Borderlands 3 developed by Gearbox Software is the videogame that has sold the most copies in the shortest time among the titles in the 2K publisher's catalog . This is confirmed by the same publisher in the financial statement in the Q2 period , or from April to June: according to what was reported, the title sold as many as 16 million copies , while in February the units sold were already over 15 million. The fourth installment of the series, which arrived in 2019, received an excellent reception and at the same time won the award of Best Multiplayer Videogame at Gamescom .
The numbers of the franchise therefore continue to grow, despite the whole chapter that boasts the most copies sold and the largest number of pre-orders is Borderlands 2 , with 700,000,000 copies in pre-order only in the United States and only in the first weeks of launch it sold. definitely more unity than the second chapter. Borderlands 3 arrived five years after its predecessor, or Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, nothing more than a Borderlands 2 prequel.
The Borderlands franchise currently has surpassed 77 million copies sold worldwide.
Good news therefore for the franchise which now has a total of 77 million copies sold since its debut in 2009 . Despite all the best-selling title of 2K Games remains Borderlands 2, published in September 2012: according to what was reported, the second chapter from the moment of launch has received greater appreciation from both critics and fans.
With 26 million copies sold worldwide, Borderlands 2 remains the development studio's best-selling video game and has been defined as a big step up from the first title. In the same year, in addition to boasting numerous nominations, the videogame won several awards, such asBest Shooter , Best Male Performance , Best Multiplayer and Character of the Year at the Spike Video Games Awards.