Borderlands 4

I've been a Borderlands fan for years. Whenever a new Borderlands game comes out, I know I'm about to lose countless hours because they're usually some of the most fun looter shooters ever made. That's why this is so incredibly disappointing. The performance of Borderlands 4 is, without exaggeration, some of the worst I've ever experienced in a AAA game. Even running it on one of the most powerful gaming rigs money can buy, the game is a technical disaster. Constant stuttering, inconsistent frame pacing, hitching, frame drops—you name the technical issue, it's here. It completely destroys the experience. This isn't a minor inconvenience or a few bugs. This is a game that simply should never have been released in this state. What's even more insulting is the price. Charging a premium price for a game that performs this badly is unacceptable. Then asking players to spend even more money on DLC on top of that just adds insult to injury. Developers and publishers need to be held accountable for releasing unfinished products. There should be real consequences for shipping games in this condition. Consumers shouldn't be expected to pay full price and then wait months while developers finish the game after release. At some point, it stops feeling like customers are paying to beta test a product. The developers should be ashamed of releasing Borderlands 4 in this state. I genuinely cannot believe this was considered acceptable. Unfortunately, I can't even refund the game because I purchased it through another retailer and redeemed it on Steam. If I could, I would. This is such a heartbreaking disappointment because underneath all the technical problems, I can see a fantastic Borderlands game trying to shine through. But the performance is so catastrophically bad that I simply can't recommend it to anyone. Do better. This has become far too common across the games industry, and players deserve better than this.

Randy promised a premium experience. The only thing that was premium was the amount of money he tried to charge.

Not even getting 60 frames with a 5070, the worst-optimized game of all time

ok at best. sale only

DO NOT buy this, Borderlands 3 is a godsend compared to this steaming pile of disappointment and load screens

It doesn't feel like a Borderlands game. Whatever this is, it isn't a Borderlands game.

randy pitchford could go ♥♥♥♥ himself

I am glad they did that free weekend because I stayed away from this due to the price and the bad reviews. I loved 2 and the Pre-Sequel, and only liked 3, but this one seems like a good sequel from what I've played. Graphically, it looks great and runs really well now. Granted, I have a better computer than the average gamer, but on Ultra with DLSS Quality, I had a solid 80-100 FPS with very little stuttering, even in the open-world segments. With frame generation, it was almost butter smooth at 150+ FPS, so they definitely fixed some the performance issues. Still, this game is too premium for my wallet Randy, so I am going to wait for a good sale or bundle on the Super Deluxe Edition (just like I did for 3). But I know I will buy it eventually now.