Borderlands 3 sold “effectively beyond” Gearbox’s expectations

Borderlands 3 sold effectively beyond expectations, Story Video games has revealed.

Speaking to PC Gamer (opens in new tab) in a brand new interview earlier this week, Story Video games Store total manager Steve Allison revealed Borderlands 3 had surpassed sales targets. Or no longer it’s it sounds as if “correct overwhelmed, like, effectively beyond the expectations of the builders and the publishers,” Allison talked about.

Borderlands 3 had a terribly lengthy tail of publish-birth swear material in the years following birth, so possibly the information of it selling gangbusters is no longer any longer a huge shock. Gearbox labored tirelessly to bring new Vault Hunters to the game after birth, as effectively as a elephantine flawed-play update linking collectively PC, PlayStation, and Xbox platforms.

There maintain been even more granular updates for Borderlands 3, alongside with new skill bushes for characters like Moze, and label new modes like Fingers Bolt. Years and years of publish-birth swear material invent far more sense for a game that is performing effectively above the expectations of its developer and creator.

Borderlands 3’s gorgeous sales may possibly’ve even factored into Embracer’s consume of Gearbox for $1.3 billion. If the looter shooter surely has performed that effectively, it may well possibly per chance invent sense for Gearbox to be an provocative acquisition goal, especially provided that the studio’s dedicated to extending the Borderlands franchise with Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands. 

Oh, and then there is the Borderlands movie to contend with. Or no longer it’s no longer unreasonable to position a matter to of Borderlands 3 to discover rather sales enhance if the movie performs effectively, so the sequel can also be method for even bigger things at some point soon. 

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Hirun Cryer is a freelance reporter and author with Gamesradar+ essentially based fully out of U.Ample. After earning a level in American History specializing in journalism, cinema, literature, and historical past, he stepped into the games writing world, with a focal point on shooters, indie games, and RPGs, and has since been the recipient of the MCV 30 Below 30 award for 2021. In his spare time he freelances with other outlets across the alternate, practices Jap, and enjoys contemporary manga and anime.