Despite a PC launch riddled with technical issues, Borderlands 4 has kicked off with a blistering start and sold like crazy. Just hours after release, the game set a new franchise record with over 207,000 concurrent players on Steam, and that's more than 84,000 above Borderlands 2's previous peak.
Reviews on Steam remain mixed, but that hasn't stopped players from diving headfirst into the chaos of Kairos. Most criticism is aimed squarely at the game's poor optimisation rather than its core design. Built on Unreal Engine 5, the shooter pushes even the most powerful GPUs to their limits, something Gearbox's CEO warned about ahead of launch.
At the same time, the gameplay is winning praise across the board, with the open world described as the best the series has ever offered. And with the weekend approaching, those already staggering numbers are likely to climb even higher.
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