Borderlands 4 Is Getting Clobbered On Steam With Negative Reviews

Here is a 182-word summary of the news article: Borderlands 4, one of the most anticipated games of the year, has faced a mixed reception on Steam since its recent launch. While the game saw over 175,000 concurrent players at launch, it has also received a significant number of negative reviews, primarily due to poor performance on PC. Many players have reported issues such as frequent crashes, frame rate drops, and overall optimization problems, even on high-end systems. Steam users have criticized the game's pricing, use of Unreal Engine 5 and Denuvo DRM, despite praising its writing, gunplay, and world design. Gearbox has responded by providing troubleshooting guides and graphics settings optimization tips, but the issues persist. While the game has also received positive reviews, the PC version is widely considered to be "nearly unplayable" in its current state. The article notes that Borderlands 4 is available on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC, with the Nintendo Switch 2 version set to launch on October 3. GameSpot's review scored the game a 7/10 on PC, describing it as the "most mechanically sound Borderlands game to date."