Gearbox CEO: Borderlands 3 Crossplay for PlayStation is Being Hobbled (VL482)

Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford is nothing if not free speaking. So it's no surprise that when problems arose on bringing crossplay to Borderlands 3 (and especially to Sony's PlayStation product), he decided to make his opinions known. But when those opinions might well have the effect of making everyone, everywhere upset. Well...it's just another day at the office for the wildcard CEO. There's a reason you don't usually see messaging like this…in Virtual Legality. #Borderlands3 #Sony #Crossplay *** SUPPORT THE CHANNEL PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/VirtualLegality STREAMLABS - https://streamlabs.com/richardhoeg STORE - https://teespring.com/stores/hoeg-law-store *** Discussed in this episode: "Good news or bad news first?" Tweet - May 27, 2021 - Randy Pitchford https://twitter.com/DuvalMagic/status/1397872712090099715 "Borderlands 3 cross-play planned for ‘as many platforms as possible’" VGC - July 16, 2019 https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/borderlands-3-cross-play-planned-for-as-many-platforms-as-possible/ "Borderlands® 3 is Now Available Worldwide!" Take 2 News Release - September 13, 2019 https://ir.take2games.com/news-releases/news-release-details/borderlandsr-3-now-available-worldwide "A lawsuit accuses the CEO behind the blockbuster 'Borderlands' video games of lewd behavior and pocketing a secret $12 million bonus" Business Insider - January 11, 2019 https://www.businessinsider.com/gearbox-randy-pitchford-lawsuit-bonus-2019-1 "Gearbox Software CEO 'Exonerated' After Lengthy Legal Battle" The Hollywood Reporter - October 3, 2019 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/gearbox-software-ceo-exonerated-lengthy-legal-battle-1245149/ "An Antitrust Epic" YouTube Playlist - Hoeg Law https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy-lb7ReoUqL5_dTcM8ngmfV "Is Sony Charging Developers for Adding Crossplay? (VL458)" YouTube Video - May 3, 2021 - Hoeg Law https://youtu.be/ILdNW8_Tfw8 "...this is an email from Sony to Epic Games in 2018..." Twitter Thread - May 3, 2021 - Tom Warren https://twitter.com/tomwarren/status/1389259771354681348 "CD Projekt says it’s still waiting for Sony’s approval to bring Cyberpunk back to the PlayStation Store" VGC - May 25, 2021 https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/cd-projekt-says-its-still-waiting-for-sonys-approval-to-bring-cyberpunk-back-to-the-playstation-store/ *** "Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law). CHECK OUT THE REST OF VIRTUAL LEGALITY HERE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy9YAU61GoW-00K0TJOGnPCo DISCUSSION IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS LEGAL ADVICE. INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN THE LEGAL TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS VIDEO SHOULD CONSULT WITH THEIR OWN COUNSEL. *** Twitter: @hoeglaw Web: hoeglaw.com *** DESIGN WORK Joe Ellis (Logo Design) Chris Leroux (Motion Graphics) For more information: contact Chris at @Chrisleroux on Twitter. PODCAST VERSIONS ALSO AVAILABLE