Overview

• The game peaked at roughly 207,000 concurrent players on Steam within 24 hours, the highest in Borderlands history according to SteamDB.
• User reviews on Steam sit at Mixed (~60–62% positive) as widespread reports and independent tests cite stuttering, crashes, and low frame rates even on high-end GPUs, with some dubbing it “Stutterlands 4.”
• A 2.7 GB day-one patch reduced many crash-to-desktop issues for some players, though many who launched preloads without the update reported severe problems and posted early negative reviews.
• Gearbox published a PC optimisation guide with Nvidia setting charts and promoted DLSS and frame generation, yet outlets testing those recommendations say large-area stutter persists; Randy Pitchford warned below-min-spec PCs may be effectively unplayable.
• Take-Two formally denied spyware allegations linked to the game’s terms and anti-cheat, and console players are separately criticizing the lack of an FOV slider and motion-blur toggle on PS5 and Xbox.