Borderlands 3 is more expensive than GTA 5, becoming the darling of the parent company 2K

This number makes Borderlands 3 became the best-selling game in the history of 2K publishers, according to an announcement they announced today.

The shooting and looting frenzy has sold over 50% of units on the same platform as Borderlands 2 – now coming sales more than 22 million copies. 2k said a large portion of the above sales came from the digital store. Over 70 percent of consumers purchased the game through the online store in the first week, making Borderlands 3 its biggest ever online sales for a game released across multiple platforms and widely distributed from 2K. .
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The game also attracted millions of views online. Borderlands 3 has so far reached more than 14 million hours of live streaming on Twitchwhich accounts for more than half of the viewership Borderlands 2 received in the past seven years.

Interestingly, Borderlands 3 also had the highest pre-orders of any 2K game, despite the backlash to the news that the PC version of the game was branded an exclusive on the store. Epic Games. Borderland 3 is currently the 2K best-selling PC game despite the 5 million figure being counted across all platforms. According to the publisher, sales of PC games increased sharply and surpassed previous expectations.
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The game has a limited time exclusive on the Epic Games store, meaning players still have hope that Borderlands 3 will appear on other PC platforms someday.

Borderlands 3 launches in early September on Xbox One, PS4, Google Stadia, and PC. Readers can check out the Borderlands 3 review here.​