Comments on: Why Hasn’t Anyone Copied Borderlands?

By: foxton

foxton — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:15:02 +0000

and i bet a ford GT would sell for that much!!

By: foxton

foxton — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:12:42 +0000

“being unique is illegal in this industry”
brilliant

By: nick

nick — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 14:00:16 +0000

thats exactly what i said.
its too unique and different, thats why no one has tried to copy it yet.
it sold well, but not BF well!
why release a game that may sell 6M units when you can sell a game that will sell double, or triple that!?
that is exactly the problems, publishers have it in their thick skulls that if they copy franchises that sell well they will be successful.
just because ferrari can sell a car for 500000 bucks does not mean ford can!

By: Ernice Gilbert

Ernice Gilbert — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 12:22:51 +0000

@Benzo: good point!

By: Ernice Gilbert

Ernice Gilbert — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 12:22:03 +0000

Borderlands sold about 6 million units, Gearbox says.

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http://www.vgchartz.com/article/250241/gearbox-borderlands-has-sold-6-million-units/

By: benzo

benzo — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 11:58:14 +0000

Borderlands is a melding of several different genres,and at this time in the gaming industry, people are afraid to take chances. And who could blame them! For every minecraft there are a few Amalurs.

By: nick

nick — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 11:24:02 +0000

because its unique, different!
and that, sadly, has become illegal in this industry!
borderlands is just 1 game, and if i remember right it sold well but not so well that everyone would jump on the bandwagon like they have military shooters.
theres too much creativity in there too, allot of developers these days could not imagine a freaking flower for crying out loud!
its just to imaginative, creative and, well, fun to fit in todays humourless, empty, stern, german, suit, society!