- The CEO of Gearbox software, Randy Pitchford, shares another controversial version Borderlands 4
- Pitchford says that performance problems suggest that the equipment of the old PC, rather than optimizing the game
- Declares that Borderlands 4 is a “premium game” made for “premium players”
I cannot say that I am surprised, given the model of the Unreal Engine 5 games and their bad optimization and performance, but Borderlands 4 Another disaster for PC players – and instead of focusing on improving the stability of the game, Randy Pitchford, CEO of Gearbox Software, released another hot intake.
As originally indicated by Notebookcheck, Randy Pitchford went to X (formerly Twitter) with another controversial tweet, suggesting Borderlands 4 is a “premium game” made for “premium players” who cannot work on “too old PC equipment”.
This is not the first time that the CEO of Gearbox Software has left the PC game community irritated, because Pitchford told fans for the last time if they were “real fans”, they “make the realization” in reference to pay $ 80 for the new AAA title, before its launch – and these comments alone, on its own, I go to a purchase alone as well as for other players.
In this case, concerning the performance of the game, Borderlands 4 Fruption to work well on the best GPUs on the market, in particular the RTX 5090 to a 4K native resolution – and does not even manage to operate above 90 images per second (FPS) at 1080p with DLAA activated on the Max graphic parameters.
Players are forced to use the quality of DLSS quality (and even DLSS performance in some cases, as I have spotted), which I am sure I don’t need to tell you should not Be the case with an RTX 5090, nor when you use some of the best game PCs available. You can see it in the video below of Zwormz Gaming on YouTube.
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The minimum and recommended specifications are published. The most common equipment is a four -year mobile phone. Borderlands 4 is a premium game designed for premium players. Just as Borderlands 4 cannot work on a PlayStation 4, you cannot expect the too old PC equipment. Contrary to…September 13, 2025
If you consider that a large majority of PC players, at least those who are on Steam, according to the results of the Steam hardware and software survey in August, use a RTX 4060, you can only imagine how much the performance of Nvidia’s performances on “ weaker graphics ” of Nvidia.
I am sure that I will not be the first to mention that players will not like to be talked about, because this is what Pitchford does here with statements like Borderlands 4 Being made for “premium players”, effectively alienate players who may not be able to afford the best equipment on the market – and once again, it also fights with the best configurations.
It is sure to say that the comments of Pitchford do not help the cause, and I am sure that this will only divert the players from the new title, whatever the impressive its content – especially when the title does not have a significant visual jump of its predecessor, Borderlands 3.
Analysis: game developers and studios, focus on optimization and less on controversial sockets
I feel like a broken record saying this, but it would be great if game studios stop publishing games that are clearly not optimized and not ready to run for most PC players, because you run the risk that players turn away from your game for good – and I think Borderlands 4 is an excellent example of this.
In addition, if there is something that will worsen a situation as such, these are condescending statements and controversial sockets shared online by game developers or CEOs that imply that players are “mowed” or that we complain too.
The success of these titles is a lot of rest on the reception of the players, and making them raise will do no one in favor, as I said. The ideal solution following the release of an ill -optimized game is that the excuses are shared and the commitments of performance corrections to be made – what Pitchford has done, but it is overshadowed by material declarations.
PC players just want games who are launching without having to empty their portfolios to obtain a frequency of playable images, and if this cannot be delivered, then they have the right to express their frustrations.
