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Gearbox Prioritizes Borderlands 4 Fixes as New Patch Lands Today

The developer shifts focus to stability following reports of PC crashes with console performance degrading over long sessions.

I tested Borderlands 4 on an RTX 4070, and sorry Randy, but it runs really badly
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Overview

  • Gearbox said performance and stability are its top priority, noting hotfixes went out over the weekend with another update scheduled for September 18.
  • A console Field of View slider is in testing, and the team is investigating reports of performance drops on PS5 Pro and Xbox that improve after a reboot.
  • Independent PC testing found long shader compilation times, frequent stutters, and very low 1% lows on an RTX 4070 at medium settings, contradicting claims that issues are rare.
  • CEO Randy Pitchford told unhappy PC players to seek refunds from Steam and offered tuning tips, a stance that fueled criticism even as the studio engages with feedback.
  • Despite mixed user sentiment, Borderlands 4 set series concurrent‑player records on Steam and shared heavy opening‑weekend activity stats, with a separate developer alert flagging a potential skill‑point loss bug.