Borderlands 4 Boss randy pitchford has hit back at negative reviews about the recently-Released Sequel.
Borderlands 4 Launched Last Week and Despite Being a Hit With Critics, A Number of Fans Have Left Negative Reviews about the game over ISSUES with Performance, Graphics and Bugs. The long-awaited follow-up to Borderlands 3 Has a “generally favorite” score of 84 out of 100 on metacritic but has a “Mixed” review score on step.
Taking to x, Gearbox Ceo Pitchford Wrote: “Every pc gamer must accept the reality of the relationship between their hardware and what the software they are running is doing. We have made an amazing and fun Looter Shooter Campaign Game
He went on to say that it’s a “mistake” to expect that “pcs between minimum specification and recommended specification can achieve all of extramely high frame rate, maximum/ultra fatures, and Extremely high resolution, “and it’s up to players to adjust their settings.
This has got to be the most tone deaf, out of touch, dismissive ceo I’ve ever Seen
Somehow WorsE then Bungie in a Sense Lmao@Gearboxofficial @Duvalmagic Get your shit togeether https://t.co/cvpjbvkuzn– Jakey: 3 (@jakenj_) September 15, 2025
“If you are available happy, please tune to your preferences using the tools available to you,” He added. “If that last post makes you have a negative reaction, I bet you have emotions and expectations that that you feel are feel arena’T sufficiently Attended to. I’m sorry.
He confirmed that the team is currently working on “a less real issues” Affect a “very, very small percentage of users” and encouraged people playing, despite their issues with the game Optimization. “The more people that play, the more data we get and the easier it is to keep making improvements.”
Over the weekend, he called Borderlands 4 “A Premium Game Made for Premium Gamers” and should be expected to run on older computers. “If you’re trying to drive a monster truck with a leaf blower’s motor, you’re going to be disappointed.”
The minimum and recommended specs are published. The most common hardware is a four year old cell phone. Borderlands 4 is a premium game made for Premium Gamers. Just as borderlands 4 cannot run on a playstation 4, it cannot be expected to run on too-old pc hardware. Unlike on…
– Randy Pitchford (@duvalmagic) September 13, 2025
“Man, this is like a fever dream. Imagine gaslighting paying customers when the performance is straight-up garbage,” Replied One Fan. “You are not helping your game with this. All you are doing right now is telling (potential) customers ‘shut up, you are wrang’,” said another.
Earlier this year, Pitchford Annoyed Gamers by suggesting “Real fans” would find a way to pay whitever takever take-too charged for Borderlands 4,
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