We all know that the Borderlands franchise is one of the most beloved AAA entities in gaming today. From our love/hate relationship with Claptrap to the joy that results from playing the game that Destiny should have been (whoops, too soon?), Borderlands certainly deserves all of the praise heaped upon it. Today during a Q3 earnings call, Take Two’s CEO Strauss Zelnick let the world know just how well the Borderlands series has done up to this point. The fine folks at Seeking Alpha transcribed the entirety of the call, and this particular nugget of information was of great interest: Also on March 24, 2K will release Borderlands: The Handsome Collection bringing the critically acclaimed series, which is sold in nearly 23 million units worldwide, [to] the next-gen consoles for the first time. The Handsome Collection includes Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel along with all of the downloadable content for both titles. That’s right, Borderlands is a 23 million unit franchise. Clearly this is one of the biggest reasons why there’s going to be a Borderlands 3 (not to mention the fact that Borderlands: The Handsome Collection is on the horizon). Source: HG
