this time around, ditching other DRM. I hate how 2 of the DLC have SecuROM activation limits.

[TitanUp]

play borderlands with fatman sometimes and we always have problems logging into gamespy. hopefully that is something that will change

[ExCest]

Straight up ditch Gamespy and go full Steam. Then it'll be better.

[Megaton]

Yeah, GameSpy is garbage.

[vortis]

Dude, so much crap with the DLC secuROM. That is straight up BS.

Better than an online pass though (you can at least install Borderlands DLC on multiple PCs).

[turnerdc]

Sounds awesome. Probably getting this for OnLive. Still playing the GOTY version on the service and have over 40 hours of playtime so far!

[vega275]

Glad I brought and finished it on pc. I hear we get extra perk for passing the game. Can't wait

[Bakagami]

looks like someone is just clicking disagree on everything.....go on, you know you want to
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[SeekDev]

Damn it, I only beat it on PS3, but now I want to get the PC version of Borderlands 2. I don't know if I can get the extra perks for PC now. Maybe I'll kindly email Gearbox to help me out, they seem generous.

[Bakagami]

you still have time. you can get the original game for $20 on steam. Doesn't take too long to run thru it if you skip the side missions

[FarCryLover182]

I think it's time I bought the GOTY edition.

[Summons75]

Impressive, good job the game definitely deserved it game is great. Got borderlands on 360 so that is where I will be playing number 2

[Holeran]

"According to Pitchford, PC gamers expect better treatment within the game itself. That’s precisely why Gearbox revealed – a while back – Claptrap love letter and Pitchford reconfirmed that the PC version of Borderlands 2 will be the best available version of it."

This seems odd to me "According to Pitchford, PC gamers expect better treatment within the game itself."

So console owners don't (expect better treatment) but still shell out $60 for the game ($10 more than the PC version) and thus get the inferior version.

Thats a great statement of how you care about a large portion of your consumers over the others.

[theEx1Le]

Good for you, reading between the lines in what he said, whilst also being wrong. Its a hard feat but I think you managed it.

OT: getting this game, but probably not right away. Will wait for the complete edition :)

[Holeran]

Reading between the lines? Are you daft? Any second grader could make out what he said in his first line (pc gamers expect better treatment within the game itself). Thats saying that one consumer expects better treatment than another consumer. Nothing strange or hidden in that comment, it's called plain English.

[Ravenor]

The 10 dollars extra is a fee that goes to MS/Sony..calm yourself and listen.

My PC has hardware far more powerful then my two consoles, it's not a secret and this shouldn't come as a surprise. My PC allows for a huge level of customization and those settings should always be visible and accessible.

No one is saying less time is being devoted to the console version or that it will be any less. He's just confirming that the PC will also be able to share in the same polished experience the console gamers got with Borderlands when it launched.

[TitanUp]

we just expect the game to come out with what used to be normal pc features.

[LAWSON72]

Well if u have a problem with having a inferior product get a PC what do you expect hardware that is 6 years old cannot do what a PC can

[Holeran]

It's not about hardware, it's about catering to a part of the consumer market that expects better treatment than other consumers. His words not mine. Don't try to make this into console vs PC.

[ChunkyLover53]

Lots of people will pirate the PC version of Borderlands 2, CONFIRMED.

[sriki007]

yes lots of people will pirate borderlands 2, but i can tell you for a fact that even console owners are gonna pirate it not just pc..

[hiredhelp]

Exactly srik007

[LAWSON72]

And console owners will buy it used or rent it, confirmed

[ChunkyLover53]

Well obviously people don't get jokes, but I didn't buy or play the first Borderlands game and I wont be buying or playing the second one either.

Just not my type of game.

[archemides518]

i wonder what percentage of that was sold on a $5 steam sale....that's where mine came from.

[thebudgetgamer]

I got to say that doesn't seem like a good way to market the game to people that bought a lions share of the original.

[beerkeg]

It's called being honest. Why should the pc version not be the best version?

[LAWSON72]

Because its not fair my 6 year old hardware should not be left behind.

[WeskerChildReborned]

Not surprised. I wouldn't want consoles to hold back PC so nice even though i'm not a PC player but a console player.

[Yodagamer]

That is a given most of the time, might of well said the sky is blue, while they are stating the obvious

[kingduqc]

people don't seem to understand that pc always get the better game. good thing they point it out and do some special treatement (those special treatment was mendatory few years ago... lame)

[Dark_Overlord]

Always? Have you played RAGE on the PC :D

[mistajeff]

It had a heinous launch, but they patched out the issues pretty quickly.

[kingduqc]

Yeah, always.

Better framerate, better resolution, more and better AA, better shadows, texture, lightning, better latency, mods support, you can play on 3 monitor surround, in 3d, on insane resolution, dev can offer more patch = faster fix for bugs, you can play with keyboard & mouse or your favorite controller (360/ps3 as you wish)the list goes on and on.

Anyone saying otherwise is just wrong.

[MysticStrummer]

Add all the graphical upgrades you want. Rage will still be just an average game. I bought it cheap recently and have to make myself play it every once in awhile.

[Siren30]

I bought a regular edition for the 360 when it came out and bought the dlc as it was released. I then bought the goty edition for the ps3.

[kevnb]

thought the first one was good on pc, actually has lan play !

[TurboGamer]

I only need to look at 2 words and that is 'LAN play'. Not even Call of Duty has LAN play these days.

[ninjahunter]

Wow, Thats a nice list of featurees their including, Alot of those are deal making thing too. Mouse smoothing options? Thats awesome, I tell you what, i will not play games with mouse smoothing its terrible.

[Elvis]

Cool.

[mistajeff]

Oh gearbox, you had me at "FOV slider"

[NnT3291]

Well deserved, It got me so addicted

[chukamachine]

How the hell did that game sell 6million, pos.

Wouldn't pay a £1 for that game or the sequel.

[Bladesfist]

Good for everyone else, many others did. So we get to play a sequel to a great game

[Rifkens]

No matter how shitty of a game you think it is, you would still buy a game for a pound.

I would definitely buy this game knowing that it is using steam works and not shitty gamespy.

[Rifkens]

People really need to stop bashing the pc community. They are doing some great things. Look at the steam workshop for instance and the new just cause 2 multiplayer mod. If bl2 comes with steam workshop integration, some amazing things will be created

[Relientk77]

Cant wait for Borderlands 2

:)