Pitchford states that on PC there are some players «stubborn with the 4K» that do not have adequate hardware to execute Borderlands 4 in this resolution, so their proposal is that they change to 1440p or that they activate a climber like DLSS. In Pitchford's opinion, there are many hardware players two or three years ago to play in 4K with the graphic settings in Ultra, which he does not recommend due to the sacrifice he supposes in the frame rate. The developer ensures that the game at 1440p with everything to the fullest «looks incredible.»
In Pitchford's opinion, «it is a mistake to believe or wait» for a PC with the specifications between the minimum and the recommended ones to reach a high frame rate with the graphic adjustments to the maximum and a high resolution. The head of Gearbox Software ensures that Borderlands 4 offers a good performance, so it encourages players to be aware of the hardware that their equipment has and make concessions between the resolution, the graphic adjustments and the frames per second. It also encourages DLSS «especially if you try to play resolutions exceeding 1080p». Pitchford says that Borderlands 4 is a game with campaign, not a shooter competitive eSports.
In parallel, on the official website of Borderlands 4, optimization guides for NVIDIA and AMD cards have appeared. They indicate that the minimum requirements are to play Borderlands 4 to 1080p and 30 fps with low graphic adjustments, while the recommended ones are indicated to execute the title at 1440p and 60 fps with average graphic settings. From here, in each guide there are tables to refine about two dozen graphic options depending on the card model and resolution. In all cases it is recommended to use DLSS/FSR.
Despite the reviews of «varied» reviews that are largely due to the complaints for performance, Borderlands 4 has been a PC success. The title debuted with a peak of 200,000 simultaneous players in Steam and in the last 24 hours it has reached 304,000.