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Borderlands 4 Day 1 Patch 'Does a Lot,' Randy Pitchford Says, but Don't Expect Miracles From Older PC Hardware
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 68472" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><img src="https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2025/09/08/ss-6ba305da89282ad488e2574d9826da8d9f19cc65-1920x1080-1757332955370.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p>Gearbox development chief Randy Pitchford has said the inbound Borderlands 4 Day 1 patch “does a lot,” amid concern about the performance of the looter shooter.</p><p></p><p>Pitchford responded to concern about Borderlands 4’s pre-release performance on PC from some users on <a href="https://x.com/DuvalMagic/status/1964424122861064640" target="_blank">X / Twitter</a>, confirming not only that there’s a Day 1 patch on the way, but that it sounds pretty much essential to play the game.</p><p></p><p>Borderlands 4 has an official release date of September 12 across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and S, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, with the Nintendo Switch 2 launch following shortly after. Fans will be keen to jump in as soon as possible, making the Day 1 patch an early hoop to jump through.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Despite the Day 1 patch, playing Borderlands 4 on older hardware won't miraculously unlock "buttery smooth performance," Pitchford added. It should be expected that Borderlands 4 is “unplayable” if you’re trying to use a PC below min-spec, he said, and, generally, playing new AAA games on older hardware won't achieve impressive results.</p><p></p><p>Here’s the comment in full:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>A significant portion of the PC gaming audience play on low-end hardware. Indeed, just last month the developers of Battlefield 6 told <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/battlefield-6-dev-says-a-significant-number-of-users-played-the-game-below-the-minimum-recommended-specs-as-ea-points-to-the-importance-of-weaker-hardware" target="_blank">Eurogamer</a> they saw a "substantial number" of open beta players on or around the minimum recommended specs, with a number of users even playing below the minimum spec.</p><p></p><p>While you wait for Borderlands 4 to launch, be sure to check out <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/on-borderlands-3-in-our-worst-hours-it-sometimes-felt-like-parody-gearbox-explains-borderlands-4s-more-grounded-story" target="_blank">IGN’s recent interview</a> with narrative director Sam Winkler, lead writer Taylor Clark, and managing director of narrative properties Lin Joyce to learn more about why the team decided to create a more grounded story this time around.</p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at <a href="mailto:wesley_yinpoole@ign.com">wesley_yinpoole@ign.com</a> or confidentially at <a href="mailto:wyp100@proton.me">wyp100@proton.me</a>.</em></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/borderlands-4-day-1-patch-does-a-lot-randy-pitchford-says-but-dont-expect-miracles-from-older-pc-hardware" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 68472, member: 1"] [IMG]https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2025/09/08/ss-6ba305da89282ad488e2574d9826da8d9f19cc65-1920x1080-1757332955370.jpg[/IMG] Gearbox development chief Randy Pitchford has said the inbound Borderlands 4 Day 1 patch “does a lot,” amid concern about the performance of the looter shooter. Pitchford responded to concern about Borderlands 4’s pre-release performance on PC from some users on [URL='https://x.com/DuvalMagic/status/1964424122861064640']X / Twitter[/URL], confirming not only that there’s a Day 1 patch on the way, but that it sounds pretty much essential to play the game. Borderlands 4 has an official release date of September 12 across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and S, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, with the Nintendo Switch 2 launch following shortly after. Fans will be keen to jump in as soon as possible, making the Day 1 patch an early hoop to jump through. Despite the Day 1 patch, playing Borderlands 4 on older hardware won't miraculously unlock "buttery smooth performance," Pitchford added. It should be expected that Borderlands 4 is “unplayable” if you’re trying to use a PC below min-spec, he said, and, generally, playing new AAA games on older hardware won't achieve impressive results. Here’s the comment in full: A significant portion of the PC gaming audience play on low-end hardware. Indeed, just last month the developers of Battlefield 6 told [URL='https://www.eurogamer.net/battlefield-6-dev-says-a-significant-number-of-users-played-the-game-below-the-minimum-recommended-specs-as-ea-points-to-the-importance-of-weaker-hardware']Eurogamer[/URL] they saw a "substantial number" of open beta players on or around the minimum recommended specs, with a number of users even playing below the minimum spec. While you wait for Borderlands 4 to launch, be sure to check out [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/on-borderlands-3-in-our-worst-hours-it-sometimes-felt-like-parody-gearbox-explains-borderlands-4s-more-grounded-story']IGN’s recent interview[/URL] with narrative director Sam Winkler, lead writer Taylor Clark, and managing director of narrative properties Lin Joyce to learn more about why the team decided to create a more grounded story this time around. [I]Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email]wesley_yinpoole@ign.com[/email] or confidentially at [email]wyp100@proton.me[/email].[/I] [url="https://www.ign.com/articles/borderlands-4-day-1-patch-does-a-lot-randy-pitchford-says-but-dont-expect-miracles-from-older-pc-hardware"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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