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Gearbox Confirms It's 'Exploring' How to Add FOV Sliders to Borderlands 4 on PS5 and Xbox Series X and S Amid Complaints From Console Players
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 68561" 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 has confirmed it’s “exploring” how to add a field of view (FOV) slider to <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/borderlands-4" target="_blank">Borderlands 4</a> on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S after complaints from console players.</p><p></p><p>When Borderlands 4 launched last week, console players were shocked to discover not only a lack of a FOV slider in-game, but no motion blur toggle, either. The PC version of Borderlands 4 has settings for both.</p><p></p><p>The lack of a FOV slider is the biggest issue right now with Borderlands 4 on console, if anecdotal evidence across the internet is anything to go by, with some complaining that not being able to tweak the FOV value is causing them to experience motion sickness.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Gearbox chief <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/randy-pitchford-addresses-borderlands-4-console-fov-slider-complaints-theres-some-dreams-i-have-where-an-fov-setting-might-affect-fairness" target="_blank">Randy Pitchford responded to the complaints to suggest fairness might have something to do with the lack of a FOV slider</a>, although all that comment did was confuse fans given the PC version has it and there’s crossplay at launch.</p><p></p><p>Now, Gearbox has confirmed it’s working on the problem, saying in <a href="https://x.com/Borderlands/status/1967001003422871921" target="_blank">a statement published on social media</a>:</p><p></p><p>“Vault Hunters! We have heard your feedback on FOV (Field of View) sliders on console. The team is currently exploring how to bring these sliders to both Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 versions. We will continue to read your feedback and prioritize game updates with your experience in mind. Thanks all!”</p><p></p><p>There are suggestions the console version of Borderlands 4 lacks a FOV slider in order to maintain certain performance levels. By increasing the FOV, you’re putting the hardware under more strain and potentially impacting things like framerate.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Whatever the issue, Borderlands 4 got off to a big start on Steam, where it hit just over 300,000 concurrent player numbers on Sunday. No other Borderlands game has come close to that in terms of concurrent player numbers on Valve’s platform. The true number will of course be much higher when you add console players.</p><p></p><p>While Borderlands 4 got off to a big start in terms of player numbers, it’s not entirely plain sailing for Gearbox. The release was marred by complaints about PC performance that have resulted in a ‘mixed’ user review rating on Steam. <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/borderlands-4-update-to-help-improve-stability-for-a-wide-range-of-pcs-released-but-there-are-no-patch-notes" target="_blank">Gearbox has issued an update to address the PC version of Borderlands 4 specifically</a>, although without patch notes.</p><p></p><p>If you are delving into Borderlands 4 don't go without updated hourly <a href="https://www.ign.com/wikis/borderlands-4/Borderlands_4_SHiFT_Codes" target="_blank"><u>SHiFT codes list</u></a>. We've also got a <a href="https://www.ign.com/maps/borderlands-4/kairos" target="_blank"><u>huge interactive map ready to go</u></a> and a badass <a href="https://maxroll.gg/borderlands-4/planner" target="_blank"><u>Borderlands 4 planner tool</u></a> courtesy of our buds at Maxroll. Plus check out our expert players' choices for <a href="https://www.ign.com/wikis/borderlands-4/Which_Character_Should_You_Choose_in_Borderlands_4" target="_blank"><u>which character to choose</u></a> (no one agreed).</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/gearbox-confirms-its-exploring-how-to-add-fov-sliders-to-borderlands-4-on-ps5-and-xbox-series-x-and-s-amid-complaints-from-console-players" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 68561, member: 1"] [IMG]https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2025/09/08/ss-6ba305da89282ad488e2574d9826da8d9f19cc65-1920x1080-1757332955370.jpg[/IMG] Gearbox has confirmed it’s “exploring” how to add a field of view (FOV) slider to [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/borderlands-4']Borderlands 4[/URL] on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S after complaints from console players. When Borderlands 4 launched last week, console players were shocked to discover not only a lack of a FOV slider in-game, but no motion blur toggle, either. The PC version of Borderlands 4 has settings for both. The lack of a FOV slider is the biggest issue right now with Borderlands 4 on console, if anecdotal evidence across the internet is anything to go by, with some complaining that not being able to tweak the FOV value is causing them to experience motion sickness. Gearbox chief [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/randy-pitchford-addresses-borderlands-4-console-fov-slider-complaints-theres-some-dreams-i-have-where-an-fov-setting-might-affect-fairness']Randy Pitchford responded to the complaints to suggest fairness might have something to do with the lack of a FOV slider[/URL], although all that comment did was confuse fans given the PC version has it and there’s crossplay at launch. Now, Gearbox has confirmed it’s working on the problem, saying in [URL='https://x.com/Borderlands/status/1967001003422871921']a statement published on social media[/URL]: “Vault Hunters! We have heard your feedback on FOV (Field of View) sliders on console. The team is currently exploring how to bring these sliders to both Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 versions. We will continue to read your feedback and prioritize game updates with your experience in mind. Thanks all!” There are suggestions the console version of Borderlands 4 lacks a FOV slider in order to maintain certain performance levels. By increasing the FOV, you’re putting the hardware under more strain and potentially impacting things like framerate. Whatever the issue, Borderlands 4 got off to a big start on Steam, where it hit just over 300,000 concurrent player numbers on Sunday. No other Borderlands game has come close to that in terms of concurrent player numbers on Valve’s platform. The true number will of course be much higher when you add console players. While Borderlands 4 got off to a big start in terms of player numbers, it’s not entirely plain sailing for Gearbox. The release was marred by complaints about PC performance that have resulted in a ‘mixed’ user review rating on Steam. [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/borderlands-4-update-to-help-improve-stability-for-a-wide-range-of-pcs-released-but-there-are-no-patch-notes']Gearbox has issued an update to address the PC version of Borderlands 4 specifically[/URL], although without patch notes. If you are delving into Borderlands 4 don't go without updated hourly [URL='https://www.ign.com/wikis/borderlands-4/Borderlands_4_SHiFT_Codes'][U]SHiFT codes list[/U][/URL]. We've also got a [URL='https://www.ign.com/maps/borderlands-4/kairos'][U]huge interactive map ready to go[/U][/URL] and a badass [URL='https://maxroll.gg/borderlands-4/planner'][U]Borderlands 4 planner tool[/U][/URL] courtesy of our buds at Maxroll. Plus check out our expert players' choices for [URL='https://www.ign.com/wikis/borderlands-4/Which_Character_Should_You_Choose_in_Borderlands_4'][U]which character to choose[/U][/URL] (no one agreed). [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/gearbox-confirms-its-exploring-how-to-add-fov-sliders-to-borderlands-4-on-ps5-and-xbox-series-x-and-s-amid-complaints-from-console-players"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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