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Gearbox delays Borderlands 4 on Switch 2 indefinitely because "the game needs additional development and polish"

All Borderlands 4 Switch 2 digital pre-orders will be canceled

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Dying Light: The Beast shows Borderlands 4 how it’s done with stellar PC optimization – and exposes Gearbox CEO's tone-deaf response

In a time of bad PC ports and CEOs like Gearbox's Randy Pitchford hitting back at gamers for bad Borderlands 4 performance, it's great to see Techland's Dying Light: The Beast stand in a positive light.

TechRadar

Borderlands 4 gets 758MB update on PC, and it's not all performance fixes: Gearbox says it "smooths out progression" and brings the first of a zillion weekly updates

The new Borderlands 4 update "improves stability on PC"

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Borderlands 4 performance patch out now with PC 'our top priority'

Randy Patchford.

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Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford isn't quite done annoying Borderlands 4 fans just yet, admitting he did an "oops" when giving tech advice – but "the mistake was innocent"

Back at it again with more "tuning" guidance

GamesRadar

Borderlands 4 review

True looter-shooter greatness in a messy package.

PC Gamer

"Quit game and restart": Borderlands 4 boss says potential memory leak issue on console could get worse the more you play the looter shooter, so "sorry for the friction!" while devs investigate

Oh, no problem

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Borderlands 4's opening weekend stats show off 1.5 million items looted from toilets and only 25% of boss attempts ending in failure

There were also 4.5 million grenade-related deaths, but less than 350k toxic goo mishaps

GamesRadar

Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford continues to crash out over Borderlands 4 as fans compare the new game's PC performance to Battlefield 6 and Cyberpunk 2077: "Would you like help tuning?"

"You are welcome to play it"

GamesRadar

Was Borderlands 4 boss wrong? Response to criticism triggers fierce debate

How should game devs respond to player criticism?

Creative Bloq

Borderlands 4 boss Randy Pitchford says "we just don't worry about the hate" online because "that's actually a different form of love" and "if someone's commenting, they're invested, man"

"Not every game I've ever made worked"

GamesRadar

Gearbox CEO channels inner Claptrap, offers himself up as personal tech support over rampant Borderlands 4 PC performance issues — 'Would you like help tuning with your personal specification?'

Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford has taken to X in a bit to offer personal tech support to Borderlands 4 players struggling for PC performance.

Tom’s Hardware

Performance woes plague Borderlands 4 on Xbox as Gearbox considers FOV slider fix

Borderlands 4 players on Xbox report severe performance issues, including memory leaks and frame drops, as Gearbox Software works on adding an FOV slider and other missing features.

Windows Central

Baldur's Gate 3 publishing director feels "bad" for Borderlands 4 devs "who are just trying really hard to make players happy" as Randy Pitchford fights back against performance criticism

The Gearbox boss has been very vocal online, even telling unhappy players to "please get a refund from Steam"

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Borderlands 4 boss tells players "please get a refund from Steam if you aren't happy" as Randy Pitchford continues his very public crashout over the FPS's performance woes

"If you're not happy using the tools available to you to improve frame rate and you're not happy with the frame rate you have, you should play a different game"

GamesRadar

Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford claims "less than one percent of one percent" of Borderlands 4 PC players reported "valid performance issues" via customer support, says "I have personally helped users go from 30FPS to 90FPS+"

Surely this will calm everyone down

TechRadar

Borderlands 4 maker says your old PC hardware is to blame for the game’s poor performance – even though it struggles to run on an RTX 5090

Gearbox Software's Borderlands 4 joins the list of poorly optimized Unreal Engine 5 PC games, yet its CEO thinks your old gaming PC is the problem.

PC Gamer

Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford's chronic tweeting syndrome strikes again, says 'less than 1% of 1%' of players are filing tickets about performance so clearly the internet's overblowing it

Interested to see how this one's gonna play out.

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'Borderlands 4 is a premium game made for premium gamers' is Randy Pitchford's tone deaf retort to the performance backlash: 'If you're trying to drive a monster truck with a leaf blower's motor, you're going to be disappointed'

I'm not entirely sure this helps.

Windows Central

Borderlands 4 CEO: "Code your own engine and show us how it's done please" — as performance woes hit the game's Steam review score.

Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford issues a barrage of posts on X over the game's performance criticisms, as Steam reviews hit "Mixed."

GamesRadar

Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford says Borderlands 4 performance isn't bad, your expectations are just too high: "If you’re not 4k stubborn and just want to have a great, fun time with higher perf, please consider running at 1440p resolution"

A stark reminder there's no one above him at Gearbox to tell him to stop tweeting

PC Gamer

Randy Pitchford challenged players to break the Borderlands 4 servers over the weekend, offering free DLC for anyone who takes part

"I know there have been some high profile backend on-line systems failing around big AAA game launches, but not this one."

GamesRadar

Gearbox and Randy Pitchford aim a fire hose at the Borderlands 4 PC port, share "optimization guide" and a tip to "boost your performance" which is, big surprise, enabling DLSS performance with frame gen

I don't think the magic AI buttons are really doing the job this time

PC Gamer

Borderlands 4 takes a shot at Embracer Group by naming a town filled with trash and an AI talking toilet after it

Subtle as ever.

Tom’s Hardware

Borderlands 4 on PC crushing even the most powerful rigs — RTX 5090 struggles in some scenarios, but day one patch solves plenty of issues

Borderlands 4 has arrived on PC to a chorus of criticism over performance and stuttering. Early reports from players described low frame rates and frequent crashes, even on high-end hardware.

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