This article is going to focus on 2 sections; the release dates and pre-order bonuses for Borderlands 3, and whether or not you should buy Borderlands 3 early on the Epic Games Store for PC (it will be out in September for both XBO and PS4), or wait until April 2020 to purchase the game on Steam. First, let us talk about the bonuses.
Standard Game: $59.99 USD
For those that want the game as soon as possible and don’t care about cosmetic add-ons or other goodies, you can purchase Borderlands 3 for the standard price of $59.99 on Epic Games. The base and standard and basic game with no additional perks or benefits other than knowing you finally have the highly anticipated game. Not much else to mention here.
Deluxe Edition $79.99 USD
Next is the deluxe edition, for those who want to get a little more for $20.00 extra, you get the following:
- The Deluxe Edition includes:
• Retro Cosmetic Pack: Vault Hunter skin, Echo Device skin, weapon skin
• Neon Cosmetic Pack: Vault Hunter skin, Echo Device skin, trinket
• Gearbox Cosmetic Pack: weapon skin, trinket
• Toy Box Weapon Pack: 2 Toy guns, Toy grenade mod, trinket
• Equippable XP & Loot Drop Boost Mods
Super Deluxe Edition $99.99 USD
For $40.00 more, you get all of the above, and then some. The Super Deluxe Edition includes the Season Pass and Deluxe bonus content in a Steelbook case.
Season Pass:
• 4 campaign DLC packs featuring new stories, missions and challenges
• Butt Stallion weapon skin, trinket, and grenade mod
Deluxe Bonus Content Pack:
• Retro Cosmetic Pack
• Neon Cosmetic Pack
• Gearbox Cosmetic Pack
• Toy Box Weapon Pack
• Equippable XP & Loot Drop Boost Mods
Diamond Loot Chest Collector’s Edition $249.99 USD
Now this is the highest-end pre-order option that you can purchase. For $249, you get a ton of sweet loot.
This edition includes the full game, season pass, and all bonus digital content from the Super Deluxe Edition, plus:
- Diamond Loot Chest Replica: Featuring a functional retractable lid, this chest is perfect for storing your real-world loot.
- Borderlands 3 character figurines (x10): Make room on your shelf for the whole crew, including the four new Vault Hunters, the fanatical Calypso Twins, and some of your favorite characters from the Borderlands universe! Approximately 3″ tall.
- Sanctuary 3 snap model: Construct your very own Sanctuary 3 model ship and display it proudly on its included stand.
- Set of Vault Key keychains (x4): Because you never know when you might stumble across an unopened Vault.
- Cloth galaxy map: Discover new worlds beyond Pandora with Typhon DeLeon’s map of the Borderlands.
- Character art lithographs (x5): Unique character prints starring the new Vault Hunters and fanatical Calypso Twins.
- Borderlands 3 Steelbook case: A gorgeous metal case for any collector’s shelf.
As mentioned before, this may be an article about the latest release details and pre-order bonuses for Borderlands 3, but that does not mean we won’t address the large elephant in the room. The Epic Games Store and exclusivity to certain game launchers.
Up until today, if you followed the Borderlands community (or any PC gaming community, for that matter), you would find a lot of people voicing their opinions on the state of Epic Games vs Steam, vs other launchers. Sure, it is just another launcher to use and that is not so bad, right? Should you wait for 6 more months before buying Borderlands 3? Here are a few things to consider.
Reddit User /Coryinthedank provided an infographic on this post where he points out all the reasons why the Epic Games Store is not a place that gamers should be investing their money. The main issue being security and lack of features, which to us is a good enough reason to wait. If you look at the Reddit post, you will see a lot of players in the community willing to wait (we know we are).
Look, at the end of the day, it is your money and you are free to do what you want. We wanted to include this side of things, just a bit, to make sure you, the gamer, were informed. We know the decision we are making. It is now up to you to choose to play it early on PC if you want, or wait just a little while longer to get it on Steam. Your call.
